A senior official from the European Central Bank (ECB) urged Greece's new government on Monday to stick to its bailout programm and avoid delays in implementing major structural reforms, according to dpa. ECB board member Joerg Asmussen met with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Monday as the new coalition government is expected to begin a series of meetings on Wednesday with inspectors from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Officials are expected to assess progress on agreed reforms, after significant delays as Greece held two general elections in as many months. The new, conservative New Democracy-led government, which is backed by the Socialist PASOK and a small left wing party, is looking to revise some of Greece's bailout conditions with its creditors, insisting the terms of the bailout have failed to stimulate growth. Among the revisions the government is looking to change include the reversal of decisions to fire thousands of public sector workers and to raise taxes.
