On Monday 10 October. eurozone finance ministers paved the way for payment of part of the financing still available for helping Greece service its public debt, as part of the first monitoring mission for the third Greek bailout.
Of the remaining sub-batch of €2.8 billion from the full batch of €10.3 bn, €1.1 bn will be paid out initially. This decision is designed to recognise the Greek authorities’ efforts. They were due to implement 15 prior actions in order to be able to...