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Tsakalotos: If Regling were my student I would fail him
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has slammed ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling after the latter said that the tactics of former finance minister Yannis Varoufakis cost Greece 100 billion euros.
In an interview with Open TV late Thursday, Tsakalotos denounced Regling's allegations as groundless, adding that if he were his student, he would fail him.
Tsakalotos attacks handout critics as austerity fans
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Monday dismissed officials who have expressed concern over the government's handout policy ahead of the elections - including the head of the European Stability Mechanism, Klaus Regling - as "austerity supporters," although concerns are also being raised by others much closer to home, at the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
ESM projects budget failure after measures
European Stability Mechanism chief Klaus Regling expressed fears concerning Greece after Thursday's Eurogroup, particularly regarding the government handouts.
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Greek FinMin confirms plans to pay off 'expensive' IMF debt early
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Tuesday confirmed recent reports that the government is planning to pay off early a part of the country's high-interest debt to the International Monetary Fund.
ESM's Regling: It would be good for Greece to repay expensive IMF loans
The head of the eurozone rescue fund said it would be wise for Greece to pay back early its outstanding loans with the International Monetary Fund, as they are more expensive than the yields Athens currently pays in the markets on its bonds.
Regling: ‘No indication’ Greek gov’t will abandon primary surplus target
The Greek government has not indicated that it intends to walk away from the agreed primary surplus target of 3.5 percent go GDP, the head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said in an interview with state-run broadcaster ERT late Wednesday.
Regling: Greece on the right path if it continues with reforms
Klaus Regling, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), reiterated on Wednesday his call for Greece to stick to the reforms which were part of its eight-year bailout programs, saying its economy is on the right track.
ESM board approves debt relief package
The eurozone's bailout fund has approved the implementation of a major debt relief plan for Greece that it says would provide the crisis-scarred country significant savings over several decades.
The measures include a complex mix of interest rate improvements and repayment deferrals that were initially agreed upon in June.
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Regling: Policy changes require green light from creditors
Greece can use this year's improved budget numbers to change policies, as long as the government discusses them first with the country's creditors, the Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Klaus Regling, said in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, published on Tuesday.
ND challenges gov't to respond to Regling's claims
Main opposition New Democracy has criticized the government for failing to respond to claims that its first six months in government cost the country 86 billion to 200 billion euros.
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