Greece several major unions called on people held a 24hour strike on October 18 to protest new austerity measures in the country, these new austerity measures Greece promised to achieve in order to obtain relief requirements. Coincides with the EU leaders will meet on October 18.
Good news
Resistance to reform
However, people have their own fears. In addition, they worried that the government may fire sale of state property in the rush to pay off debts, afraid of their own quality of life affected.
Greece's future
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a speech, the recent Greek problem must be resolved in Greece. Although the international community did not give up on Greece's rescue, but not relax urging reform of Greece.
However, Greece's reform plan is not easy. Greece just passed the draft 2013 budget on October 2, Greece to cut expenditures of 14.5 billion euros from 2013 to 2016, which reduce the expenditure of 11.5 billion euros, the increase in revenue of 3 billion euros. This means that a variety of public spending will continue to decline, if it continues to implement austerity, Greeks life will be worse, the domestic economy will suffer a greater blow to social unrest is inevitable.
Although Greece has sent a signal of change, a senior Greek official said that the current privatization target has been reduced from 50 billion euros in the first, but the implementation is still unrealistic due to "less reputable Greece".
The message of the international community in terms of Greece, and not too bad. EU summit on October 18, aid to Greece is the most important question.
French President François Hollande, 10, said at a joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Hoey, Spain and France want to remain in the euro zone, Greece rescue Greece and the EU summit on the decision.
In the just concluded meeting of eurozone finance ministers, Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras in during the meeting, said the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF "troika" is considering Greece to reach a financial target to extend the time limit for 2014 In 2016 the news was confirmation of IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, held a press conference in Tokyo, Lagarde said Greece should get two years to meet its financial targets. However, the original conditions will not change, the country needs debt reduction in the € 130 billion aid plan can proceed. Anyway, more time might be better for Greece.
October 9, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greece 6 hours of a brief visit, is not subject to the "courtesy", but still hinted that Greece will remain in the euro zone.
However, the Greek Prime Minister said Samaras, Merkel this visit shows that confidence in Greece, Germany, and thus opened a new chapter in the history of Greece is moving toward recovery.
In contrast, Greece real pressure is domestic. Greek politicians are facing tremendous pressure, because people do not support the government's reform work.
Recently, Greece's new round of reform plans to gradually surfaced, the interesting part of the plan is to accelerate the privatization process. Greek reform plan, the first batch of the sale of assets involving the state-owned real estate, natural gas operation, completely separate this group of assets will be early next year.
Some analysts believe that the Greek government aimed at breaking the status of the economic recession the sale of state-owned assets to achieve positive economic growth, if the schemes have been implemented smoothly, expected next year, the full year gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to return to normal levels, of course, which should take into account the impact of environmental factors.
In addition, Greece's privatization program, but also to carry out a series of reform of the bureaucracy. Acting on their procrastination legislative bodies want to modify at least 77 technical regulations, government decrees and ministerial regulations, including the establishment of a new market regulators.
"Troika" Greece investigate Greece, they talk and no action has been dissatisfied. If they think that, the Greek government has not fully implemented the promised austerity and reform measures in March this year, then the sum of 31.5 billion euros loan would not be granted to Greece. This would mean that Greece may soon face a financial impasse.