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Greek FinMin to Financial Times: Greece will Opt for Debt Swap, Rather than Write-off

Greece will not call for a debt write-off but request a "menu of debt swaps," including two types of new bonds, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told the Financial Times on Monday. According to the newspaper, Greece "unveiled proposals...

Greek FinMin: We Won't Recall Privatizations due to be Completed

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis appeared reassuring that the SYRIZA-led government does not intent to recall privatizations that are close to be complete, while he characterized the Chinese colossal shipping and logistics company Cosco investment in the Port of Piraeus as...

Yanis Varoufakis to Channel 4: Greek-European Deal 'Within Hours or Days' [Video]

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis appeared confident that a deal between Greece and Europe regarding the country's bailout program will soon be reached. Talking to British Channel 4's economics editor Paul Mason, after a London meeting with British Chancellor...

What Happens After the Proud Greek 'No?'

One week after the election and Greece is still reveling in the people's victory, the liberation from the occupying forces of evil Europe, wallowing in the wild joy of the proud "no" the new leftist government said to the...

Italy 'Looking Forward with Great Interest' to PM Tsipras' Visit, Minister Says

The Italian government is looking forward to the visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Italy this coming week "with great interest," Deputy State Minister for European Union affairs Sandro Gozi told ANA-MPA on Sunday. "The Italian government is...

Australians Predict Agreement Between Greece and EU

After week-long coverage of Greece’s political and financial situation in the post-election era, Australian media is estimating that Greece will eventually come to an agreement with the European Union. The Weekend Australian published an article by Henry Ergas where the...

European Commission Seeks Alternatives to Replace Troika

President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is seeking alternatives to replace the troika of Greece's international creditors, a Handelsblatt report says. According to the German financial newspaper, the European Commission is looking to abolish the troika of representatives of the EC,...

Watch the Documentary Greece's New Finance Minister Produced about the Greek Crisis

Before he became Greece's new finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis was very outspoken on what Greece needs to do to get out of the crisis. He even produced a documentary showcasing his suggestions about Greece's economy. In the following documentary...

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...

Poll: More then Half of Respondents Pleased with Syriza Win

The first opinion poll conducted after SYRIZA's win last Sunday showed, more than half of respondents are satisfied with Greece ’s election result According to the survey conducted by Metron Analysis for Saturday’s edition of Parapolitika, 56% of those questioned...