During a recent European Parliament committee session, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling categorized the Greek adjustment program as a "special case" when explaining delays but praised the country’s growth over the past two years.

Regling acknowledged the delays that have plagued the Greek adjustment program, citing the country’s third bailout compared to other countries like Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, which had also experienced adjustment programs but have since exited. The other countries’ economies are experiencing high growth rates and reduced unemployment.

Regling noted that Greece is also making progress, citing the gains made since 2014. He did not, however, reference the first six months of 2015, when the leftist-rightist coalition government led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took over.