Angela Merkel

According to French newspaper Le Monde, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reported at the summit on December 19 that if Greece quits the euro, then all members of the monetary union would follow the same path. The French newspaper, invoking conversations...

German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who has Greek origins, was upset with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the summit in Brussels because of her statements that “a Solidarity Fund will lead to a European budget, to achieve convergence.” MEP Chatzimarkakis noted...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel noted progress and stability in Greece and Cyprus. Merkel also referred to positive evolution in Portugal, while she congratulated Ireland and Spain, which managed to complete their efforts. Generally, Merkel talked about some countries of...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he will insist that the country's international lenders allow a debt cut if a primary surplus is a achieved for 2013, and that he wants it done before the May elections for European...

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who acts at the behest of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, said after a symbolic meeting with envoys from Greece's international lenders that it's essential for the two sides to reach agreement on the...

The Financial Times made a shocking prediction concerning Greece. While analyzing the sustainability plan of the German government that derived from the coalition between Angela Merkel with the Social Democrats. The newspaper wrote that within the next four years,...

Hoping to beat the clock before Greece takes over the symbolic, but powerless, rotating Presidency of the European Union for six months on Jan. 1, the government is pushing to conclude a deal with its international lenders before then...

Enraged that then-Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in 2011 said he would call a referendum and let Greeks decide whether to accept harsh terms of a second international bailout - which could have pushed Greece out of the Eurozone...

There are various reactions coming from the German Press in regards to the meeting between Antonis Samaras and Angela Merkel. The comments floating around about Greece's progress range from very positive to negative. The Die Welt reported the warm words...

The leader of the Eurosceptic party alternative for Germany (AFD) Byrd Luke predicts an inevitable haircut due to lack of primary surplus. Luque Byrd declared that a new Greek debt relief is inevitable and added that Greece will exit the...