The Prime Minister of Greece Lucas Papadimos visit today, 21 November, Brussels, and on Tuesday — Luxembourg, where he will hold the first talks with European leaders after his appointment.
Papadimosa interlocutors in Brussels will be European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, and Luxembourg — Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker, RIA Novosti reported.
It is expected that the main theme of the talks will release the next tranche of credit support for the EU and the IMF.
Recall the EU and IMF delayed payment of Athens 8 billion tranche, which was due in September, because of what the country is separated from the default of a few weeks.
A failed initiative of former Prime Minister George Papandreou to hold a referendum on these decisions led to the downfall of the government in Greece and the formation of a coalition government led by non-party former deputy ECB Lucas Papadimosom.
The stated aim of government is to unlock Papadimosa help the EU and the IMF to provide new funding and to negotiate with investors to write off the debt, as provided for the October agreement, and then in February 2012 to hold early parliamentary elections.