Austerity Policies: Greek and Year

austerity policies: He urged for more support to the people most-affected by the debt crisis as well the refugee- migrant crisis, according to Global Times China. The Greek President called for the replacement of the current austerity policies which lead to dead ends with strategies which can fix fiscal indexes and ensure both sustainable economic development and social cohesion. In 2017 we can and we must regain hope and optimism, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in his New Year Eve message. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras outlined his government's achievements in 2016. We aspire that 2017 will be the year our country will take the great leap forward, the year confidence in the Greek economy and stability will be strengthened, Tsipras said. We stabilized the Greek economy, we entered at last positive growth rates, we reduced unemployment rates by 3 percent... With hard work we exceeded the bailout program's goals, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.