Commission welcomes European Parliament support for the Jobs and Growth Plan for Greece

EU News 269/2015

Brussels, 6 October 2015
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The European Commission welcomes today's vote of the European Parliament which paves the way for swiftly implementing the Jobs and Growth Plan for Greece presented by the Commission on 15 July. The aim is to allow Greece to make full use of EU funds and inject liquidity into the Greek economy. Greece is set to receive more than €35 billion that is already earmarked for the country from the EU budget over the years 2014-2020 under the European and Structural and Investment Funds.

File Photo: Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister, on the left, and Corina Cretu, Member of the EC, after their meeting. Date: 08/10/2015 Reference: P-029230/00-20 Location: Athens - Residence of the Prime Minister (C)EU, 2015 URL

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