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Greece
FM Kotzias: Greece Remains Dedicated to the European Framework
"Greece's active participation in the dialogue for the improvement and deepening of the European Union is the guarantee for a better and more just future for all Greek and European citizens in a Europe of peace, stability, prosperity and...
Economy
Varoufakis' Documents Trouble Eurozone Officials
The reform plans and growth predictions that were distributed to Greece’s partners within the Eurozone by Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis are troubling the officials involved in the discussions between Greece and its international lenders, reported Wall Street Journal.
The...
Economy
Eurogroup Chief: Discussion of Greek Debt Relief Not a Taboo
The discussion for the relief of the Greek debt is not a taboo, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijesslbloem stated in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde on Thursday noting that "progress has been made in the negotiations in the...
Greece
Group Calls Greeks to Fly EU Flags In Support of Greece's European Future
A group of Greek citizens who believe that Greece belongs in Europe have started an initiative in response to "the continuous propaganda against European partners" and the undermining of the friendship bonds Greece has with Europe.
They emphatically state in...
Economy
Greece: EU-IMF Gulf Blocks Agreement
The serious disagreements between the IMF and the EU are obstructing negotiations for a deal between Greece and its lenders, Greek government circles said on Tuesday.
Until recently, government sources noted, the main argument of the institutions for not securing...
Economy
Commission President: 'My Concern Is the Greek People, Not the Greek Government'
Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said that if Greece left the single currency area, the "Anglo-Saxon world" would try everything to break it up. Speaking at the KUL, the Catholic University of Leuven on Monday (4 May) on the...
Economy
FT: IMF Threatens to Hold Back Aid to Greece if Eurozone Doesn't Write off Part of Debt
Greece faces losing vital International Monetary Fund support unless European lenders write off significant amounts of its sovereign debt, the fund has warned Athens’ eurozone creditors, according to a Financial Times report published on Monday.
The warning, delivered to eurozone...
Economy
Former PM Samaras Says Greece Must Stay in EU and Eurozone
The main factor of any action we take is to guarantee Greece 's stay in Europe and the eurozone, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras said from Brussels on Monday.
Samaras is in Belgium to attend a European...
Economy
ECB Vice President Constancio Confident Worst-case Greek Scenario will be Avoided
European Central Bank Vice President Vitor Constancio on Monday expressed his confidence to Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad that Athens and its creditors will agree a deal to avoid Greece leaving the eurozone.
"I am absolutely convinced that the worst-case...
Economy
Greek Finance Minister Says it Won't Request New Bailout
Greece has said that it would not ask for a new rescue package from its international creditors if they would simply restructure its debt.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in an interview with a Greek newspaper Saturday that Greece...