Με τίτλο «Η εκδοχή της αναδιάρθρωσης του ελληνικού χρέους πιθανόν να συζητηθεί σε έκτακτη συνάντηση της ΕΕ», ο ειδησεογραφικός οργανισμός Bloomberg στον ιστότοπό του, επικαλούμενος δυο Ευρωπαίους αξιωματούχους, γνώστες της κατάστασης, αναφέρει ότι «Ευρωπαίοι οικονομικοί αξιωματούχοι συναντώνται στο Λουξεμβούργο σε μια εκτός προγράμματος συνάντησή στην οποία πιθανόν να εξετάσουν προτάσεις για την αναδιάρθρωση του ελληνικού χρέους».
«Γερμανός αξιωματούχος δήλωσε πως θα συζητηθεί ένα γερμανικό έγγραφο με εναλλακτικές προτάσεις για την αντιμετώπιση του διογκούμενου βάρους του χρέους της Ελλάδας, το οποίο έχει φουντώσει την φημολογία μεταξύ των επενδυτών ότι είναι πιθανή η αναδιάρθρωση», αναφέρει το Bloomberg, σημειώνοντας ότι «νωρίτερα, το περιοδικό Spiegel ανέφερε ότι υπουργοί πραγματοποιούν επείγουσα συνάντηση ύστερα από απειλή της Ελλάδας να αποχωρήσει από την ζώνη του ευρώ».
http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11379&subid=2&pubid=63015308
EU Finance Chiefs See More Aid for Greece, Reject Euro Exit
European nations may provide more aid to Greece, recipient of the first euro-area bailout, as it struggles to reduce a debt load that some investors say will lead to a restructuring.“We think that Greece does need a further adjustment program,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the group of euro-area finance ministers, said after an unscheduled meeting of European Union officials last night in Luxembourg. “This has to be discussed in detail” at this month’s gathering of finance chiefs.
Greek bonds have tumbled since mid-April when Portugal became the third euro nation to seek a rescue and German officials indicated they wouldn’t oppose a restructuring. Greece denied a report in Germany’s Spiegel yesterday that said it threatened to withdraw from the euro.
“We’re not discussing the exit of Greece from the euro area. This is a stupid idea -- no way,” Juncker told reporters. “We don’t want to have the euro area exploding without any reasons.”
Greece has already received an extension on bailout loans this year and policy makers in Athens say another lengthening would help avoid a broader restructuring. The additional aid may involve increasing the 110 billion euros ($158 billion) agreed to in last year’s rescue or enabling the EU’s aid fund to buy back Greek debt, in addition to easing payment terms, a European official said after the meeting.
Political Backlash
Those measures may run into opposition in Germany and Finland, where bailouts have sparked a political backlash. Germany, the biggest contributor to the bailout pool, has floated the restructuring option as lawmakers reject tapping their taxpayers for more aid money.“We were excluding the restructuring option which is discussed heavily in certain quarters of the financial markets,” Juncker said.
Finance chiefs from France, Germany, Italy, and Spain and European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn also attended last night’s session.
Beyond Greece, the agenda included the Portugal bailout, a successor to European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, whose term ends in October, and details of the crisis- fighting program to take effect in 2013, a separate European official said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/greek-debt-restructuring-option-may-be-discussed-in-unscheduled-eu-meeting.html
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