Greece

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...

European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday filed a suit against two of the three protected witnesses in the Novartis case. Avramopoulos, a former health minister, is suing the witnesses for perjury, slander and defamation as they...

The Eurogroup’s handling of Greece’s bailout programme was a scandal in terms of democratic processes, Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. The French economist said that after eight years of crisis and tough...

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Crețu accompanied by Greek Alternate Economy Minister Alexis Charitsis, Deputy Shipping Minister Nektarios Santorinios and general secretary public investments Panagiotis Korkolis will visit the island of Chios on June 14. A series of meetings...

European Commissioner for financial affairs Pierre Moscovici on Wednesday said that no European institution favors austerity for Greece, but reforms and measures are needed for the completion of the bailout program review. "I am here to work with you," the...

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici is scheduled to visit Athens on Wednesday to aid in bailout program review talks between Greece and creditors. The European official is expected to meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...

European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that Athens has the main responsibility for the completion of the second review of the bailout program. Negotiations between Greece and creditors resumed on Monday after summer recess. The Greek government has yet to complete...

Greece should not expect a relaxation of its budget targets for 2018, said European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday. The commissioner talked to reporters ahead of the extraordinary European Union summit in Brussels where member state leaders...

In an article posted today on the website of liberal.gr., European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos emphasizes the importance of the European humanistic tradition and says it is something we all must be proud of,...

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu participated in the emergency meeting of the European parliament's Regional Development Committee to discuss Commission proposals to support Greece. Cretu made the following statement: "Today I participated in an emergency meeting of the Committee on Regional Development...

32.74 million euros of aid will soon arrive in Athens from Brussels to cope with the refugee crisis, said European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday. A first disbursement of 30 million euros will take...

A wider Greek government meeting on migration issues affecting the Greek islands and ways to deal with the problem took place at Greece's Interior Ministry on Thursday. The meeting was attended by European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos,...

In a meeting with European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos at the Shipping Ministry on Tuesday, the Greek government asked for an immediate disbursement of EU funds to help cope with increased migration flows. The Greek government asked for the immediate...

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici said on Monday that Athens needs to deliver a reforms plan as soon as possible in order to stay in the Eurozone. Moscovici spoke on French television regarding the...