Outgoing EWG chief says Greece may get debt relief with conditions attached

Greece could receive debt relief but with terms attached when its bailout program is concluded in August, according to the outgoing chief of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG), Thomas Wieser.

In an interview in Sunday's Greek edition of Kathimerini, Wieser said that despite there being no discussion about post-bailout arrangements, he expects that debt relief would be granted conditionally.

"If there should be further debt relief after the end of the program then it's only logical there will be some kind of additional agreements."

His comments imply there will be no clean exit from the bailout program as envisioned in the government's narrative.

Greece's post-bailout status was raised at last week's EWG meeting in Brussels where, according to sources, the taboo issue of Greece debt relief was raised.

It was noted in the meeting that if...