Greece

In a statement on Friday, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed decisions regarding the European budget and climate goals made at the the meeting of EU leaders held in Brussels on Thursday. Mitsotakis praised the breakthrough made on the European budget...

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades chose Member of Parliament Stella Kyriakides as the country's next European Commissioner on Thursday. Kyriakides will replace the current EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stilianides, who served during the EU...

The Greek government announced on Thursday that Margaritis Schinas will be Greece's new European Commissioner during Ursula von der Leyen's Presidency of the European Commission. The announcement put an end to speculation over who would replace Dimitris Avramopoulos, the current...

Frans Timmermans, the European Socialists' lead candidate (Spitzenkandidat) for the presidency of the European Commission has been in Athens since Sunday, attending the Movement for Change (KINAL) party conference and meeting with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at the KINAL...

The European Commission is nearing an agreement with the Greek government to approve Greece's draft budget for 2019, European sources said on state-run A.M.N.A. on Monday. The draft budget review is a process to which all Euro-zone countries must submit. In...

On Wednesday it was announced by the European Commission that an additional 37.5 million euros will be given to Greece as emergency aid to help with the migrant crisis gripping the country. The additional funding will be broken down into...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke on the telephone with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday morning, pledging aid to Greece in this time of crisis. According to Maximos Mansion sources, Juncker spoke to Tsipras expressing his grief for the...

Uncollected VAT revenues in Greece for 2015 are estimated at 5 billion euros, according to a report by the European Commission. The report places Greece among the top three countries with the highest VAT Gap in terms of percentage...

The recent interception of suspicious activity by an NGO involved in refugee reception in Greece once again showed that the European Commission's monitoring mechanisms were effective, European Commissioner for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Christos Stylianides commented on Thursday. Replying...

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...

The European Commission is struggling for the best possible progress ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup meeting, its spokesman Margaritis Schinas said on Monday during a press briefing. "The Commission is working hard with the Greek authorities and the other partners to...

The projects approved by the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) in Greece so far are expected to lead to total investments of 2.36 billion euros, according to figures released on Thursday. The European Investment Bank has so far approved...

The European Commission announced on Friday, July 29 that it would be providing 11 million euros in emergency funding to Greece for the reception and registration of refugees and to Italy for the support of search and rescue operations...

The European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) released a joint statement on Thursday on the Greek program and debt sustainability: "The institutions and the Greek authorities have made important...

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said that energy is a key ingredient in the bailout program and essential to the bailout review. Speaking to Capital.gr, Mr. Šefčovič said that the European Commission is pleased with the progress...