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Tsipras: Hard Efforts to Find a Solution on Cyprus

The Geneva conference will resume on Wednesday on a technical diplomatic level. The Greek government is in close contact with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the Parliament. He spoke of harsh and...

Government Aims to Receive 1.8-bln-Euro Tranche to Repay Debts to Private Sector in March

The Greek government aims to receive 1.8 billion euros in March which will be spent to repay state debts towards the private sector, sources from the finance ministry said on Thursday, responding to press reports. The same sources added that...

Greece Willing to Compromise with Creditors on Program Review Provided it Excludes IMF Demands

The Greek government is willing to accept mutual compromises on some issues with the country’s creditors to reach an agreement that would allow the completion of the second program review on the condition that any deal would not include...

Tsipras: We are Determined to Defend the Rights of the Greek People

The Greek government is determined to defend the rights of its people and not bow to pressure to adopt measures that perpetuate austerity, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told lawmakers at the 5th conference of the Party of the European...

Tsakalotos: 'Greece's Credibility Toward the Institutions and Greek People Important at this Time'

The Greek government's credibility toward the institutions and the Greek people is important at this time, Greece's Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday. Speaking during a press conference with Greece's Labor Minister Efi Achtsioglou, attended by the German and...

Mouzalas: Greek Government has Asked Frontex to Guard Northern Border

The Greek government has asked Frontex, the European Union's border agency, to guard Greece’s northern borders in a request filed in September, Greek Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday, confirming a report...

Government's Economic Team Protests to IMF About Greek Blog in First Meeting With Institutions

The Greek government complained to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday about its handling of ongoing talks about the country’s second program review, saying negotiations cannot be done through blogs, government sources said, after a three-hour-long meeting between...

Chouliarakis Says Government Wants to Close 2nd Review as Soon as Possible; Even Before Christmas

The Greek government wants to conclude the second program review as soon as possible, hopefully even before Christmas, in order to achieve a staff-level agreement, Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis said on Tuesday, speaking at the European Parliament’s Committee...

SEV Presents Positions on Labor Reform

The Federation of Hellenic Enterprises (SEV) on Monday presented its positions in an ongoing negotiation on labor issues between the Greek government and the institutions, during a meeting with Labor minister and representatives of trade unions. SEV said it supported...

We Were Prepared for Both Possibilities, Government Sources Say on U.S. Election Result

"The Greek government had been prepared for both possibilities given the failure of the pollster companies in recent years," a government source said on Wednesday on the outcome of the U.S. elections. The same source said that Obama's visit...