Eurozone finance ministers will twice be asked in March to confirm the approval of a 172-billion-dollar second bailout for Greece, sources in Brussels said Tuesday.
On March 1, on the morning before an EU summit, ministers will
verify whether Greece has passed economic reforms that were attached
to the aid. Voting in the Greek parliament started Wednesday, amid
fresh protests organized by trade unions.
On March 9, the so-called Eurogroup panel of eurozone finance
ministers will review whether enough private lenders have accepted
the 107-billion-euro debt writedown deal that accompanies the new
Greek bailout.
Sources said Eurogroup President and Luxembourg Prime Minister
Jean-Claude Juncker had not yet decided whether to call meetings in
Brussels or to hold consultations by teleconference.
