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Greek Gov't Spokesman: The Agreement Under Negotiation Does Not Include New Measures

The Greek government is working hard and seeks the conclusion of the program review as well as an agreement that will allow Greece's participation in the ECB quantitative easing program, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said in a...

FinMin Tsakalotos: Program 'Delays' Concerning One-Third Still Under Negotiation

"Some things cannot be agreed unless they are agreed together as a package," Greece's Foreign Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday, replying to criticism about alleged delays in implementing measures for concluding the 2nd review of Greece's program. Replying to...

Breidthardt: European Commission Works for the Conclusion of the Second Review as Soon as Possible

The European Commission remains "committed" to the conclusion of the second review of the Greek programme as soon as possible, said European Commission responsible for Financial Issues Annika Breidthardt during a press briefing on Monday. "We are working closely with...

Greece Must not be Presented with Forever Greater Demands, Moscovici Notes

It was natural for Greece's partners to expect that the country meet its commitments but only these and not constant additional demands, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici indicated in an interview with the Greek daily...

FinMin Tsakalotos: Greece has Ruled Out Legislating Measures for 2019 at this Time

Greece is not prepared to pass legislation now for measures that will go into effect in 2019 and has made this abundantly clear, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said in an interview with the Sunday edition of the Athens-based daily...

Interior Minister: The Greek Program Can Proceed Without the IMF

The Greek program can proceed without IMF's participation, stated Interior Minister Panos Skourletis on Monday adding that a political interlocutor is better than an inflexible technocrat that wants to implement recipes that did not have positive results in most...

IMF Demand for Measures in 2018 is Absurd, Gov't Spokesman Says

"The IMF demand for more measures in 2018 is absurd," State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Saturday in an interview with Kontra News newspaper. He also stressed the importance of concluding the economic programme review as soon as...

Delays in Second Programme Review are not Justified, Government Spokesman Says

Delays in the conclusion of the second programme review are not justified, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday said in an interview with radio station Kokkino 105.5 FM. Tzanakopoulos stressed the importance of avoiding delays without any reason. He also ruled...

Tsipras: Greece Is on the Threshold of Growth

"Greece is on the threshold of growth," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday addressing an event of the European Investment Fund and the European Investment Bank for the signing of the EquiFund. Tsipras added that the economic indicators...

New Democracy Will Win if Elections are Held in 2017, Mitsotakis Says

“If this government is a problem, then election is a solution,” main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an article published by the magazine "Newsweek" on Monday, saying he was confident that ND will win an...