Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos urged German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble not to let domestic politics influence his decision on providing debt relief to Greece.
Pavlopoulos told Die Welt newspaper in an interview published Friday that Greece had implemented pension cuts and tax reforms as promised, and Germany should also keep its promises and approve some debt relief.
“I appeal to Wolfgang Schaeuble not to let the German election influence his decision (on debt relief). This is about something bigger; it’s about Europe,” the Greek president said.
Greece this week urged European lenders to offer incentives that would boost growth and help break an impasse between the euro zone and t…
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