Wolfgang Schaeuble

In what is seen as a move of exceptional political symbolism, newly elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited internationally acclaimed composer Mikis Theodorakis at his home earlier this morning. The two men held a discussion regarding the country's...

Internationally acclaimed composer Mikis Theodorakis stood on the side of the historic member of the Greek Left and SYRIZA MEP Manolis Glezos who yesterday publicly apologized to the Greek people for contributing to an "illusion," as he characterized the...

Athens might have struck a deal with its partners on Friday’s Eurogroup, although the agreed four-month extension of the loan agreement has to now be approved by the Eurozone member states’ national Parliaments. German Chancelor Angela Merkel has warned...

Greece and the Eurozone finally managed to bridge the gap regarding the country's bailout program and they reached a new deal that entails a four-month extension of the loan agreement without new austerity measures and a commitment that no unilateral actions...

The German government has rejected the Greek loan agreement extension request, submitted earlier today. According to the German reasoning, Greece's proposal does not meet the Eurozone's conditions for continuing the aid program. Greece's request to the Eurozone aims at a...

The Greek government has confirmed its intention to apply for an extension of its loan agreement tomorrow morning in order to avoid the danger of running out of liquidity by the end of February -when the current bailout program...

With Greece proposing a six-month loan agreement and Germany insisting on the continuation of the current bailout program, there is a constant exchange of bitter words between officials of the two countries. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has stated repeatedly...

In three weeks we did not manage to overcome our problems, "although the citizens no longer feel the scorn and irritation," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras highlighted in his opening speech addressing SYRIZA's Parliamentary Group earlier today. Tsipras reiterated that the Greek...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble directly accused the Greek government for acting "irresponsibly" in terms of the ongoing negotiations with its European partners, just a few hours ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting to be held today in Brussels. As he...

The awaited agreement on the Greek debt is very unlikely to be signed today, as both sides remain rigid in their demands. However, this lack of flexibility doesn't mean that Greece will collide head on with its European partners...