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Economy
Greek Government Keeps Silent About Progress of Negotiations
The Greek government has agreed on a confidentiality clause with creditors regarding negotiations over the bailout program review, a Real.gr report says.
According to the report, the Greek side has had a series of sideline talks with creditors since...
Greece
Greece Continues to Block Joint Statement of 60th EU Anniversary
Two days before the 60th anniversary of the European Union which will be celebrated in Rome with a summit, the Greek government continues to block the celebratory joint statement on the grounds of lack of solidarity in the EU...
Economy
Collective Bargaining Must be Restored in Greece, Dijsselbloem Tells Papadimoulis
Collective bargaining is a European best practice and should be restored in Greece, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday, replying to SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis.
Speaking during a discussion with MEPs on the European Parliament's Economic and Financial Affairs...
Economy
IMF Denies Reports it Demanded Greek Opposition’s Support of Bailout Measures
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday denied reports that it had demanded the Greek government to secure the support of the opposition in voting measures required by creditors to continue bailout negotiations.
According to Kathimerini newspaper, at an Ecofin meeting...
Economy
Dijsselbloem: Progress Made With Greece and Creditors, Key Issues Remain
Progress has been made in the talks between Greece and its creditors but key issues remain, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Monday, during a joint press conference with European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici and European Stability Mechanism...
Economy
Eurogroup: Institutions Will Not Return to Athens, Negotiations Will Continue in Brussels
Monday's Eurogroup in Brussels confirms that the return of Greece's lenders to Athens is not likely; the new round of negotiations in Athens have been postponed for the moment and further negotiations are to continue in Brussels.
Eurogroup chief Jeroen...
Economy
Eurogroup Chief Sees Delay in Greece's Bailout Program Review
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that it is very unlikely that Greece's bailout program review will be completed in April, while noting that the European Stability Mechanism should assume the role of the International Monetary Fund in European economic...
Crime
Parcel Bomb Sent to IMF Also Mailed From Greece, Says Minister
The parcel bomb sent to the offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Paris which wounded one woman was sent from Greece and the sender cited on the package was New Democracy spokesman Vasilis Kikilias, Alternate Citizens Protection...
Economy
'Comprehensive Solution' for Greek Program in April, Greek PM Tsipras Says
Greece successfully pushed for the insertion of a special reference to action for fighting unemployment in the final conclusions of the European Council, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a press conference after the EU summit on Friday. He...
Economy
IMF Chief: Tsipras Asked for Fund to Stay in the Greek Bailout Program
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked the IMF to stand by Greece in the bailout program.
In an interview with French newspaper "Le Parisien," Lagarde said that the IMF is making...