European Council

The list of proposed reforms the Greek government submitted to the Euro Working Group in order to close the fifth review is lacking in legislative actions or technical methods that would help achieve the objectives stated, a real.gr report...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ranks 13th in salary among the 21 heads of state of the European Council, according to a Eurostat survey. The highest-paid top official in Europe is European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, while European Council President...

Eurozone finance ministers are "likely" to hold an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on February 11, on the eve of the European Council, to find a common solution concerning Greece’s request to relieve its debt, a source close to the...

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, had a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, briefing her on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus problem, was announced in a written statement earlier today. On her behalf, the...

Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma expressed her hope on Wednesday that the new Greek government will respect the agreements signed with the Eurozone member-states as part of its bailout program. Latvia has just taken over the six-month rotating European Council presidency. Speaking...

The latest developments in the Cyprus issue, the appointment of the new UN Special Adviser on Cyprus and the need for the EU to play a stronger role in the efforts to solve the Cyprus issue, were discussed between...

Four important meetings will precede the Troika's new evaluation of the Greek economy, which will probably take place in the last ten days of September. The first is the European Council special meeting scheduled for next Saturday, followed by a...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet with the newly elected European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, on August 30. The meeting will be held on the sidelines of the Summit on August 30 to decide upon the successor of Herman van...

Greece 's  Government Vice President, Foreign Minister and PASOK Party leader,Evangelos Venizelos,  during a press conference held in Athens, to mark the conclusion of the Greek Presidency of the European Council, made an assessment of Greece's Presidency in figures.  More specifically, as he said, during...

Angelos Filippides, Greece's former CEO of Hellenic Postbank (TT) has been held in the Turkish prison of Maltepe since Saturday noon. He was arrested on Friday night in a hotel in Taksim Square, Istanbul, on an international warrant, in relation to...