FRANKFURT (MNI) – Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras plans
further cuts in military spending to close a budget gap of at least
E11.5 billion, German daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
Citing EU sources, the paper said Samaras had announced this plan
to Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker when Juncker visited Athens last
week.
According to the report, Samaras managed to instill fresh trust
in Juncker and other high-ranking negotiation partners. “He makes a
very excellent impression,” a high-level EU diplomat told Handesblatt.
–Frankfurt newsroom, +49-69-720-142; jtreeck@mni-news.com
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