CEEP comments on Greece at MEDPOL

Addressing the Macroeconomic Dialogue earlier today, Valeria Ronzitti, CEEP General Secretary, stated the following on the compromise on Greece:

It is not for CEEP to take a stand on the Euro Summit Statement of today. We can only welcome that it is based on unanimity, as this is an important basis for the further work lying ahead of the Eurogroup.
When it comes to content, we acknowledge that a great number of reforms mentioned in this last statement as well as in previous negotiating proposals concern key public services, whether public administrations or Services of General Economic Interest. In this respect, CEEP offers the experience and knowledge of its members, which are core providers of those services all over Europe. Many of them have, are, or will undergo major changes, and that is why we are constantly engaged in a process of benchmarking and sharing of best practices to support public services providers in their restructuring and change processes. We feel the duty to do the same in the Greek context, as the responsibility of increasing effectiveness and efficiency of public services lies primarily on public services providers. Reforming Greek public services, in order to make them capable of answering to the Greek people’s needs in a responsible way: We believe that it is part of the solution, and CEEP stands ready to provide its support.”