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Government’s bill on social security system is “ambitious”, eurozone official says

The official said that it is too early to evaluate the proposal of the Greek authorities

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Discussions between Greece and European partners are not expected to be concluded neither at the Eurogroup on Thursday nor at the Eurogroup meeting on February, according to sources.

A senior eurozone official speaking to journalists said that the government’s proposal for social security reforms is “ambitious,”.

The same official said that it is too early to evaluate the proposal of the Greek authorities adding that this will be done through in-depth discussions that will follow in the next weeks. Therefore the same official claimed that the eurozone is not expected to adopt specific decisions at the Eurogroup on Thursday, nor at the Eurogroup meeting on February.

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The first review, though, is expected to start next week with the arrival of the institutions’ representatives in Athens, said the same official.

Apart from the social security issue, there are other open issues such as the restructuring of the public administration, the privatizations fund, the 2016 fiscal targets and the reform in the energy market.

 

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