François Hollande

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not acting alone, spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday when asked about Merkel's initiatives on Greece, such as the "mini-summit" she convened in Berlin on Monday night, and whether she was empowered to take them. "What...

A deal between Greece and the institutions is imminent, French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday while addressing an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris. "It is a matter of a few days....we are a...

German media today are mainly focusing on the meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, ECB President Mario Draghi, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and IMF director Christine Lagarde, in Berlin. The German newspapers Die Welt, Die...

European leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to accelerate negotiations and offer Greece a plan to consider in the coming days, according to a Bloomberg report. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande had a 35-minute teleconference on Sunday evening in which they agreed that the agreement between Greece and creditors should be signed soon. At the same time,...

While technical discussions in Brussels between Greece and creditors show more signs of convergence on previously thorny issues, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have a teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday evening...

Greece is seeking a political solution to the financial aid problem as negotiations on a technical level are progressing very slowly and Brussels warn that time is running out. On Thursday's Euro Working Group (EWG), European Commission officials said that...

A meeting on Friday between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was conducted in a good atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation, Greek government sources reported. During the approximately half-hour meeting, Tsipras briefed Juncker...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said there is no political solution to the Greek debt problem but recognized the need for a comprehensive agreement that will eventually lead to the restoration of Greek economy. The two...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is traveling to Riga today (Thursday) to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Fransois Hollande hoping that they will offer political aid in unlocking negotiations and coming to a deal on the Greek debt. Tsipras will...