The policy statement that the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made on Sunday large includes his party’s election campaign proclamations, although it appears that he attempted to appease European concerns by postponing certain aspects of it.
So while Mr. Tsipras stressed the need to address the humanitarian crisis, he also announced that he will fulfill the country’s obligations, by promising balanced budgets and tackling tax evasion and corruption. Nevertheless he was somewhat vague on the national insurance system reforms and the particulars of the balanced budgets.
The Prime Minister appeared more moderate than perhaps expected, however the first responses in Brussels suggest that there is dissatisfaction with Mr. Tsipras’ proclamations. His speech in Parliament was deemed to be more confrontational than amicable, with some bringing to mind the difficulties that Cyprus met in 2013.
With Wednesday’s critical Eurogroup quickly approaching the discussions amongst European officials will increase in order to be fully prepared for talks in Brussels.
