Gov't spokesman rules out a capital control

Speaking to Mega TV, Sakellaridis also ruled out the possibility of imposing a capital control. He underlined that the government aims to reach a mutually beneficial agreement and that is why it is discussing proposals that could give society a breather.

Sakellaridis noted that the institutions' insistence on a proposal that has not been approved by any parliamentary group of the Hellenic Parliament is not reasonable and added: "In any case we do not intend to leave the country uncovered." He stated that Greece and the institutions are aware that bridging differences is in the interest of both sides.

"Nobody wants a rift right now," he stressed. Regarding the rejection of the central bank report by the Parliament President Zoi Konstantopoulou, he said: "The government respects the independence of the central bank and what it asks from the central bank is to also respect its independence," he said and claimed that there were wordings in the report which are not consistent with the role of the central bank. 

Sakellaridis added that Stournaras has so far cooperated well with the government so that there are no problems in the banking system. He estimated, however, that the BoG report creates problems in relation to whether he serves his role of ensuring the stability of the banking system.