Greece

According to the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the Greek European Union presidency would be one of “opportunities, not a presidency of crisis.” The priorities of the Greek presidency are job creation, monetary union, the fight against illegal immigration...

Economic recovery is on the cards in Greece, according to European commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, but short-tern economic recovery will continue to be difficultfor the Greek people. He was speaking in Brussels on 17 September, following a meeting with...

The Portuguese José Manuel Barroso, current President of the European Commission, will spend his holidays on the Greek island of Skiathos from  August 21, according to the online version of the newspaper To Vima. During his short vacation, Barroso...

The eurogroup’s decision earlier this month to release bailout funds to Greece shows European leaders are committed to keeping the country in the common currency, To Vima says, citing an interview with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Greece has...

ATHENS – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, in his first visit to Greece in three years, told new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras that international lenders want results in implementing more reforms if the country wants to keep rescue...

A bomb exploded earlier today in the Greek political scene after Reuter's made a revelation about how Greece's caretaker PM Lucas Papadimos called Barroso and asked him to make a strong statement about Greece leaving the eurozone. Reuters claims that Barroso...

The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso expressed his concerns during a press conference today over the election of the far-right Golden Dawn party in the May 6 elections in Greece, underlining that the EU must be...

The general elections of May 6 in Greece are over and political controversy and turmoil seem to have settled on the everlasting problem of the Greek debt crisis. With the Greek spreads rising, the political chart of Greece going through...

A withdrawal of Greece from the eurozone would be "a disaster" for the Greek people, said Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission on Monday during his visit to Vienna. He was speaking in an interview with the Austrian...

Preparations for the Cypriot Presidency are at an excellent state, EU Commission Presidenty Jose Manuel Barroso has said. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, Barroso was speaking during a joint press conference with President of the Republic...

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Friday said he expects Greece to form a government of national unity and to approve its bailout package. "I think that΄s what is going to happen , because what is the other option for...

This week's Eurozone agreement to remit 50% of the massive Greek state debt is "an absolutely unique and exceptional measure," stated EC President Jose Manuel Barroso. In an interview for Portugese paper Expresso, the European Commission chief said that this...

Prime Minister George Papandreou is scheduled to meet European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso later Saturday ahead of an E.U. leaders summit Sunday, a spokesman from his office in Athens said. European finance ministers and leaders are holding a series...

Greece needs to reduce its debts if it is going to come through the economic crisis, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday. "If Greece is going to have success... it΄s better to reduce the debt than anything else,"...

Greece is and will continue to be part of the euro zone, which needs more integration and discipline to boost its credibility, the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday. "For the euro area to be credible, we need...