Pierre Moscovici
Economy
Greek Govt Rushes Bills in Order to Receive Loan Tranche
The Greek government is rushing to vote on bills for prior actions in order to get a compliance report by lenders before the November 9 Eurogroup.
According to analysts, Greece must go to the meeting of Eurozone finance ministers with...
Greece
Pierre Moscovici to Visit Athens on Tuesday
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici will visit Athens this upcoming Tuesday November 3 for two days.
Moscovici was originally scheduled to visit the Greek capital on October 14, but had to postpone his trip due to...
Economy
Pierre Moscovici: Greece Is on the Right Track to Receive Three Billion Euros
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici appeared optimistic about Greece's future, during an interview with French radio station Europe1.
Moscovici noted the country is moving forward with the implementation of necessary reforms that will give it the...
Economy
Top EU Officials Say Greek PM Tsipras Signed a Worse Deal than Originally Proposed
Three months after Greece signed the third bailout agreement requiring harsh measures and reforms, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras "managed" to sign a worse deal than the one he asked Greek people to...
Economy
Greek Government Announces Taxation for Private Education
The Greek government announced a new proposed legislation that would impose VAT taxation on private education institutions.
The Governmental Council on Economic Policy and the Governmental Council for Social Policy met on Tuesday to discuss a number of priorities for the government,...
Economy
European Commisioner Pierre Moscovici Announces Visit to Athens this Week
European Commissioner for Financial and Economic Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici announced via his Twitter account that he will be in the Greek capital on Wednesday and Thursday.
"In Athens on Wednesday and Tuesday to meet with Alexis Tsipras...
Economy
EU Finance Ministers Approve Deal to Share Information on Tax Rulings
European Union finance ministers adopted unanimously a proposal requiring governments to share information on tax rulings, in an effort to stop corporate tax evasion by multinationals, during a meeting in Luxembourg.
According to the political agreement achieved in today’s Ecofin,...
Greece
Moscovici: 'There Was Physical Confrontation Between Varoufakis And Dijsselbloem'
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici told French newspaper "Libération" on Friday that there was a near physical altercation between Greece's former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem before the start of the February 16 Eurogroup.
Moscovici said that...
Greece
French Newspaper Analyzes Greek PM's Position Within SYRIZA
As Greeks prepare to head to the polls for the third time in nine months, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is the subject of an article in the Wednesday edition of French newspaper Liberation.
In his profile of Tsipras, journalist Jean Quatremer...
Economy
Moscovici: We Want Deep Reforms in Greece
"We want Greece to make deep reforms as member of the eurozone" stated European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Sunday before the restart of the Eurogroup meeting.
"The discussions yesterday" (Saturday) he noted "were long and difficult and...