Athens can count on EC support for its demands, Gentiloni tells Kathimerini

European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni has expressed his intention to support decisions that will help the Greek economy to grow, sending a positive signal to the government regarding its request for the reduction of the primary surplus target.

In an interview with Kathimerini, the Italian commissioner noted that a possible decision for a change in the use of the SMP and ANFA profits that European central banks made when buying Greek sovereign bonds will leverage investments equal to 0.6 percent of the country's gross domestic product.

The message he conveys to Athens and in his meetings with top government officials in his 48-hour visit to Greece concerns the progress in the restoration of the country's credibility, as well as the need for the reform momentum to continue. He also stresses that the abolition of protection for borrowers' main residences is a key...

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