Greece

Speaking on Bloomberg from Davos, Eurogroup chief and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem described the Greek government’s pension reform proposal as a serious one, but then went on to say that “the numbers still do not add up,” reaffirming...

During an interview on Dutch television current affairs program Nieuwsuur on Saturday, former Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem stated that the Eurozone countries asked too much from Greece regarding the bailout program and reforms that the country has been living...

Outgoing Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem acknowledged on Thursday that Greece’s creditors put too much emphasis on saving the banks at the expense of ordinary taxpayers. In an exchange of views on Greece in the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs...

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem in an interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper said that "we must conclude the programme together to ensure that Greece will exit the programme and until then to have reached an agreement on...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem is to arrive in Greece on Monday for talks with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as a prelude to the third review of the bailout program. The Dutch economist will be accompanied by the head of the...

European Finance ministers expressed their concern about the continued Greek Justice's persecution of Former ELSTAT chief Andreas Georgiou. After the Eurogroup meeting, at Tallinn, Estonia, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that "It is our primary concern to ensure the protection...

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says that he expects to conclude the deal for the Greek bailout program at the June 15 meeting, his spokesman said on Friday. A report by Reuters says that IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be attending...

The May 22 Eurogroup transcripts leaked to Euro2day.gr news site indicate that the International Monetary Fund is not convinced of the Greek debt sustainability and the conclusion of the bailout program review is still in the air. The website presents...

"I hope the procedures to have been completed before the end of May," said Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem addressing on Thursday the European Parliament during a debate on the Greek program. On his part European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici noted that...

The talks between top Greek officials and creditors that ended at 1:30 am on Wednesday in Brussels failed to come to a conclusion, even though Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said there was "good progress" made. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Deputy...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem received fiery criticism after refusing to retract the comment that southern European countries "spent all their money on drinks and women and then asked for help." The Dutch finance minister received strong criticism from members of...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that it is very unlikely that Greece's bailout program review will be completed in April, while noting that the European Stability Mechanism should assume the role of the International Monetary Fund in European economic...

Greece wants to achieve a "political solution" on the whole package of measures (reforms, primary surpluses, mid-term measures on debt) negotiated with its lenders at the Eurogroup on February 20 and will figure out the details later, Finance Minister...

 "There has been substantial progress and we are close to a common ground for the return of institutions in Athens next week," said President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem in a statement after Friday's meeting with Greece's finance minister...

On Monday the president of Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, told eurozone finance ministers that the time for realistic expectations regarding Greece's fiscal targets is on the horizon as he bluntly stated: "We need to be realistic" about setting expectations for the...