Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called for "more time" to carry out policy changes to address with Greece's debt woes as he prepared to receive Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker in Athens.
"All we want is a little more air to breathe to get the economy going and increase government revenue," Samaras was quoted as saying in an interview with Germany's Bild newspaper published today before the arrival of Juncker, who heads the group of euro area finance ministers. "More time doesn't necessarily mean more money."
Limited concessions to Greece are possible as long as they are made within the framework of the second aid program for the over-indebted country, Norbert Barthle, the parliamentary budget spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, said yesterday. Options include front-loading aid for Greece, fellow CDU lawmaker Michael Meister said.
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