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Economy
Moscovici: Greece Won't Stay in the Eurozone at Any Cost
Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, spoke about the situation between Greece and the Eurozone in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt. Greece will not remain in the Eurozone at...
Economy
Tension Between Greece and Lenders Over Draft Laws
New tension has been created between Athens and creditors as the draft laws aimed at tackling the humanitarian crisis and giving debtors to the state the chance to repay in 100 installments have been considered unilateral moves, contrary to the...
Economy
Eurogroup President: Cyprus Scenario Possible for Greece
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselboem said that his priority is to keep Greece in the Eurozone and strengthen the monetary union, however he stressed that all the possible scenarios need to be considered.
The Eurozone has examined all the alternative solutions, in case Greece fails...
Economy
European Parliament President: We Will Have an Agreement on Greece this Week
European Parliament President Martin Schulz claimed there will be an agreement over the Greek bailout issue within this week, while he made a plea to put an end to the speculation against the single currency and end the ongoing negotiations.
As he...
Economy
Juncker-Schulz Warn Greece Not to Default
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz sounded the alarm for the devastating consequences if Greece defaults on payments to the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with...
Economy
Greek PM: We Will Not Back Down on What We Have Announced
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview with daily Ethnos expressed his determination to proceed with and implement his progra down to the last detail, to which he has committed himself over a four-year period, with the government...
Economy
Jyrki Katainen: We Want Actions Not Promises
European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen referring to the negotiations with the Greek government said "We want actions not only promises."
After the Eurogroup we will see how the disbursements can be held he said when speaking to Real News...
Greece
Opinion Poll: Greeks Think Positively of Government's Handlings
Six of ten Greek citizens think positively of the government's handlings according to an opinion poll conducted by Public Issue for the Sunday edition of Avghi newspaper.
According to the opinion poll, 59% of the respondents believe that the government...
Economy
WSJ: Clock Is Ticking Down on Greece
Alexis Tsipras risks leading Greece to disaster and the clock is ticking down, said a Wall Street Journal report.
Commentator Simon Nixon said that from the moment Alexis Tsipras forced snap elections and since the six weeks he became Prime Minister,...
Economy
German FinMin: Accusations Over Derogatory Statements for Greek Counterpart Are 'Nonsense'
At a time when the relations between Athens and Berlin seem to reach bottom, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble characterized the accusations that he described his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis as "foolishly naive," after a Brussels Eurogroup meeting on Monday...