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Economy
Tsipras on Greek Debt: 'Now the Ball is in Europe's Court'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with reserved optimism after coming out of the emergency Eurozone summit on the Greek debt in Brussels a little after midnight on Monday.
"We presented our proposal to the institutions, a proposal that includes...
Economy
No Agreement on Greece But Optimistic Ending to Euro Summit
An emergency summit of Eurozone leaders broke up Monday night without an agreement on a Greek rescue, but there was optimism that a deal is very near.
The mood improved thanks to a new Greek proposal that European Council President Donald Tusk called...
Economy
Thousands Rally in Athens For Greece's Stay in the Eurozone
Thousands of Greeks opposing to the country's exit from the Eurozone gathered outside the Greek Parliament on Monday to raise their voice against the "war of propaganda against the IMF" and make sure that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the rest...
Economy
Here’s How the EU Plans to Strengthen Europe’s Monetary Union
Today, the five Presidents – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with the President of the Euro Summit, Donald Tusk, the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, and the President...
Economy
No Deal Today for Greece, 'New Proposal Is Good Basis for Talks,' EU Officials Say
The new Greek proposal is a good basis for further talks but no deal can be reached today at the emergency Eurozone summit, said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem.
Greece's creditors said that they did not have time to evaluate the new...
Economy
Greece Sends New Proposal Ahead of Emergency Euro Summit
The Greek government sent its new proposal to the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) around 1:00 am on Monday.
The European Commission chief of staff Martin Selmayr confirmed that the new, improved...
Economy
Italian PM and French President Optimistic Over an Agreement Between Greece and its Creditors
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday, during a press conference given after their meeting in the international exhibition in Milan, expressed their optimism that a solution between Greece and its creditors will be...
Economy
Main Opposition Leader Samaras Proposes National Consensus
Greece's stay in the eurozone is non negotiable, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras said in an interview with Sunday's Kathimerini newspaper. "Greece's exit from the eurozone," he said "it would have serious repercussions."
Samaras also stressed the...
Economy
Two Opposing Rallies in Athens, Essentially For and Against Europe
In the past week, two separate demonstration rallies took place in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, showing once again the polarization of Greek people in such a critical time for the Greek economy and society in general.
It...
Economy
When You've Got Nothing (or Everything) to Lose
Greece knows it. The EU knows it. Hell, we all know it wouldn’t work. This extend-and-pretend strategy of unending bailouts. No matter what emerges over the weekend or at Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels, Greece and Europe have reached the...