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Tsipras: Agreement Only According to Greek People's Mandate

After an eight-hour cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras regarding Monday's crucial Eurogroup, there was no official statement other that the reiteration that the Greek government will not sign an agreement with creditors unless it is within...

Continuous Meetings Within Greek Gov't for Monday's Eurogroup

The Greek government is in a series of feverish meetings ahead of Monday's Eurogroup and after technical discussions with lenders' representatives resulted with Athens asked to make more concessions on pension laws. General Secretary of Social Security Giorgos Romanias said...

Eurogroup President: 'We are Not Very Close to an Agreement With Greece'

"A solution will be found for Greece" stated Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem in an interview with the Saturday edition of Corriera della Sera newspaper. "On financial terms we are now more powerful than three years ago when the Athens crisis...

German FinMin: No Deal for Greece at Monday's Eurogroup

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that he doesn't expect a deal between Greece and its creditors at Monday's Eurogroup session. Speaking to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on Saturday, Schaeuble said that it is very unlikely that Greece will get...

Greece Expects Positive Signs from Monday's Eurogroup

The Greek government expects a "positive political sign' to emerge from Monday's Eurogroup to reflect "the progress" made in the negotiations with Greece, sources said after the end of a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras late on Friday. The...

Greece Expects Statement of Progress in Monday's Eurogroup

Athens is expecting a positive statement of progress in negotiations in Monday's Eurogroup, after the completion of discussions with lenders' representatives in Brussels yesterday. European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Piere Moscovici stated during a business...

Eurogroup Chief: Discussion of Greek Debt Relief Not a Taboo

The discussion for the relief of the Greek debt is not a taboo, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijesslbloem stated in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde on Thursday noting that "progress has been made in the negotiations in the...

Varoufakis: "Greece to Have a Deal With Lenders within One or Two Weeks"

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told BBC that Greece will secure a deal with its lenders in the next week or two, during a short interview. “The cycle of uncertainty must close,” he said, adding that although a bailout agreement will...

Greek Government Spokesman: 'The Red Lines Will Not Be Surpassed'

"We are well aware of the society's red lines, we are aware of the limits and everyone should be assured that the red lines will not be surpassed," Greek government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis on Thursday said in a press briefing. Regarding...

EC-IMF Have Disagreements With Greece, Not Each Other

European Commission officials deny disagreements with the International Monetary Fund over the Greek debt and claim the disagreements are between the creditors and Greece. This unofficial statement came after the Greek government announced on Tuesday that the EC and the...