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Greece Among Main Topics in G7 Summit

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann host their G7 counterparts - Britain, France, Germany, USA, Japan, Italy, Canada - in Dresden on May 27-29. Among the main topics to be discussed will be Greece, although no decisions...

Greece to Present New Reforms List to Expedite Agreement

The Greek government appears optimistic over the agreement with creditors as it is ready to present a list of reforms that will include concessions on thorny issues. Despite the fact that several reports quote European officials saying that a deal with...

Greek Govt: SYRIZA Decisions Binding, no Plans for Reshuffle

The decisions taken by SYRIZA's Central Committee are binding for the party's MPs as well, government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis said during the regular press briefing on Monday, in response to questions on the resolution voted on Sunday. He also...

'The Days of Yanis Varoufakis are Numbered'

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has received yet another attack from the European press, this time from German financial newspaper Handelsblatt that talks about a "Varoufexit." The German newspaper based its criticism on Varoufakis' claim that he had secretly recorded...

Greek PM Tsipras Seeks Deal Amid Reactions Within SYRIZA, Election Talk

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seeking a realistic deal with creditors that will leave both sides satisfied amid voices within SYRIZA that call for a rift with the European Union. He even says that if the agreement is...

Negotiation Between Greece and its Creditors Is Entering the Final Phase

The negotiation between Greece and its creditors is entering its final phase and since last week, the government has issued specific directions to its representatives at the Brussels Group to speed up the process, it was announced on Saturday. The Greek government...

Tsipras: 'It Is Now the Partners' Turn to Take Steps Toward a Deal'

Greece's government is optimistic that a deal with its creditors can be reached within May, government sources said on Tuesday after the end of a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The government has taken actions that...

Schaeuble: Improved Climate in Greek Talks Not Matched by Substance

In statements to German reporters on Tuesday, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that the Eurogroup statement on Greece did not hail the progress made in the substance of the negotiations between Athens and the institutions as much as...

Foreign Media Reports After Eurogroup Meeting on Greece

The talks about Greece have once again drawn the attention of foreign media reports, especially after the May 11 Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting. BBC published an article focusing on Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ warning that the country’s liquidity is sufficient for...

Main Opposition Says Eurogroup Meeting Showed it is Actually Discussing Review of 2nd Bailout

Main opposition New Democracy on Monday said the government has lied and that what is being discussed with Greece’s lenders is indeed the review of the country’s second bailout program and not a “bridge agreement.” Commenting on the outcome of...