Eurozone
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras: ‘2016 Will Be the Year Greece Exits from the Crisis’
If 2015 was the year Greece secured its place in the Eurozone and ended the so-called 'Grexit' talk, then 2016 must be the year the country will start its exit from the crisis, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on...
Greece
Former SYRIZA Minister Denounces Greek Bank Recapitalization
The recapitalization of the banks is probably the biggest robbery in Greece's history, Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis said in an interview with Praktorio FM on Tuesday.
The only solution for exiting the crisis is nationalising the banks and exiting...
Economy
Kemal Dervis: 'Confidence Is the Challenge for Greece to Attract Investors'
Turkish politician Kemal Dervis has a reputation as a good manager who led Turkey out of a financial crisis at the end of 1990s. Talking to the ANA-MPA's Annita Triantafyllopoulou on Thursday, Dervis seemed confident that Greece's economy can...
Australia
Former Greek FinMin Varoufakis Plans to Democratize Europe
Greek former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis visited Australia to give a lecture at Sydney University, where he explained what he has planned for the future.
According to the newspaper Sydney Morning Herald, Varoufakis stressed that from the moment that a...
Economy
European Central Bank: "Greece Still in Jeopardy of Defaulting"
The European Central Bank (ECB) noted that even though after July Greece's expectations to default diminished, the stakes are still high due to concerns over an early and full implementation of the third bailout program.
For what concerns the Eurozone...
Economy
Varoufakis: 'Greece had a Chance to Default and we Missed it'
Greece had a chance to default and be kicked out of the European common currency bloc "but we missed it," said former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.
Speaking to the Guardian, Varoufakis said that the reason Europe is not able to...
Economy
The Eurozone Reportedly Delays Disbursement of Needed Bailout Funds to Greece
Representatives of the Eurozone's finance ministries were unable to officially approve the disbursement of two billion euros of bailout funds to Greece, as well as of the 10 billion euros for the country's bank recapitalization, during a Euroworking Group meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Real.gr cites European officials...
Economy
Greece to Legislate New Measures to Receive €2 Bln in Financial Aid by Monday
Greece must legislate the new measures agreed by the end of the week in order to receive a subtranche of 2 billion euros in financial aid on Monday.
The Euro Working Group and the European Stability Mechanism will assess the...
Economy
Report: Greek Crisis Damaged EMU in Non-Eurozone States
The Greek crisis that kept politicians busy in the summer of 2015 has fuelled particularly negative sentiments among business leaders from the non-eurozone countries, according to a report by Deloitte published today (16 November).
A second edition of the European...
Economy
Eurozone Οfficials Οptimistic Οver Νegotiations Βetween Greece and Ιnstitutions
A positive climate prevails among senior officials of the euro zone over the negotiations taking place in Athens with the view to reaching an agreement between institutions and Greek authorities.
Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem welcomed the "good progress" achieved in...