EU presses Athens to complete reforms

30 Mar, 2019

The EU on Wednesday pressed Greece to complete all the reforms it has promised to creditors in time for the next meeting of eurozone finance ministers on March 11. But the EU warned the Greek economy still faces "vulnerabilities" linked to high government debt, non-performing loans and high unemployment and urged Athens to continue its reform measures.
"There are two main open issues on which discussions are continuing: the extension of the protection of primary residences under the household insolvency law, and the divestment of the Public Power Corporation's lignite-fired generation capacity," Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said at the launch of a regular report on the economies of EU member states.

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