Calamos Supports Greece

Angela Merkel

German Chancellor: EU Will Give Greece More Aid for Refugees

"We will provide further assistance to Greece" to tackle the refugee crisis said German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. The German chancellor said that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked for more support...

Berlin Takes Initiative to Facilitate Greece's Participation in QE Program

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken the initiative to help Greece enter the European Central Banks' quantitative easing (QE) program, provided that Athens agrees to implement fiscal measures amounting to 2% of GDP, a Kathimerini report says. According to the...

German Newspaper: Merkel-Lagarde Agree for IMF to Stay in Greek Bailout

The International Monetary Fund will stay in Greece's bailout program and debt relief will be postponed for 2018, German newspaper Die Welt says. According to the newspaper report entitled "IMF buys time for Merkel on the issue of Greece," the...

ND's Mitsotakis Meets Merkel, Stresses Greece Belongs in Europe's 'Inner Core'

Meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, Greece's main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the New Democracy party's firm position that Greece belongs in the "inner core" of Europe and the Eurozone. In statements after the meeting, Mitsotakis said that...

Greek Opposition Leader to Meet with German Chancellor, Finance Minister

New Democracy chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin on Monday. Greece's opposition leader will have extensive meetings with the German officials in order to present the party's proposals...

Tsipras-Merkel Agree to Expedite Initiatives for Greek Bailout Program Review

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday agreed to accelerate initiatives from all parties involved in order to complete the bailout program review in February, according to Greek government sources. The same sources said that...

Tsipras-Merkel Discuss Cyprus and Migration, Ahead of her Visit to Turkey

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the phone on Wednesday to discuss issues relating to the latter’s visit to Turkey which starts on Thursday. According to Tsipras’ office, the two leaders discussed Cyprus, Europe’s...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls on Merkel After Turkish Provocations in Aegean

Athens is concerned about the recent Turkish provocation in the Aegean and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of her visit to Turkey on February 2. Greek government officials believe that Sundays' appearance of...

PM Tsipras Calls Chancellor Merkel, Offers Condolences After Deadly Berlin Attack

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the telephone and offered the sincere condolences of the Greek people for the families of the victims and the German people after Monday night's deadly...

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...