Tsakalotos: IMF requirements are sidelining European and democratic values

“You cannot request a country to legislate for what it will do as of 2019. In this way, European and democratic values are sidelined,” the minister said, noting that this would commit future governments of a European country. 
Speaking about the meeting, Tsakalotos said all participants recognized that Greece has made great progress and that the Greek economy can achieve growth. “In all the meetings, we found common ground. Greek growth is doing much better than many expected,” he said. 
Commenting on the pending program review, he said everyone noted the importance of reaching a solution quickly. He then asked to consider the IMF’s demand for legislating precautionary measures that concern the period after 2018, saying if the country is making such progress, “new measures are not so necessary”.