Senior eurozone officials have expressed a positive climate regarding negotiations taking place in Athens with the view to reaching an agreement between institutions (EC, ECB, ESM, IMF) and Greek authorities.

Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem welcomed the “good progress” achieved in the negotiations regarding the measures included in the first package of prior actions and those related to the financial sector. He said reforms “are crucial to the success of the recapitalization” of Greek banks. Furthermore, the Eurogroup chief recognized that agreement has been achieved “on many issues” and announced that the Euro Working Group will convene on Tuesday following the decision of the Eurogroup.