“Finally, some good news.” According to sources, this was the comment made by a government official following the announcement of the ECB stress test results for four systemic banks of Greece on Sunday. In fact, the official reportedly said that soon there would be more positive developments, further improving the state of Greek economy.

The Greek government races against time ahead of the next meeting with the troika in December for the assessment of the country’s economy. The election of the President of Greece is a thorny issue for the government, as the inability to elect a head of state could lead to early elections.

Commenting on the stress tests results, Prime Minister Samaras said on Sunday that “they exceeded every expectation.”

“We are now exiting the crisis step by step, based on strong foundations. This is the only way to create a new Greece with pride, financial strength and social justice. Nobody must be allowed to interrupt this course,” the Prime Minister underlined.

Shortly after the end of a summit for the leaders of Eurozone countries on Friday, the Prime Minister stressed that the return to normality has already begun, noting that egotiations were continuing on all levels and that nothing was concluded yet.