Deputy Prime Minister And Finance Minister Of Greece Evangelos Venizelos Meets With EU Commission Vice-President Olli Rehn

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Greece Mr. Evangelos Venizelos met today in Brussels with the Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner competent for economic and monetary affairs Mr. Olli Rehn, with whom he has had a positive and productive discussion in light of recent developments in Greece.

The processes for the timely disbursement of the sixth tranche, the start of negotiations for the new programme and the new loan agreement and the preparation of the new framework for the participation of the private sector in the viability of sovereign debt (PSI) were discussed. This meeting that Mr. Venizelos has had, was part of the preparation for today’s Eurogroup Summit.

A scheduled meeting with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Eurogroup, will follow at 15:30 (Brussels time).