skip to main content
European Commission Logo
en English
Newsroom

Overview    News

Greece Post-Programme Mission: focus is on compliance with fiscal targets and implementation of specific reform commitments

Staff from the European Commission, in liaison with staff from the European Central Bank, visited Athens from 6-8 May for the third post-programme mission to Greece.

date:  23/05/2019

See alsoStaff statement following the third post...

Staff from the European Commission, in liaison with staff from the European Central Bank, visited Athens from 6-8 May for the third post-programme mission to Greece. Staff from the IMF participated in the context of in the context of the 2019 Article IV Consultation cycle, while staff from the European Stability Mechanism participated in the context of its Early Warning System. The mission held discussions on the key challenges facing the Greek economy, including the fiscal situation and outlook following the release of 2018 outturns and the adoption of Greece’s Stability Programme. In this context, the mission took note of the announcement of new measures, which will be assessed for compliance with agreed fiscal targets and consistency with Greece’s post-programme commitments to the Eurogroup. The mission also reviewed the status of key reforms launched under the programme, and in particular progress in implementing the 15 specific reform commitments for mid-2019 annexed to the Eurogroup statement of June 2018. Close dialogue on economic policy challenges and priorities will continue going forward.