Gikas Hardouvelis

Greek government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos characterized the negotiations with the country's lenders as "rough and challenging" after his meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The coalition government partners' meeting focused mainly on the ongoing negotiations with the Troika, ahead of the next Eurogroup...

At a time when most cabinet members speak about the long-awaited exit from the bailout program, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis spread discomfiture to the government with his statements in Reuters on Wednesday, proving the lack of communication between...

Government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras earlier today, ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting tomorrow. The meeting was also attended by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and the discussion was dominated by the upcoming...

Greece and Germany have not concluded to any new bilateral agreement on further support to Greece after the recent meeting of the Greek Finance Minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday, clarified the Ministry of...

An hour-long meeting was held earlier today between Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, on the sidelines of the OECD World Forum held in Berlin. The two Ministers, amongst other, focused on the upcoming review...

"The government responds to the need for a 'breather' to thousands of our fellow citizens who due to this difficult economic situation are not in a position to repay their debts," Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said in Parliament...

Addressing the Francophone Economic Forum in Athens earlier today, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis appeared optimistic over the country's growth rate in the third quarter of the year. "After six years of continuous shrinking, the Greek economy is expected...

"It is premature to talk about a Greek exit from the Memorandum, as we should first conclude the fifth review of its economic development in November, and then in December we can discuss about what is going to happen...

Greece is close to exiting the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and this will not have an impact on fiscal figures or increase the debt and the deficit, government spokeswoman Sofia...

Greece's exit from the memorandum dominated yesterday's discussion between Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde in Washington. Greece has initiated a series of talks to end International Monetary Fund aid to the country, but will continue...