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The Full 11-Page Letter Greek FinMin Varoufakis Submitted to Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sent the seven reforms list of the Greek economy to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, referring mainly to "real structure reforms" and not structural ones. In detail, the reforms list includes the following: Activation of the Fiscal Council...

German Finance Ministry: Greece Could Get Money Earlier if Reforms Come Sooner

His certainty that Greece would be in a position to receive payment earlier than scheduled if its list of reforms is approved by the institutions and the reforms are implemented earlier, expressed German Finance Ministry spokesperson Martin Jaeger. On...

Greek Gov't Vice President: We Honor the Agreement, We Expect Our Partners to Do the Same

“We clinched an agreement, which is not fully reflected in the reactions of the European Central Bank,” Greece 's Government Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis late on Thursday told ANT1 TV. He said that the message that ECB had been sending...

Greek FinMin: There's an Alternative if Greece Doesn't Get Loan Tranche in March

There’s an alternative plan if Greece doesn’t receive its loan installment in March, Greece 's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday during a speech at an event marking the 130-year anniversary of the Greek-French Chamber of Commerce and...

EU Denies Talk of Third Greek Bailout Plan

The Eurozone Ministers of Finance are not considering the possibility of a third bailout for Greece , argued Simone Boitelle -' spokeswoman for Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem -' in response to earlier comments by the Spanish Finance Minister. On Monday,...

Spanish FinMin and EFSF: Memoranda Not Over for Greece

A third bailout package for Greece amounting between 30 and 50 billion euros is currently being envisaged by the Eurozone member-states' Finance Ministers, according to Spanish Finance Minister Louis de Guindos. As de Guindos highlighted, the terms of the third...

Eurogroup President: 'Varoufakis Underestimated the Situation'

“The Greek Finance Minister was either attempting a poker game bluff or he underestimated the severity of the Greek economic situation,” stated Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem in an interview to Dutch television. Dijsselbloem stressed that the situation looked like two cars nearing a head-on...

IMF Chief: Greek Reform List 'Sufficiently Comprehensive'

The list of measures presented by the Greek authorities “is sufficiently comprehensive to be a valid starting point for a successful conclusion of the review, as called for by the Europroup at its last meeting. But a determination...

Eurogroup Teleconference Green Lights the Greek Reforms List

The Eurozone Finance Minister's held a teleconference on Greece's reform plans and a four-month extension of its bailout, with the participation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi...

Eurogroup President: First Steps Made to Restore Trust Between Greece, Eurozone

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday significant steps were made to restore trust between Greece and the Eurozone, following an agreement on the country’s loan extension during a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. The Dutch official said the Greek request for a...