Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with European Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion where they discussed the country's exit from the infamous Troika supervision.
"Greece is now a normal country in the eurozone," Moscovici said, and "there is no other adjustment programme for Greece, there can't be and there will not be," he added, as Greece and the EU are turning the page.
The Greek PM acknowledged the challenges that came with the forced austerity measures and necessary reforms but noted that "the most important thing for Greece is that from now on, elected governments will have a right to select the means of achieving the targets they set."
"I have always opposed the excesses of austerity and those who wanted a punitive action against Greece," the European Commissioner said and stressed that he fought for the social measures of the third adjustment programme for Greece.
"Greece has always declared its commitment to the euro area and I want to pay tribute to the courage of the Greek people and the parliament which held up the difficult and necessary initiatives," he noted, adding that the end of the program is a victory for Greece and the eurozone.
"As of June 21, Greece is back on its feet and is making new steps as an integral part of the EU, and the EU will always be by your side, as we have been so far," Moscovici said and added:
"I believe that the time has come for Greece to demonstrate how fast it can achieve solid and strong growth, and social justice and I want to confirm once again that the European Commission will be at your side to help you as a partner and a friend in a eurozone that needs to be strengthened and united even further."