Prime minister George Papandreou launched a scathing attack against the "disaster-mongers" on Thursday, addressing a Cabinet meet to discuss several draft laws, including a bill on clamping down on tax evasion.
Papandreou charged a "volley of pessimism" by political parties and politicians who claim, inter alia, that the country's economic reform programme was ineffectual and that the deficit will exceed ten percent, thus bringing new austerity measures, according to sources
He said the volley has also been taken up by some mass media, in a climate of disaster-mongering, complaints and resignation.
The premier said the assessment by the EU-IMF troika in its recent visit to Athens was "positive" and secured the disbursement of the 4th tranche of the support loan, the sources said.
He further told the Cabinet that the government's decision to legislate the prohibition of state assets was "historical", and instructed the ministers to record the state property under their supervision and submit suggestions for its exploitation.
"The country is not collapsing. On the contrary, it has acquired credibility, in tandem with the optimistic assessments of the markets," Papandreou said.
SOURCE: ANA-MPA
