Greece

There was a reported "positive atmosphere" in Berlin on Friday as Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met recently installed German counterpart Olaf Scholz. Germany's finance ministry took to social media to describe the meeting as: "Good talks toward a new...

Representatives of the union of firemen hired on five-year contracts met with the director of Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis in his office at the General Accounting Office on Wednesday, after holding a protest march in central Athens. The firemen...

The Greek government wants to conclude the second program review as soon as possible, hopefully even before Christmas, in order to achieve a staff-level agreement, Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis said on Tuesday, speaking at the European Parliament’s Committee...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had announced a government reshuffle for quite some time, however, speculation mounted on Friday with the long-awaited shake-up expected all day. The announcement was finally made at 10 p.m. on Friday by Olga Gerovasili. The...

Greek Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis claimed that the capital controls that are currently restricting the Greek economy will be lifted by June 2016. During a hearing at the Greek Parliament's Economic Affairs Committee, Chouliarakis claimed that liquidity in the Greek economy will be fully...

In the midst of high speculation that Greece will miss deficit targets required in the Bailout Deal, Greek Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis commenced the discussion on the prior actions bill the Greek Parliament must legislate via a vote on Friday,...

Greece's departing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday handed over his seat to interim Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou as the country goes to elections on September 20. Alexis Tsipras welcomed newly sworn-in Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou in his office at...

Greece has presented a draft plan of growth to its EU creditors that could be implemented after the end of the current bailout program in August. Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis briefed Eurozone officials about the plan at the Eurogroup...

The seven or eight major issues that were pending are resolved in the negotiations between Greece and creditors and only minor issues remain, a government source told the Athens News Agency on Thursday.   Talks to complete the second review...

The progress made so far in negotiations and the issues that will dominate the second review of Greece’s program were discussed in the first meeting between the government and representatives of the institutions in Athens on Sunday, finance ministry...

Greece’s public spending, labor issues, social welfare and the strategy for development will be among the issues that will be discussed in the next round of meetings between government ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs in Athens on Wednesday. The...

Tuesday's meeting between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis, and Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis with the representatives of Greece's creditors (European Commission, European Central Bank, European Stability Mechanism, International Monetary Fund) was dominated by four issues. According...

The need to implement quickly the prior actions attached to the unlocking of the 2.8-bilion-euro aid installment for Greece and starting the second program review was discussed in a meeting between EU Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici and Finance Minister...

The Greek government is optimistic that a deal with creditors will be signed within the next few days, based on statements by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk. Sources from Maximos Mansion say that European...

Each of the four TV licenses which will be sold to private media channels in Greece will be auctioned at a starting price of three million euros, according to a joint ministerial decision issued on Tuesday by State Minister...