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German FinMin Schaeuble: I Feel Sorry for the Greeks, They Elected an Irresponsible Govt

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble directly accused the Greek government for acting "irresponsibly" in terms of the ongoing negotiations with its European partners, just a few hours ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting to be held today in Brussels. As he...

Six Month Goal for Greek Civil Service Reforms

Greek Deputy Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Giorgos Katrougalos announced that the reform process of civil services in Greece should be completed in the next six months. In a recent interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Katrougalos noted that...

New Greek Government Gets High Marks in Opinion Poll

60.6% of Greeks see the new Greek government in a positive way against 37.1% that are critical of it, according to an opinion poll published in the Sunday edition of Greek newspaper "To Vima." According to the poll, 48.1% believe the government's negotiations with...

Former New Democracy Minister: National Duty to Support New Govt in Negotiations

Supporting the new government in its negotiations is a national duty, Former Minister and New Democracy MP Nikos Dendias said in an interview to newspaper "Agora." "It is our national duty to support the Greek government in its negotiation efforts, as...

SYRIZA Leads by a Wide Margin Versus New Democracy in Marc Poll

Governing coalition party SYRIZA leads by a wide margin over main opposition New Democracy (ND) in an opinion poll conducted by Marc and published at the main news bulletin of private TV station Alpha. According to the survey, SYRIZA receives...

EU's Schulz: Europe will Help Greece Find Rich Tax Evaders

European Union member-states will take part in the Greek government's efforts to recover its fiscal assets that have been taken out of the country, European Parliament President Martin Schulz said in an interview to "Parapolitika" newspaper published on Saturday. "...

Cabinet Briefing on Eurogroup Developments Ends in Agreement

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed on Friday his optimism for the outcome of the negotiations between the Greek government and the country’s international creditors, at a cabinet meeting that was held late on Friday. During the 5-hour meeting, that...

Greek Government Non-Paper on the Negotiations with the Country's Creditors

Ten points of political and technical content were outlined in a Greek government non-paper on Friday that assessed the latest negotiations with the country's creditors as positive and defined the direction of the work that will be carried out before...

Greek FinMin: 'Troika's Methods Resemble CIA's Waterboarding'

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis insists that a debt haircut is the best option for Greece. In an interview with German news magazine "Der Spiegel" he attacked the Troika using harsh words and even went as far as comparing...

Greek Energy Minister: 'Greece Supports Construction of TAP, IGB Pipelines'

The Greek government will support the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline and will work for the swiftest possible completion, Productive Reconstruction, Greek Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said on...