EU summit approaching, the Greek Prime Minister and newly appointed Finance Minister  not participate in bargaining in Greece and the EU will be delayed

Greek Finance Minister "worthy" is the officer in today's world the hardest. The day before yesterday, that position belongs to La Northrop Vassilis Rapanos, just a day later, the Greeks found the name of the new finance minister replaced Yannis Stournaras.

Two elections and several rounds of cabinet negotiations, the cabinet nominated by Treasury Secretary La Northrop illness resigned from the post of Finance Minister on the 25th local time quickly nominated to fill this critical position, the new Prime Minister Samaras斯托纳拉斯 succession. A few days ago, Samaras I just conducted a retinal detachment surgery.

Samaras La Northrop two "sick," said earlier, will be unable to attend the EU summit in Brussels on the 28th, overseas media reported that, not participating. At this critical juncture has not much time to waste, the key leaders of the new government "chickened out" and the Greek and renegotiate the rescue plan had to delay the time in Europe, international creditors to postpone the originally scheduled this week to Athens visit.

The finance ministers of heart disease

Greek prime minister's office on the 26th, said: "The Prime Minister has decided to appoint a professor of economics at the University of Athens, the person in charge of the economic think tank IOBE (the Greek economy and Industrial Research Foundation for finance ministers."

According to the news of the Prime Minister's Office, on the 25th, in his sick bed La Northrop submitted to the Prime Minister a letter of resignation. Greek media reported that La Northrop has health problems, sudden syncope in 22 and was sent to hospital. La Northrop said in his resignation letter, he accepted the appointment of the finance ministers, "well aware of the problems facing our economy and my responsibilities ... but after discussion with my doctor, I found my physical condition does not allow I completely and fully to take up this responsibility.

To this letter of resignation Samaras new government, is an unfortunate beginning. Greeks should also remember, Samaras campaigned on a promise to do everything possible to make international creditors to relax the tightening of the terms of the aid scheme. Samaras still eye surgery recovery period, you must immediately find a new Finance Minister, this heavy responsibility of the candidate is indeed very few.

Greece is experiencing a debt crisis, the Treasury Secretary post is critical in the development of the economic recovery plan needs to be responsible for and international creditor negotiations. According to the previous aid agreements, the Greek government must immediately find methods to reduce the expenditure of 14 billion euros. Greece soon will face the problem of depletion of funds, the finance ministers plan to reverse the recession more than 6 percent of the current economic situation and up to 22% unemployment rate.

La Northrop civil servants and tax expertise, who was looking forward to his leadership team of technical experts to accelerate fiscal and structural reforms in Greece. However, due to the differences of the three parties of the coalition cabinet members, and ultimately reverse the two positions of Greece, the situation is critical - the Minister of Development and Infrastructure Minister by senior conservatives who served.

"Previously committed support team, La Northrop is likely to feel could not do this challenging work." A Greek, a former cabinet minister said, "This situation is typical of the Greek problem. Almost no suitable candidate. "

Samaras's office made public the statement of the Prime Minister's reply. "Bless your recovery from the pain as soon as possible, thank you for your willingness to accept the appointment of," the statement said, "I hope you quickly restore power to contribute to the country."

Who to talk to the EU negotiating

In fact, in Lapa North before his resignation, only began six days of the new Greek government has been in disarray. The three-party coalition government has been in the debate: In the case of sickness absence by Samaras, who should be on behalf of the Government to participate in EU summit. Samaras this proposal to replace him by the conservative Minister of Foreign Affairs participants, but was the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) leaders of Venizelos and the Democratic Left party leaders consider the opposition of Willis.

According to the latest statement of the Samaras office, President Karolos Papoulias will lead a delegation to attend the EU summit, Samaras will advance telephone communication with the EU partner countries.

External examination Willis claimed Samaras after rehabilitation, the three-party ruling coalition leaders will visit Brussels and throughout Europe to discuss the issues of assistance provisions.

Previously, many observers believe that a combination of the Greek ruling coalition is not harmonious, even as many analysts believe that the new Greek government does not longevity. However, the three-party support and international creditors to renegotiate the terms of tightening in the assistance plan. EU summit this Greek election for the first time and the leader of the European partners face-to-face opportunity, but his absence is likely a direct result of the Greek lobby the international creditors to relax tightening the terms of efforts to delay and frustration.

The Government of Greece 23, a document showing that the coalition government has agreed to the implementation of tax cuts and other measures to boost the economy, the coalition government hopes to ease the negative effects of the austerity policy in the next four years. The document said that the new Greek government's plan to highlight the public sector To Greece's fiscal adjustment period be extended for at least two years to 2016, at the same time, to cancel the changes to the private sector collective bargaining agreement, revocation of the original plan of 15 million large layoffs, and value-added tax rate from 23% to 13%.

However, the new program is likely to lead to a contradiction of the Greek government and international creditors. German Finance Minister Schaeuble said on the 24th, that Greece should stop the request for additional assistance, embarked on reform. And other European officials also emphasized that the negotiation space is limited, and may be up in the period to extend the deficit target to make concessions.


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