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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10136
SUPPLEMENT / Europe/documents no. 2534

Statement of the Heads of State or Government of the euro area (Brussels, 7 May 2010)

1. Implementation of the support package for Greece

In February and in March, we committed to take determined and coordinated action to safeguard financial stability in the euro area as a whole.

Following the request by the Greek government on April 23 and the agreement reached by the Eurogroup on May 2, we will provide Greece with 80 billion euros in a joint package with the IMF of 110 billion euros. Greece will receive a first disbursement in the coming days, before May 19.

The...