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European Commission President Juncker Visits Cyprus

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will travel to Cyprus this week (Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July) at the invitation of President Nikos Anastasiades. It will be President Juncker’s first official visit to the island since becoming President of...

European Parliament Ηead Schulz: Tsipras Is the Strongest Greek PM in Decades

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Monday he is confident the Greek government will do whatever it takes to implement the necessary reforms, according to statements made on German talk show “Brennpunkt” of public broadcaster ARD. “It doesn’t make...

European Leaders Enter Summit with Mixed Expectations Over Greece

European leaders entered the crucial summit that will decide the future of Greece in Europe with mixed expectations, while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked for an "honest compromise." German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is not surprised that another...

'To Potami' Leader Theodorakis: Europeans Believe the Greek Proposals Are on the Right Direction

The Greek proposals are currently under the European Commission, ECB and IMF microscope, stated "To Potami" leader Stavros Theodorakis after his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Friday. He also noted that his first impression is that Europeans...

Greece Rushes to Prepare Proposal to Meet Friday's Deadline

The Greek financial teams in Brussels and Athens are working feverishly to prepare the finalized Greek proposal to be tabled to the European Commission by 8:30 Friday morning. EC President Jean-Claude Juncker made it clear that the Greek proposal should...

European Commission Leaders React in Frustration to Tsipras' Rejoinder

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took the podium again after European lawmakers commented on his speech to the European Parliament. Tsipras said in his rejoinder that the discussion is about the Eurozone's future. The confrontations only had political content...

Greece Euro Summit Ends Without Agreement – Greek Proposals Due Thursday

After more than three hours of talks, Tuesday's Euro Summit decided that there will be another European Union summit this upcoming Sunday to discuss the Greek government's new bailout proposals expected in writing by July 9. Earlier at the Eurogroup,  the nineteen Eurozone finance ministers...

Hollande-Juncker-Merkel Call for Greek Solution Prior to Meeting With Tsipras

Upon their arrival for a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels, prior to the scheduled Euro Summit, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on the potential for...

European Commission President: No Solution for Greece in Today's Summit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that there will not be a solution to the Greek debt problem in Tuesday's summit of Eurozone leaders and said he will ask Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras what the 'No' in Greece's bailout...

Greek Main Opposition Leader: The Government Is Deceiving Us

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras addressed the nation in a televised speech just a few hours after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his own, and urged the country to vote "Yes" on Sunday's referendum. In the speech,...