Greece

In a memo addressed to the Dutch Parliament, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem noted that there is need for greater clarity on the part of the Greek government with regard to its proposals for pension reform and additional budget measures. According...

Speaking on Bloomberg from Davos, Eurogroup chief and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem described the Greek government’s pension reform proposal as a serious one, but then went on to say that “the numbers still do not add up,” reaffirming...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his SYRIZA party victory during Greece's legislative elections on Sunday evening. "Looking forward to a swift formation of a new government with strong mandates to continue the reform process," the Dutch finance minister wrote...

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem wasn't mincing any words, following Monday's Eurogroup meeting. "I'm sorry to say that the review is not yet concluded, and further work is needed in Greece before the Troika can return to Athens," said Dijsselbloem in a news...

During an interview on Dutch television current affairs program Nieuwsuur on Saturday, former Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem stated that the Eurozone countries asked too much from Greece regarding the bailout program and reforms that the country has been living...

During an interview on Greece's ANT1 television station on Monday evening, the former president of Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said that ’ handling of the Greek crisis was "catastrophic" for Greece. Dijsselbloem also accused Varoufakis of trying to constantly undermined the...

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who will on Friday step down as president of the Eurogroup of euro area finance ministers, told the U.K.'s Financial Times newspaper that further reform efforts are needed in Greece. Since July 2015 and after a tumultuous six months when...

In today's Eurogroup meeting, the head of eurozone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said the agreement on the Greek 86-billion-euro bailout was "solid" and could not be changed by new governments. His reference was regarding the ongoing negotiations for the formation...

After meeting with the president of the Republic and the PM, Eurogroup Chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that Greece and its European creditors are on a good path to completing the latest round of bailout talks, with a view to...

Greece will remain under supervision after it exits its current bailout, and Athens must achieve “economic and political stability,” Jeroen Dijsselbloem said, contradicting PM Tsipras' assurances that in 2018 the country will see the end of international supervision. “The viability...

A proposal to drop Greece’s “excessive deficit procedure” was described as a sign of the country’s economic progress, said Jeroen Dijsselbloem after the conclusion of Tallinn's Eurogroup. Speaking in Tallinn, Estonia, Eurogroup president Dijsselbloem said that institutions in Athens were...

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says that he expects to conclude the deal for the Greek bailout program at the June 15 meeting, his spokesman said on Friday. A report by Reuters says that IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be attending...

"I expect and am working on a deal today but it will not be the 'end deal.' We've always said that the final, concrete decision on extra debt relief measures will come at the end of the programme, which...

"I hope the procedures to have been completed before the end of May," said Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem addressing on Thursday the European Parliament during a debate on the Greek program. On his part European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici noted that...

Negotiations between Greek authorities and the institutions are continuing, according to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem who tweeted a brief update on Wednesday afternoon. "Had talks and contacts on Greece during the day. Work continues,” he said. According to a European official,...