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The time for negotiating is over and it is now time for decisions on the Greek issue, European Council President Donald Tusk said in a joint press conference with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday after the end of the...

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday that the debate on Greece is not only economic but also moral, French newspaper Le Monde reported in an article titled “Ukraine and Greece on the G7 agenda.” Speaking during a joint...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the emergency funding Greece will receive in order to tackle the refugee issue in the Mediterranean. In Thursday's emergency European Union summit the 28 member state leaders discussed the issue of the flood of...

European Union member-states' leaders are considering ways to double the financial sources they could use in order to prevent tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea and save the lives of thousands of migrants who are trying to reach Europe. Moreover,...

SYRIZA-led government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis expressed his optimism earlier today that the negotiations between Greece and its creditors "will have a positive outcome." In an interview to Greek television, Sakellaridis underlined that a Eurogroup meeting "should take place soon," and that...

Talks between Greece and its international creditors have not been proven fruitful, although the negotiations are expected to continue, a European Commission representative said earlier today. "The constructive talks are ongoing since Friday but we are not there yet, so...

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday announced that in 2015 EU funds of around 2 billion euros that Greece will receive from the EU structural funds can be redirected towards activities related to growth and the strengthening...

The Greek issue is not officially included in the agenda of the EU summit which starts on Thursday, a spokesman for the European Council president Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, adding that Tusk is in constant contact with top...

"We’ll have a chance to discuss the situation in Greece and what more can be done to bolster European growth," said U.S. President Barack Obama ahead of his talks with European Council President Donald Tusk. President Obama said he believes the...

Greece respects European Union rules and procedures and will find a solution to the debt problem within the framework of EU law, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday after talks with top EU officials in Brussels. However, the...