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EU Commissioner Moscovici Says Next Eurogroup to Disburse Greek Tranche

In a statement to the ANA-MPA on Thursday, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said he was confident that the next Eurogroup will decide to disburse the first installment of a loan tranche to Greece, amounting...

Donald Tusk Urges Greek Debt Deal 'Very Soon'

Council President Donald Tusk urged the eurozone to swiftly close talks on fresh reform measures for debt-hit Greece, saying it would help global economic stability. “I urge finance ministers to reach an agreement very soon,” Tusk told reporters as he...

Greece’s Proposal Will Be Accepted by Creditors, Says Parliament President

Greece's Parliament President Nikos Voutsis expressed his optimism in Greek radio on Thursday that the country's proposal on how to complete the negotiations with creditors will be accepted and the program review will conclude. “It will have a good conclusion … I’m...

Lagarde Expresses Skepticism Over Greece’s Fiscal Targets

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief, Christine Lagarde, expressed her reservations on the achievement of the fiscal targets included in Greece’s adjustment program, during a press briefing in Washington on Thursday. Lagarde said she wasn’t sure if a primary surplus...

PM Tsipras to Hollande: Deal With Lenders Should Have Concluded Long Ago

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Wednesday at the Elysee presidential palace, with whom he discussed Greece’s program review. According to reports, Tsipras explained to Hollande that a deal on the Greek...

Greece to Turn Page After Program Review, Gov't Vice President Dragasakis Says

The Greek government is determined to conclude the program review in a way that will allow Greece to turn the page and speed up the government work, government vice president Yiannis Dragasakis said during a book presentation. Dragasakis stated that...

PM Tsipras: Greek Program Review Must Conclude by April 22

For the first time after six years there’s complete agreement between the Greek government and the institutions on when the country’s program review will conclude, which will be by April 22, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday speaking...

PM Tsipras: Greece Is at the End of a Difficult Road

Greece is at the end of a difficult road and economic recovery is well in sight, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during a meeting with the working group of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON),...

Greek Program Review May Be Ready by End of April, Says EC's Mission Chief

The Greek program review can be concluded by the end of April, EC's mission chief to Greece Declan Costello said in a meeting of Greek and European Parliament members, according to Europarliament SYRIZA deputy Dimitris Papadimoulis. During the meeting of...

Greek Labor Min Katrougalos Optimistic First Program Review to Be Completed by March 27

"We will soon have an agreement that will allow the completion of the first program review" before March 27, the Greek Labor Minister George Katrougalos said on Sunday to ANA-MPA, admitting, however, that the negotiation will be hard. Katrougalos, who participated in...