Eurogroup chief dampens hopes of fiscal leeway in Athens

Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno does not expect Greece to deviate from its commitments to international creditors as it exits the bailout, dampening hopes in Athens of a certain amount of leeway once the final bailout ends in August.

"I expect Greece not to deviate from previous commitments and, at the same time, to use the scope of policy options that arise from the program exit in a smart and responsible way," the head of the group of eurozone finance ministers told Naftemporiki daily in an interview published on Wednesday.

"Going back is not really an option," he said when asked to comment on suggestions by the government that it will reduce the scope of planned cuts to pensions and other measures.

Centeno, who is also the finance minister of Portugal which left its program four years, said that Greece can learn from his country on how to gradually reduce income...