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Economy
Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with German Chancellor Merkel on Thursday
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of a European Union summit to be held in Brussels on Thursday, only a day ahead of the crucial meeting of Eurozone Finance...
Greece
Greek Defense Minister: Govt Held an 'Honorable Stance' at EU Summit
Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos expressed his satisfaction on Saturday with the result of the EU summit meeting, saying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held an "honorable and just stance."
"The Prime Minister, the government and the Greek people proved...
Economy
Greek Gov't Spokesman Expresses Greek Side's Content Over Summit's Outcome
Government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis on Friday, in statements to private MEGA TV, expressed the government's content over the results of Thursday's EU summit.
"Yesterday we made an important step, a positive step and we as a government are glad over...
Economy
Greece's PM Tsipras 'Hopeful' After EU Leaders Meeting But Clock Is Ticking
Prime minister Alexis Tsipras appeared hopeful for Greece's future after a special meeting for Greece held in Brussels in the sidelines of an EU summit.
"I'm more optimistic after this deliberation. I think that all the sides confirmed their intention...
Economy
Tsipras to Ask Top European Officials for Liquidity and Clarification of February Deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have a sidelines meeting with the leaders of Germany and France and top European Union officials today at the EU summit. Tsipras will ask for liquidity and clarification of the February 20th agreement.
The...
Economy
Tusk in Contact with Top EU Officials to Hold Meeting on Greece
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...
Economy
Foreign Media Reports on Tsipras-EU Negotiations
German media appear optimistic, yet cautious regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement between Athens and Brussels until the critical Eurogroup meeting on Monday, February 16. Meanwhile, other international media point out that after yesterday's summit Greece and Germany...
Economy
Critical Dates that Will Determine Greece's Future
The discussion regarding the new Greek government program will close, after the parliament vote of confidence process which will take place today, February 10 at midnight.
Meanwhile, media and public attention is focusing on the outcome of negotiations with EU...
Economy
PM Samaras: Juncker's Investment Package Marks EU Turning to Growth
The EU Summit was particularly important for the European Union’s orientation to a growth direction, according to Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
The Premier agreed on speeding up the process for making use of EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker's 315-billion-euro...
Economy
PM Samaras: All are Interested in Greece's Developments
The EU summit during which was discussed EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker's 315 billion euro investment plan, was particularly important for Greece, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said.
Juncker's package is ambitious and immediately feasible and we all welcomed it...