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Friday, August 21, 2015

EU executive says Greece can start reforms before election

The EU executive said on Friday it was not concerned about Greece failing to implement reforms it agreed in return for a bailout after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned to prepare for new elections. "We are not concerned about programme implementation," a European Commission spokeswoman said. "Reforms have been decided by the Greek government and voted on by the parliament ... Regardless of elections, reforms can now be implemented." The spokeswoman, Annika Breidthardt, told reporters that Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had expected the move to elections, having been in close contact with both Tsipras and the Greek head of state.


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