The rough German stance discourages Athens

No governmental member expected that the renegotiation path of the memorandum would be easy, but the most pessimistic expected that the climate would improve after the determination shown by the government in the implementation of the 11.5 billion measures for the period 2013 -2014. Thus, unpleasant placements by members of the German government in recent days not only limit their expectations for the meeting between PM Antonis Samaras and Angela Merkel in Berlin, but are forcing the government to redefine its tactics on the request of an extension to the fiscal adjustment program.