PM to visit Berlin ahead of EU summit
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is due to visit Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel next Tuesday, discussing the Greek economy's course and preparations for the European Union's informal summit on March 11.
"Greece's economic situation, as well as the important measures that are being taken by the country in the framework of its public finances' restructuring programme, will be discussed," German government spokesman Stephen Zeibert said here on Friday.
In this respect, Zeibert underlined the "German support towards the great reform efforts that Greece is making."
Papandreou will also be meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the German Social-Democratic Party (SPD) leader Zigmar Gabriel, the president of SPD's parliamentary group and former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Green party co-president Claudia Roth.
On Monday, the Greek prime minister will give a lecture at the Humboldt University on the theme "The tackling of the financial-economic crisis, an opportunity for Europe".
(ana.gr)