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The European Central Bank may bring forward its stress test of Greek banks next year, finalising data well before Greece is due to exit its three-year, 86 billion euro international bailout. The test could be finalised in early May to...

The Greek government should not put off agreed bailout reforms or it could “complicate” an upcoming bailout review by its foreign creditors, a European Central Bank official said. The third bailout review is expected to begin in October with bad...

ECB board member Benoit Coeure fired a warning shot over the prospects of Greece joining the quantitative easing programme (QE), by saying that the ambiguity over debt relief still exists. Speaking on Wednesday, Coeure said that Euro zone governments have...

"Until sufficient details are given on debt-related measures, serious concerns remain about the sustainability of Greek government debt," noted ECB head Mario Draghi. In a letter responding to a question by Mr. Nikolaos Choudis on whether a debt sustainability...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is waiting for the measures that will make Greek debt sustainable in the long-term in order to decide on Greece's participation in the quantitative easing program, central banker Mario Draghi said on Monday, testifying...

Greece has a strong negotiating position, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Monday in statements to ANT1 TV. As he said, the goal is a clear solution to the Eurogroup on June 15, in order to pave the way...

The condition of former Greek premier Lucas Papademos continues to be "haemodynamically stable" while the progression of the wounds he sustained as a result of a letter-bomb blast on Thursday evening is good, according to the latest medical bulletin...

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos expressed his optimism that the way for a good and final solution for the debt and the country inclusion in ECB's quantitative easing programme can open on Monday's Eurogroup, in an exclusive statement to Athens...

Greece can participate in the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing programme even this summer, according to banking officials and financial analysts. As they said, Greece meets all its commitments with the voting of the omnibus bill in the...

The ECB and ESM announced on Tuesday that they signed a preliminary agreement on the conclusion of the second programme review. "Staff teams from the EC, ESM, ECB and the IMF have reached a preliminary agreement with the Greek authorities...