Olli Rehn
Economy
Chountis Presses Rehn on Greek Loan Deal
Nikos Chountis, a Member of the European Parliament for the major opposition SYRIZA party, questioned Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner in charge of monetary affairs, about the conditions surrounding the Eurozone's agreement to release $56.7 billion in new bailout...
Economy
Olli Rehn Sees Definitive Deal on Greek Aid on Monday
Greece has taken all the steps necessary to secure its next tranche of aid and euro zone finance ministers should be able to sign off definitively on the assistance on Monday, the European commissioner for economic affairs said on...
Economy
Rehn: Greece Solutions Shouldn΄t Include Change to Principal
Resolving Greece΄s debt problems will require a combination of measures but should not include any change to the principal amount it owes, the European Union΄s top economic official said on Thursday.
"The solution will be a combination of various elements,...
Economy
Eurozone to Meet Again on Greek Aid, Clashes with IMF
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Monday to meet again November 20 to clear the way for a long-delayed Greek aid payment, but a proposal to change its debt reduction deadline sparked the ire of the International Monetary Fund.
Eurogroup head Jean-Claude...
Economy
Rehn Seeks to Lock Down Greek Debt Deal Next Week
The European Union’s top economic commissioner said euro leaders need to lock down an agreement on tackling Greece’s debt by next week as regional finance chiefs defended their response to the sovereign debt crisis.
EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner...
Economy
EU's Rehn Says Agreements With Greece Near
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn said Monday that he expects agreement to be reached within the coming days, preferably this week, on fiscal objectives and structural reforms for Greece.
In an interview on the sidelines of...
Economy
EU Says It’s Greece Keeping Privatization Values Secret
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, said that the estimated value of state-owned properties and entities in Greece that are going to be put up for sale or lease as part of a massive privatization plan...
Economy
Jean-Claude Juncker: Talks of Greek Exit are "Nonsense, Propaganda"
Finance ministers of the euro zone made a show of closing ranks around Greece Monday, with Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker saying that no-one had argued for it to leave Europe΄s currency union at their monthly meeting, Dow Jones reported.
"The...
Economy
EU to Make Final Decision Next Week on Greek Bailout
Euro-zone ministers will have a follow up discussion next week to make a final decision on the second Greek bailout package, Finland and Germany's finance ministers said Thursday.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said the teleconference to approve a second...
Economy
Olli Rehn: Greek Vote 'Crucial Step' to Winning Second Bailout
The vote by Greece΄s parliament late Sunday in favor of additional austerity measures was a "crucial step" toward winning a second bailout program from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund, European economics affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said...