Steffen Seibert

German head of the governmental press & Information agency Steffen Seibert unequivocally stated Wednesday that the goal of the Council of Europe was the sealing off of the Balkan route to limit the refugee flows.

The refugee crisis must not be linked to the implementation of the third bailout program in Greece, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday, referring to an article published in the financial magazine “WirtschaftsWoche”.

According to the magazine, Germany would relax emphasis on the strict implementation of the Greek program, if Greece accepted more refugees.

On Tuesday the German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to meet with the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi.

According to German Chancellor’s representative Steffen Seibert, the meeting will be held in Berlin where issues concerning Eurozone will be discussed.

Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens on Friday afternoon, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday while also expressing the German leader’s “admiration” for Greek efforts.