Centeno warns of Greek vulnerability

Greece remains vulnerable to domestic and external shocks, the head of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, warned on Tuesday. The Portuguese finance minister also told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency that restoring its credibility in the credit market will be a gradual and not automatic process for this country.

Centeno called on Athens to continue implementing the reforms of the bailout program even after its completion, adding that the eurozone will examine its strategy regarding the post-program framework later, along with the easing of Greece's debt.

The Portuguese official stopped short of making any pledges about the debt lightening, sticking to the letter of the Eurogroup decision. Referring to the country's access to the markets, Centeno stated that "if the conditions are fulfilled for the further easing of the debt at the end of the program, the Eurogroup - as has...