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I met Finance Minister Staikouras right after he became finance minister. That was last July here in Athens and he told me: “With me, you will have no surprises. I tell you what I do and I do what I tell you.”
The experience since then has proven that he has really chosen that approach. We meet every month in the Eurogroup. Most of the time we also have a bilateral meeting in the margins of these monthly meetings. We continued this dialogue here today, with a bit more time, going into more of the substance.
The European Stability Mechanism has put in place a wide range of precautionary measures, aligned with the directives of the Luxembourg authorities. Protecting the health of our staff and the wider ESM community remains our top priority.