Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warmly welcomed the EU’s release on Dec. v13 of long-awaited rescue funds for Athens, saying “Greece is back on its feet. The sacrifices of the Greek people have not been in vain.”
“Solidarity in our Union is alive. Grexit is dead,” Samaras added as he went into talks with EU conservative parties ahead of a two European Union summit kicking off later in the day, saying there is no longer any chance Greece will be forced out of the Eurozone.
Much-needed cash to keep Athens afloat that was released by Wurozone finance ministers had been blocked since June over concerns that recession-hit Greece was not sticking to economic reform vows, and might not be abe to pay back its debt. “Today is not only a new day for Greece, it is indeed a new day for Europe,” Samaras said.
(Source: eubusiness)
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