European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker recently spoke to German radio station Deutschlandfunk about the beleaguered Greek bailout program, criticizing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Officials state that "precautionary measures" must be taken moving forward now that talks on the third Greek bailout have been delayed.

A recent meeting of the current Greek leadership party's political council, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, has fueled speculation that the party will agree to demands from European creditors to conclude the second review of the Greek program.

Following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent report on the Greek bailout, steps toward compromise between the IMF and European creditors make it likely that Greece will face pressure to meet its commitments.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch finance minister and Eurogroup chairman, said the Netherlands cannot move forward with the Greek bailout program without the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) support.

Last year, Greece’s public debt rose to to $347.78 billion from 2015’s figure of $342.42 billion, a $5 billion increase stemming from interest rates on Greek debt that resulted in a budget deficit at the end of 2016.

Greek Economic Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou expresses confidence that talks over the third Greek bailout will soon be over without harm for the country.

The Greek government continues to face pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lower its annual tax-free threshold, which would force up to 1.5 million more people, including low-wage earners and lower-income pensioners, to enter the tax base.

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.

During a recent informal European Union (EU) summit in Malta, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras brought attention to increased Turkish military action in the Aegean Sea and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) strict position in terms of Greece’s economic situation.

Greece and the larger European Union community are awaiting the International Monetary Fund’s proposals and observations on the country’s adjustment program, which are expected to affect Greece's direction moving forward.

Returns on agricultural diesel have been paid by the Greece's Ministry of Finance to beneficiaries for the second half of 2013 and all of 2014.