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Economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Urges Greece to Reach a Deal with Creditors
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Athens to reach to a deal with international creditors in order to avoid hardships in Greece and damage to the global economy.
"I believe that the kind of detail needed requires going literally through every line...
Greece
Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias to Visit the United States Next Week
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to depart for Washington on Sunday, where he will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday.
The Greek Minister is scheduled to stay in Washington until next Thursday and have...
Economy
Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis to Meet US President Obama on Thursday
Greece's outspoken Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is expected to meet with United States President Barack Obama on Thursday, his ministry said.
The Greek Finance Minister is currently in Washington participating in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund...
Economy
Greek Gov't Signs $500 Mln Contract With U.S. Company for Modernization of P-3B Orion Planes
The leftist led Greek government has signed its first major armament deal with the U.S. contractor Lockheed Martin for the modernization of five aged naval support jets. The deal, worth 500 million dollars, is the first major deal in...
Greece
Greek Defense Minister Visits the US Amid Controversy Caused by His Comments
Greek National Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos will visit New York this weekend in order to participate to the March 25 Greek Independence Day celebrations. The previous days, Kammenos caused a controversy leading...
Cyprus
Cypriot Parliament President: US and UK Reactions to President Anastasiades' Visit to Russia Unjustified
Cypriot Parliament President Yannakis Omirou commented on the reaction of both the United States and the United Kingdom regarding President Nicos Anastasiades' latest official visit to Russia, where he held talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, signing a number...
Cyprus
U.S. Ambassador's Tweet Linking Nemtsov's Assasination with President Anastasiades' Visit to Moscow Irritates Cyprus
United States Ambassador to Cyprus John Koenig has irritated Nicosia after asking on Twitter "What do people in Cyprus think about the week in Russia as seen from here? Anastasiades visit and statements, Nemtsov assassination?" linking Boris Nemtsov's assassination...
Crime
Warrant Issued for Former US Embassy Employee on Greek Wiretapping Scandal
An arrest warrant was issued earlier today by anti-corruption investigator Dimitris Foukas against an American former employee of the United States Embassy in Athens. The US citizen, identified as William B., is facing charges of felony espionage as he...
Economy
Eurogroup President: Greece and EU Should Stop Threatening
A message to both negotiating sides attempted to send a few hours ahead of today's critical meeting in Brussels the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. Addressing both Athens and other European Union member-states, Dijsselbloem highlighted that they "should...
Economy
Obama: I Look Forward to Merkel's Assessment of Greece (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt8kAJmq6ww
US President Barack Obama said he looks forward to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's appraisal of the financial situation in Greece as well as the ways to achieve growth. At a joint press conference, after a meeting held between the...