Greece
Economy
Greece and Brussels Group to Resume Negotiations on Tuesday
Talks between the Greek government and the Brussels Group - the three institutions representing Greece's creditors - are to continue next Tuesday, it was announced.
The technical talks were concluded in Brussels on Saturday night and will continue after Tuesday...
Economy
FinMin Varoufakis, Moscovici Discuss Brussels Group Progress, Monday's Eurogroup
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told journalists on Tuesday he expects the Eurogroup on May 11 to discuss the progress made in the negotiations between Greek authorities and the representatives of the institutions. The statements were made following a...
Economy
Brussels Group Meeting in Paris Continues on Monday and Tuesday
The Brussels Group meeting in Paris, which was held during the weekend, continues on Monday and Tuesday, European Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said on Monday.
Schinas said that discussions continue both on political and technical level and noted that the pace...
Economy
European Commission Confirms Brussels Group Meeting on April 18
European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva confirmed on Friday that the Brussels Group meetings will resume on Saturday afternoon, April 18, in Brussels.
As she said, discussions will continue ahead of the April 24 Eurogroup, during which the Eurozone Finance Ministers will...
Economy
Brussels Group Meetings on Greece to Resume on Saturday
The Brussels Group is expected to resume its meetings on Saturday. Council of Economic Advisors (SOE) President Giorgos Chouliarakis, Finance Ministry general secretary Nikos Theocharakis and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' advisor Elena Panariti will participate from the Greek side.
International Monetary...
Economy
Greek Reforms List Under Brussels Group Microscope
The reforms list presented by the Greek government is currently being examined by the Brussels Group, as part of the negotiations between Greece and its lenders.
The Greek side hopes that an agreement will be reached within the week, so that...
Economy
Greek Govt Proposals to Brussels Group
The Brussels Group technical teams will meet in Brussels on Saturday to discuss the list of reforms that will be submitted by the Greek government, which, according to government sources, foresee a primary surplus of 1.5% and a rate...
Economy
Lenders Representatives Will Be Auditing Athens as 'Brussels Group'
Technical talks between Greece and lenders regarding reforms have started in Brussels on Wednesday. The team of representatives that will be coming to Athens to review the progress on the measures required for Greece's bailout program will be called the "Brussels Group,"...
Economy
Eurogroup: Institutions Will Not Return to Athens, Negotiations Will Continue in Brussels
Monday's Eurogroup in Brussels confirms that the return of Greece's lenders to Athens is not likely; the new round of negotiations in Athens have been postponed for the moment and further negotiations are to continue in Brussels.
Eurogroup chief Jeroen...
Economy
No Result on Greece After Brussels Talks – Next Stop the Eurogroup Meeting
Negotiations between Greece and creditors in Brussels came to an abrupt halt when the Greek delegation left the meeting just 45 minutes after it started. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s representative stated that this round of consultations with the institutions...
Economy
Coordinator of Negotiation Group Tsakalotos in Brussels on Monday
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister for International Economic Affairs and coordinator of the Greek negotiation group Euclid Tsakalotos leaves on Monday for Brussels, following days of acrimony over rival reform proposals for a deal that will unlock Greece’s last remaining...
Greece
Papandreou Meets with Eurogroup President & European Commission President, Brussels
Prime Minister George Papandreou is scheduled to fly on Monday to Brussels, where he will have meetings with Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker and with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso in the afternoon. He will also meet with European...
Crime
Golden Dawn MEP Skips Arrest, Enjoying Parliamentary Immunity in Brussels
Member of European Parliament Ioannis Lagos, a former leader of Golden Dawn, has been able to avoid arrest after being sentenced by a Greek court for his part in leading the group, since he is currently in Brussels enjoying...
Greece
Varoufakis To Publish Notorious Eurogroup Recordings from Turbulent 2015 Meetings
Greek Speaker of the House Constantine Tassoulas rebuked MeRA25 leader and ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Friday for handing an envelope over to him containing a USB of the conversations he had secretly recorded while attending a Eurogroup discussion...
Economy
Brussels Says Greece's Growth in 2020 Will be Well Above EU Average
The European Commission published its Winter 2020 Economic Forecast on Thursday, showing Brussels' projections regarding growth rates for nations in the European Union for both 2020 and 2021.
The European Executive body noted in the report that ''The euro area...