optimistic than it was a few years ago. and he wasn't alone in his optimism euro group president mario centeno pointing to greece's better than expected performance in twenty seventeen. times for we read. that piece called prime primary surplus four point two percent to twenty seven. point five times what brought you back to the program greece has received a total of two hundred sixty billion euros as part of three bailouts since twenty tan its latest and most likely its last bailout runs out in august. the loans have come in exchange for sweeping and highly unpopular public sector reforms which saw pensions slashed and a freeze on recruitment we gain economic autonomy would be a major political achievement for prime minister alexis tsipras whose assured european commission president john claude younker that he won't backtrack on