Greece

Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker criticized outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling the Greek debt crisis in 2015 on Thursday, saying that her “hesitations” and “reluctance” undermined efforts to deal with the situation. “I think her biggest failure was...

It was made public on Thursday that Greece heads the list of the 28 member states of the European Union in receiving investment funding from the so-called ''Juncker Plan.'' The funding for the nation of Greece totals €76.9 billion, according...

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, declared on Thursday afternoon ''I am a Cypriot!'' when asked about the Turkish provocations inside Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone. In a his typical laconic, yet decisive way, President Juncker expressed his absolute and unconditional...

The President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, held an interview with journalists following his State of The Union speech in the European Parliament. Mr Juncker was asked by a Kathimerini journalist about the issue of the upcoming cuts...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has praised Greece's "Herculean efforts" during his annual state of the union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday. Juncker stated that Greece has succeeded in concluding the stability program and can stand on its own feet...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told an economic forum in Brussels that Greece will soon leave its bailout program. Juncker was speaking at the Brussels Economic Forum where he also said Europeans should be "proud of the creation of...

Turkey has hit back at a statement by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker who while visiting Athens on Thursday called for the release of two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish jail. A statement by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry claims that...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said Greece will exit its economic bailout without more credit. Speaking on Thursday at a briefing beside Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Juncker also said he expected Greece to be “a normal country” by the...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his support for Greece during a visit to Athens on Thursday, claiming it was on the road to economic recovery. The high-level meeting saw Juncker talk with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday condemned Turkey's stance and the recent tension it created with Greece and Cyprus. At a press conference on the new multiannual financial framework and the next EU elections, Juncker was asked to comment...

German Chancellor Angela Markel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to offer assistance for the asylum services and with Frontex at the Greek-Turkish and Greek-Bulgarian borders during a quadrilateral meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Bulgaria's premier...

In a joint news conference, Alexis Tsipras and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni expressed their respective reservations about EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's call for a Euro-wide finance minister. Tsipras said that there was no need for any finance minister,...

Jean Claude-Junker heaped praise on his own department in an interview where he said Grexit was on the cards in 2015. The President of the Commission revealed Germany was gunning for the Greeks to be expelled over the Eurozone crisis...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday telephoned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake that struck Kos in the early hours of the morning, as well as the Commission's support for...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was named honorary doctor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in a ceremony on Thursday evening. Juncker’s declaration has a special symbolism for the university “that is firmly oriented to modern Western way of thinking...