New government is upbeat on getting Greece back on track
  • 9 years ago
Having attended the swearing-in ceremony for his new government in Athens on Wednesday, Alexis Tsipras set off for Brussels to discuss the migration crisis with fellow European leaders.

As the Greek prime minister attended his first international meeting
since his re-election on Sunday, back at home his government was upbeat about getting the cash-strapped nation back on track.

The implementation of the bailout, agreed after months of bitter negotiations, will be the government’s overwhelming task.

Greece’s top priorities in the immediate term are shoring up capital levels in the country’s banks and launching discussions with lenders on debt relief, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Wednesday.

Bank recap and debt relief top priority, says Greek finance minister http://t.co/dkFVRrrHz6 pic.twitter.com/yn3l6RvXWY— Kathimerini English (@ekathimerini) September 23, 2015

“Now is the time to plan ahead for the country’s future,” Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis to
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