Giannis Dragasakis
Economy
Greek Deputy PM Dampens Hopes for Debt Relief
Greek Government Deputy Prime Minister Giannis Dragasakis proposed sanctioning debt restrictions within the framework of the Greek Constitution. Taking part in the first conference of the sub-committee of Greek Parliament's Committee of Economic Affairs focused on debt and debt...
Greece
Greek Gov't VP: 'I Want to Thank the US for Greece's Bailout Deal'
Greece's vice president and prominent SYRIZA MP Yanis Dragasakis thanked the USA for helping Greece establish a deal with the Eurozone and the IMF, adding that the deal is not yet officialy completed.
The Greek VP thanked the US government and...
Economy
Greek Govt Vice President: We Will Not Cross Our Red Lines in Negotiations
The Greek government's intention not to cross the red lines it has set in regards to the ongoing negotiations with the country's partners expressed, yet again, yesterday government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis. In an interview to Greek newspaper "To Vima," published...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras to Cabinet Meeting: The Memoranda Are Over
The cabinet meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras convened earlier today, focusing on the preparation of the new government’s work as well as on the first bills to be submitted to the Greek Parliament by next week....
Economy
BoG Governor Stournaras: ECB's Decision Can be Lifted
The Governor of Bank of Greece (BoG) and former Finance Minister Giannis Stournaras appeared confident today that the Greek banks' liquidity is absolutely guaranteed and that the deposits are completely secured.
In a meeting with the SYRIZA-led government Vice President,...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Hits the Road Declaring 'We Won't Take a Step Back'
After the barrage of first meetings with European partners' representatives this week, the Greek government is now preparing for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ upcoming visits to Paris and Brussels that will take place next week.
In order to evaluate these first...
Economy
Greek Govt VP Dragasakis: We Will Make Dialogue, Not Blackmail
"Since Sunday evening Greece is a country with its own proposals. We understand that the other countries also have their own suggestions, their own parliaments and we talk about dialogue, not mutual blackmailing," government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis underlined...
Economy
SYRIZA MP Dragasakis: We Will Not Accept the February 28 Deadline
A SYRIZA government in Greece will demand time to serve democracy, therefore the party will decline the February 28 deadline, when the Greek support program expires, said earlier today SYRIZA MP and parliamentary candidate Giannis Dragasakis. During an interview with...