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Economy
Former PM Samaras Says Greece Must Stay in EU and Eurozone
The main factor of any action we take is to guarantee Greece 's stay in Europe and the eurozone, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras said from Brussels on Monday.
Samaras is in Belgium to attend a European...
Economy
European Commission Chief Juncker: Greece has 'Long Road Ahead' But No Bankruptcy Danger
Greece still has a long road ahead, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview on Saturday, but ruled out a bankruptcy at this point.
Even if Greece has not detailed its proposals for reforms, "we are on the right...
Economy
Tsipras Takes it Upon Himself to Accelerate Greece-Lenders Deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has taken it upon himself to accelerate negotiations and reach a deal with lenders in order to increase liquidity.
Two days after the Eurogroup in Riga, where European Union finance ministers refused a deal that...
Crime
Greece Gets Emergency Funding to Deal with Refugee Wave
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the emergency funding Greece will receive in order to tackle the refugee issue in the Mediterranean.
In Thursday's emergency European Union summit the 28 member state leaders discussed the issue of the flood of...
Economy
Hollande-Juncker: Greece Must Cooperate and Table Reforms
French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that Greece must present a complete list of reforms before any bailout funds will be released.
Athens is pushing for an intermediate deal before April 30, a "bridge program"...
Economy
EC President: Agreement Unlikely, But No Grexit Either
"We are prepared for all kinds of events but I am excluding at 100 percent this Grexit, or Greek exit," said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
The EC President spoke to The Politico newspaper about negotiations between Greece and international...
Economy
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Tsipras in Secret Negotiations with Creditors
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in having secret negotiations with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, a Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung report said.
The four parties are called the...
Greece
Tsipras-Avramopoulos Meeting: Changes in EU Migration Policy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday had a meeting at Maximos Mansion, with their statements reflecting a convergence of views on changes over EU migration policy.
The main...
Economy
Greek Government Buys Some Time Again
On February 20, Greece and its European partners decided to move forward by agreeing that the new government will implement much-needed reforms in exchange of the continuation of financial aid.
On March 20, Greece and its European partners decided to...
Economy
EU's Juncker: About 2 bln Euro Funds to Greece in 2015
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday announced that in 2015 EU funds of around 2 billion euros that Greece will receive from the EU structural funds can be redirected towards activities related to growth and the strengthening...