Greece at the focus of Eurozone meeting and EU summit

ECB president Mario Draghi and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde will attend its meeting. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the early hours of Wednesday morning, wrapping up a three-day parliamentary debate on the government's policy statements stressed SYRIZA’s standing position that “we are negotiating the loan contract and not the memorandum.”

The premier appeared confident on the success of the upcoming negotiation with the partners and assured that the government’s announcements will be fully met. "It is not Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that will be at the Eurogroup; it is Greece that will be at the Eurogroup,"Alexis Tsipras said.

The Greek government received a vote of confidence from Parliament in the early hours of Wednesday. The 162 votes in favour came exclusively from the two parties supporting the ruling coalition, with 149 from SYRIZA's bloc and 13 from the Independent Greeks (ANEL).

Greece will dominate the two-day European deliberations in Brussels to be launched with the Eurogroup meeting on Wednesday at 18.30 (Athens time). ECB president Mario Draghi and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde will attend its meeting. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the early hours of Wednesday morning, wrapping up a three-day parliamentary debate on the government's policy statements stressed SYRIZA’s standing position that “we are negotiating the loan contract and not the memorandum.” The premier appeared confident on the success of the upcoming negotiation with the partners and assured that the government’s announcements will be fully met. "It is not Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that will be at the Eurogroup; it is Greece that will be at the Eurogroup."Alexis Tsipras said. The Greek government received a vote of confidence from Parliament in the early hours of Wednesday. The 162 votes in favour came exclusively from the two parties supporting the ruling coalition, with 149 from SYRIZA's bloc and 13 from the Independent Greeks (ANEL).

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