The Council of
euro zone Finance ministers on Monday evening approved the disbursement of
January’s bailout loan tranche to Greece, totaling 9.2 billion euros. Of
these, the banking sector will receive 7.2 billion euros and the remaining 2
billion euros will go to state coffers.
According to sources, Eurogroup ascertained that Greece is okay in
relation to the commitments undertaken and gave the ‘green light’ for the
disbursement.
Discussion at the Council on Greece lasted a mere 10 minutes and had
a rather typical nature, with the overall atmosphere being positive about Greece,
the sources said.
SOURCE: ATHENS NEWS AGENCY
January 22, 2013
