The President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem addressed the reservations of northern European countries regarding the possibility of further financial assistance to Greece and claimed that the reform efforts in Greece are contributing towards a significant improvement of the business climate.
The Dutch Finance Minister, who appeared at an OECD seminar on the future of the Eurozone, referred the results of the Greek reform program and associated the rise of nationalist parties in the EU to the financial aid received by countries who have received bailouts.
Mr. Dijsselbloem expressed his concern about the overall rise of the far-right in the North and South and addressed the reservations of further aid to Greece as well as the concerns in the South over the effects of the prolonged austerity. Furthermore, the Eurogroup president underlined the need to support the reforms in not just countries receiving aid, but the rest of the Eurozone members as well, despite not being under pressure.
With regards to Greece, Mr. Dijsselbloem expressed his pleasure at the significant improvement of the business climate and reported that there was an increased competition, which ultimately led to a huge increase in the tourism.
