ATHENS, Greece—The first European official to visit Greece since the country elected a new left-wing government said Thursday that he expects clashes over how to lighten the country’s bailout — not rash actions from Athens.
European Parliament president Martin Schulz said he had concluded after discussions with 40-year-old Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that Greece is open to talks.
Tsipras, whose radical left Syriza party won elections Sunday, has called on Greece’s eurozone creditors to forgive most of its bailout loans and soften the budget measures it has been asked to make. Some investors fear that Greece, faced with resistance from the eurozone, …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
