Greece’s fiscal consolidation has been positive and strong and the country could return to the markets before the end of the current bailout program next year, European Stability Mechanism head, Klaus Regling, said in a speech at the Atlantic Council “EuroGrowth Initiative” event, held in Washington DC on Thursday.

Exactly half a century has passed since April 21, 1967. The date marks the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in modern Greek history. 50 years ago a group of Colonels seized political power by force, imposing a brute military junta on Greece for the following 7 years.

In an opinion article published in the Wall Street Journal, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called on the country’s creditors to stop blocking the return of economic growth in Greece.