×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Thursday
22
Jan 2026
weather symbol
Athens 15°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Politics

Athens cites 4-mo. loan deal extension; must spell out measures by Mon

The decision was reportedly reached after 20 minutes of a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels

Newsroom February 20 08:19

Athens on Friday evening referred to a four-month deal to extend its loan agreement with eurozone creditors, a development that translates into a successful conclusion to the often acrimonious deliberations following the formation of a new Greek government on Jan. 26.

The decision was reportedly reached after 20 minutes of a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, which followed a four-hour meeting between EC President Jean-Claude Juncker, IMF head Christine Lagarde, Eurogroup chair Jeroen Dijsselloem with Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis, and separately, with Germany’s “iron” FinMin Wolfgang Schaeuble.

According to reports, again emanating from the Greek side, no new measures are envisioned in the extension, nor is there a reference to a fulfillment of the memorandum.

According to information acquired by protothema from Brussels, the basis for Friday’s deal was the most recent letter sent by Varoufakis to Dijsselbloem, requesting the extension of the current program, but for six months.

The substance of Athens’ request was adopted with clarifications on several points, according to Greek officials, who added that Athens’ request for “flexibility” in the implementation of the program was accepted, and without reference to the need for austerity measures.

>Related articles

Dendias on Turkey: The extension of our waters is our unilateral right – We do not tolerate the Casus Belli

Opposition sees a “Tea Party” agenda behind Karystianou: Conservative audience, denunciatory politics

Mitsotakis in Brussels for the informal European Council, not going to Davos

The Greek side must now table, before Monday, a memo to its eurozone partners spelling out the specific measures it will implement.

The eurozone creditors, on their part, reportedly demanded a phrase citing an extension of the current loan agreement for four months, roughly until the end of June.

The reason, given by sources, is that the Greek state must cover maturing bonds worth 6.7 billion euros to the ECB in July-August, something that gives creditors an extra “lever of pressure” on the Tsipras government. Moreover, the Greek side must also cover IMF loans worth 5.2 billion euros by the end of June.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

> More Politics

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Oscars 2026: Four nominations for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia

January 22, 2026

EKPA is among the top universities in the world and first in Greece

January 22, 2026

Fourth censure motion fails as Von der Leyen holds her ground

January 22, 2026

The old Acropolis Museum reopens, revealing the hidden life of the sacred rock

January 22, 2026

How old are your lungs? The simple at-home test that gives the answer

January 22, 2026

HAI & IAI integrated Kentavros into BARAK MX – Greece’s air defense landscape is changing

January 22, 2026

Dendias on Turkey: The extension of our waters is our unilateral right – We do not tolerate the Casus Belli

January 22, 2026

Zelensky-Trump meeting in Davos at 14:00, “only one issue remains to be resolved” in peace talks, says Witkoff

January 22, 2026
All News

> Greece

EKPA is among the top universities in the world and first in Greece

International university rankings THE 2026 by discipline - US and UK dominance established, dynamic rise of Asia

January 22, 2026

HAI & IAI integrated Kentavros into BARAK MX – Greece’s air defense landscape is changing

January 22, 2026

Second day of severe weather today: Which areas will be affected, thunderstorms in Attica from the afternoon

January 22, 2026

Two dead in Ano Glyfada and Astros Kynourias due to severe weather – The 8 areas that received the most rain were in Attica (videos)

January 22, 2026

Karditsa: Snow and severe weather – More than a meter in the mountainous areas, snow chains mandatory

January 21, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα