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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, just a few hours ahead of the Eurogroup meeting being currently held in Brussels in order to strike an agreement over the Greek program, expressed their firm belief that Greece is...

Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing expressed the opinion that a viable solution for Greece would be the country's exit from the Eurozone in order to devalue its new national currency and increase its economic competitiveness, although he firmly ruled out...

"What if the Greeks are really entitled to war reparations?" This is the title of an article published today by German newspaper Bild. As it highlighted, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is willing to finance the social program his...

German Vice Chancellor, Economy Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Sigmar Gabriel in a public appearance earlier today, following a renewed demand from Greece's new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, ruled out the possibility of Berlin...

Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras and French President, Francois Hollande's meeting in Paris was concluded on a positive note earlier today. The two leaders held a joint press conference during which they both indicated the need for cooperation between...

Bank de France Governor and European Central Bank (ECB) board member Christian Noyer appeared negative today towards a partial Greek debt write-off, although he did not rule out adjustments, reminding that the European countries that have lent money to Greece...

The Greek Finance Minister, Υianis Varoufakis met with his French counterpart, Michel Sapin earlier today, while visiting Paris. In a joint press conference given by the two ministers, Mr. Sapin underlined that the two countries share common beliefs, including...

Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, will travel to London on Monday, February 2, for talks with his British counterpart George Osborne. The meeting will focus on the start of a close cooperation between the two countries on issues of...

Forming a government will be the first priority of new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, with the announcement and swearing-in of the new cabinet likely to be completed by Tuesday afternoon, a senior SYRIZA source said on Monday. In any case,...

French far-right politician and xenophobic Front National (FN) leader Marine Le Pen said earlier today that her party would rejoice if leftist main opposition SYRIZA wins the upcoming elections in Greece. As expected, the controversial statement caused numerous reactions...