Greece is making excellent progress in reforms, Moscovici says in Athens

Visiting European Economy and Finance Commissioner Pierre Moscovici cited the European Commission's report issued on Wednesday and said that Greece is making "excellent progress" in the field of reforms, in statements following his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday at the Maximos Mansion.

Moscovici also referred to two outstanding issues, the sale of PPC's lignite units and the protection of families' first residence from foreclosure, adding that "we are in the right direction".

The Commissioner pointed out Greek authorities' "strong commitment" to cooperate and explained that this cooperation is not a "disguised memorandum, in no case is it a memorandum."

Concluding, Moscovici said that both sides are ready to complete the next steps.

Source: ana-mpa