Greece PM Tsipras: Plan to honor all election promises; Not looking for debt extension but a "bridge program"; Greece has moral obligations to claim war reparations from Germany - financial press
- Optimistic about reaching a new funding agreement with creditors,
- Says: "Greece wants to service its debt. If our peers want so too, they are invited to come to the table of dialogue so we can discuss how to make it viable... The new government is not justified in asking for an extension of the bailout. The Greek people gave us a mandate to cancel the disastrous austerity programme... We want a new deal, a bridge programme which would give us the fiscal space that a sincere negotiation requires."
- Report noting Syriza party's position is that Germany owes around €162B to Greece in WW2 reparations for 4 years of occupation and a war-time loan to the Third Reich.
- Will not see any further reduction of pensions.
- Suspending "fire sale" of state assets; Government would examine investor proposals but would not "sell out" the country's natural and mineral wealth.
- To reinstate Greek State TV and Radio.
- Looking to reduce some expenses in the public sector and also continue battle against tax evasion.
- To introduce rules that protect workers from mass layoffs.
- Confirms plans to raise minimum wage to €750/mo from €580/mo by 2016.