Greek debt

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, in an interview with Italy's RAI 3 public television to be aired on Sunday evening, underlined that “the Greece's government will suggest a New Deal for Europe, like US President Roosevelt had done. A...

Greece is in the center of media attention across the world this week. Reuters published an article on the possible scenarios that may play out over the next days and Thursday’s EU summit. The week will begin with the G20 Finance Ministers'...

Now that TieGate has thankfully ended, dynamic duo Alexis Tsipras and Yianis Varoufakis, fresh from unwittingly disparaging la cravate on their European roadshow, return to Athens to address the hopes of a nation they shoulder. World headlines may have...

Some 300 internationally acclaimed academics and intellectuals from across the globe have signed and published an open letter in support of Greece and Europe, demanding from the European governments, the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' meeting with his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi in Rome was concluded in a positive climate a few minutes ago and the two Premiers proceeded with a joint press conference, underlining Greece 's need of reforms....

The government's firm position is that the Greek debt is not sustainable and that is the reason why its write-off is required, government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis on Tuesday told ANT1 TV. Sakellaridis stressed that the government has not changed its...

Bank de France Governor and European Central Bank (ECB) board member Christian Noyer appeared negative today towards a partial Greek debt write-off, although he did not rule out adjustments, reminding that the European countries that have lent money to Greece...

Greece's proposals for debt repayment are completely reasonable and Germany's position that the debt should be repaid in full is unrealistic, said New York Times financial columnist Paul Krugman. "What they want instead is substantive but not outrageous relief...

Greece will not call for a debt write-off but request a "menu of debt swaps," including two types of new bonds, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told the Financial Times on Monday. According to the newspaper, Greece "unveiled proposals...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is constantly adding pressure to Greek banks, threatening to withdraw emergency funding if the country's government does not compromise. In a time that the newly elected leftist Greek government is attempting to renegotiate the...