The valuable time lost by the government officers, who chose to “invest” in the creative vagueness which they discovered in the agreement of the 20th of February, has led public finances to a deadlock.
A series of meetings with the European institutions were wasted in pointless discussions, while the Eurogroup agreement, rather than being implemented, has stalled, with the government now rushing to gather what funds are available to pay off international and domestic obligations. We are on the razor’s edge and all hopes rest with the submission of the infamous reform list, which must first be approved by the Eurogroup though for the funding channels from Europe to finally open again.
The experience of the people who have handled the negotiations so far and who are preparing the list to be submitted, does not suggest that there will be quick results. The country however cannot endure any further uncertainty. With State funds empty, with the real economy deprived of any funding, with the banks totally dependant on the ELA bloodline, it should have been obvious to the government as a whole and the Prime Minister personally that there is no more room to waste.
The negotiations with the institutions must end now. The inter-party balances for the measures that must be taken, in order to receive the outstanding loan installments, cannot prevail over the country’s general interests. They should set their obsessions and rebuttals aside and sit down in the little time that remains and prepare a coherent and effective list of reforms that will not allow a new deadlock. The Prime Minister, who has the responsibility of the government and the country as a whole, must ground them to reality, while there is still time.
TO VIMA
