Greece-Europe Negotiations
Economy
EFSF Chief Regling: Greece Has Yet to Submit a Comprehensive Reform List
The Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) Klaus Regling said the Greek government has not yet submitted a comprehensive list of economic reforms as requested by the country's international lenders. In an interview with the...
Economy
European Commission Vice President: Negotiations Are Speeding Up
European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in an interview with Bloomberg news agency on Monday that the negotiations between Greece and its creditors are very complicated and did not rule out the possibility of an emergency meeting of Eurozone Finance...
Economy
Eurozone Officials: Greece's Representative Acting Like a Taxi Driver in Negotiations
European officials appear to be losing their temper with Greece's leftist government, causing some of them to proceed to some -at least- scornful comments for the Greek officials participating in the ongoing negotiations regarding the country's bailout program. According to...
Greece
Opinion Poll: Greek PM Tsipras Popularity at Impressive 78%
A recent opinion poll conducted by Public Issue for the daily newspaper Avgi shows that the Greek Prime Minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras' popularity has reached an impressive 78%, while 63% of those questioned are in support of the...
Economy
Greek Gov't Officials Reassure Lenders the Country Can Meet its Obligations
In an attempt to reverse the negative climate created primarily by foreign media reports, numerous government officials are sending out the message that Greece has enough cash to make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 450 million euros repayment, due...
Economy
Greece-EU Negotiations to Continue Until Late April With No Pressure, Greek Officials Say
The Greek government has signaled an end to the alarm regarding the possibility of running out of cash if an agreement is not reached with its partners until April 9, when it is scheduled to repay some 450 million...
Economy
Greek Deputy Finance Minister Mardas: We Are Ready to Pay IMF on April 9
Greek Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas expressed his optimism today that Greece will be able to repay a loan tranche of 450 million euros to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ruling out scenarios that the country will run out...
Economy
European Commission: No Deal Reached With Greece Yet, Talks Will Resume
Talks between Greece and its international creditors have not been proven fruitful, although the negotiations are expected to continue, a European Commission representative said earlier today. "The constructive talks are ongoing since Friday but we are not there yet, so...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras Attacks Main Opposition: Will You Support the National Negotiation?
The Greek Parliament was briefed minutes ago by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras regarding the country's negotiation with its creditors and the developments with the proposed reforms list. The discussion started at around 8.00 p.m. at the plenary of the Parliament on a...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble: Time Running Out for Greece
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble proceeded to yet another foreboding estimation for the Greek program's future. Addressing a news conference held in Berlin about the German government's spending plans he stated that the time for the country which is...