Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Economy
Greek and Eurozone Officials Leak that Eurogroup Reaches an Agreement
The nineteen Eurozone Finance Ministers appear to have reached an agreement at the Eurogroup meeting being held now in Brussels. The agreed drafted outline will form the basis for keeping liquidity flowing to Greece, while extending the country’s bailout...
Economy
Greek FinMin Varoufakis: We Can't Accept the Fiscal Adjustment Signed by the Previous Govt
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is currently holding the third and most crucial of a series of meetings with his Eurozone counterparts in Brussels in an attempt to strike a deal regarding the future of the Greek program.
The talks...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras – German Chancellor Merkel Hold 'Constructive' Telephone Conversation
A constructive fifty-minute telephone conversation between the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel was held on Thursday afternoon, only a few hours ahead of today’s crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. According to a Greek...
Economy
Read the Greek Loan Agreement Six-Month Extension Request Letter
Earlier today, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sent a letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, explaining Greece's proposals and reasoning for the continuation of the country's loan agreement. Germany's immediate rejection of the Greek proposal has widened the gap...
Economy
Semantics Important in Greece's Bailout Extension Compromise
Greece submitted today its proposal to euro zone partners requesting a six-month extension to the existing loan agreement.
However, the phrasing is of much importance to the Greek government. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has spoken of an "honest compromise." Athens...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras: We Want a Solution, Not Rift
In three weeks we did not manage to overcome our problems, "although the citizens no longer feel the scorn and irritation," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras highlighted in his opening speech addressing SYRIZA's Parliamentary Group earlier today.
Tsipras reiterated that the Greek...
Economy
Varoufakis: Europe Cannot Ask Us to Implement a Failed Program
Greece is and will continue to remain in the Eurozone and the Eurozone is indivisible, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Monday evening, following a meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels.
Speaking at a press conference, Varoufakis expressed optimism...
Economy
Eurogroup Talks on Greek Bailout Program Collapse
Without an agreement between the Greek government and the country's European partners concluded a few minutes before 8:00 pm the critical Eurogroup held today in Brussels. The Greek side has characterized the Eurogroup draft statement as "unacceptable" and...
Economy
Greek Government Non-Paper on the Negotiations with the Country's Creditors
Ten points of political and technical content were outlined in a Greek government non-paper on Friday that assessed the latest negotiations with the country's creditors as positive and defined the direction of the work that will be carried out before...
Economy
Dijsselbloem Pessimistic Over Negotiations with Greece
Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem expressed concern over the negotiations between the Greek government and Greece’s European partners, according to ANP reports.
In an article published today, the Dutch news agency underlines that Greece has many demands, but the real problem...