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Economy
French PM Hollande to PM Tsipras: Greek People's Vote Indicates Austerity Is Not Tolerable
Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras and French President, Francois Hollande's meeting in Paris was concluded on a positive note earlier today. The two leaders held a joint press conference during which they both indicated the need for cooperation between...
Economy
Greek FinMin Varoufakis from Paris: I Will Meet Schaeuble
The Greek Finance Minister, Υianis Varoufakis met with his French counterpart, Michel Sapin earlier today, while visiting Paris. In a joint press conference given by the two ministers, Mr. Sapin underlined that the two countries share common beliefs, including...
Economy
The First Clash Between SYRIZA-Led Greek Government and Berlin
The first act of the unwritten "lock" between newly elected SYRIZA-led Greek government and Berlin’s financial headquarters was played today. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble' harsh words toward the Greek government were not missed.
New government spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis replied...
Economy
Tsipras: Greece Will Remain in Eurozone, Bank Deposits Safe if SYRIZA Wins
Greece will remain in the Eurozone, bank deposits are safe, negotiations with the troika will be based on the SYRIZA economic plan, were the key points opposition leader Alexis Tsipras announced during a lengthy television interview on Monday night.
Speaking...
Economy
Europe Wants Troika Review to be Completed by End of 2014
The Euroworking group wants to see negotiations between Greece and the troika end in due time, while Athens is looking for a way out of the negotiations deadlock as time is running out.
In today's meetings at Maximos Mansion and...
Economy
Greece and Troika Still Far Apart in Negotiations
After 11 hours of negotiations, Greece and the troika of international creditors left the table still at a deadlock. The two sides continue to disagree strongly on the 2015 fiscal gap and security funds issues, meaning that Greece's hopes...
Greece
PM Samaras Meets With Govt VP Venizelos Ahead of Eurogroup and National Issues
Government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras earlier today, ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting tomorrow. The meeting was also attended by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and the discussion was dominated by the upcoming...
Greece
DIMAR Leader Kouvelis Meets President Papoulias
President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias received Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis earlier today, for the last of a series of meetings he held with political leaders that began yesterday with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and main...
Greece
Greek PM and Vice President Agree on Social Security Issues In Troika Negotiations
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos came to an agreement on social security during a meeting yesterday evening which lasted two hours.
The two political leaders also agreed on improvements necessary for the restructuring of non-performing business loans. The...
Economy
Greek Government Ready for Next Troika Talks
Greek government officials are ready to begin the next round of negotiations with the Troika of international lenders in Paris tomorrow.
The Greek delegation, led by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, has three main points in its negotiation strategy. The key...