The "troika" of international creditors, namely the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund on behalf of an aid scheme in respect of the country's new Thursday with Greek government officials had long consultations. Parties after the end of the talks, the officials said, the current distance to reach a final agreement has been very close, but nearly 11.5 billion euros of savings required by international creditors, the plan has yet to be finalized.
Prior to return to Greece after the representatives of the "troika" rejected part of the reform initiatives of the government of the country, so that the impasse in negotiations, issued under the final agreement of the sum of 31.5 billion euros rescue funds thus aground. To this end, the two sides have to in order to restore the situation and continue to burn the midnight oil tense negotiations.
A senior official said late on Thursday night after intense consultations, the two sides have a few issues to reach consensus, including the Greek retirement age from the current 65 years to improve two-year-old to 67-year-old, and this fact has important symbolic significance. He said, adding that the two sides will enter a new round of talks on Friday, and will likely make further progress.
Previously there were officials, representatives of international creditors left Athens this weekend, may not work with the Greek official to reach any agreement. If that happens, it means that they must return to Greece next week to continue negotiations to ensure that the rescue agreement to timely finalized before October 8 Eurogroup meeting.
Samaras, Greek Prime Minister acknowledged that the negotiations with the borrower is in fact very difficult, because the investigating officers had to put pressure on Greece, require that to take a vigorously cut public spending initiatives, and receive breaking taboos proposal to cut civil servants This makes it feel quite embarrassing for the Greek government.
Another Greek officials said the talks currently has 9.5 billion euros of the 11.5 billion euros less support program to reach a consensus, the remaining 2 billion required to further the negotiations to determine. Expected based on the program of the new cut public spending, the Greek government will be able to salary, pension, welfare Total savings of 6.5 billion euros in fiscal funds, and raising the retirement age will be able to further savings of 1.1 billion euros in funds. At present, however, the two sides on the cuts in expenditure of about 20 billion euros from the field of health care, defense and local government practices there are still differences.
In addition, the Greek government is also at the same time announced the outline of a plan proposed by improving tax collection methods, and the fight against tax evasion in 2013-14 to raise additional 2 billion euros in funds.