Greece

The Greek debt crisis features strongly in the German election campaign as the social-democrats of SPD accuse their coalition partners of Angela Merkel’s CDU of undermining the EU. On Tuesday, during the last session of the German Parliament prior to...

Failing to continue the Greek programme would be an "irresponsible action," Germany's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with the Greek newspaper "To Vima" published on Saturday. At the same time, he added, it was...

"Greece belongs in the Eurozone," German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, during joint statements with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias after their meeting in Athens. He also emphasized that this discussion was now closed, since "Europe cannot...

The dilemma is whether EU countries will regain the social contract and social acquis or if they will remain stuck in racist slogans which are unfortunately being heard from officials, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told German Vice Chancellor and...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the phone on Monday afternoon to discuss what comes next after Greeks unequivocally turned down a bailout deal on Sunday. The two premiers agreed that Greece will present its...

Germany's vice chancellor Gabriel has said in a radio interview that he is open to a Greek referendum on its bailout deal. He acknowledged that austerity might have caused more harm than good in Greece. In an interview with Deutschlandfunk...

Germany's Vice Chancellor, Economy Minister and chairman of the junior coalition government partner Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel said earlier today that his country's government is willing to help Greece get back on its feet and...

German Vice Chancellor and Social Democratic Party (SPD) President Sigmar Gabriel welcomed the Eurogroup’s agreement on the Greek issue during a visit to Madrid. “Here, everybody was relieved that it was possible after all to reach a major breakthrough...

The German government's desire for Greece's Eurozone membership expressed the country’s Vice Chancellor and Economic Affairs Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, in his recent interview to German newspaper "Hanoversche Allgemeine Zeitung," adding that the Eurozone expects that the agreements between the two...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is to back down on today's (Friday) meeting of euro zone finance ministers in order to unlock the bailout review negotiations between Greece and creditors, according to a Euro2day.gr report. "The position of German Finance...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Friday criticized his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for "sending wrong messages to Greece." On Wednesday, Gabriel met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens. He later made the...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to embark on a series of international meetings to discuss the migrant issue, Cyprus, Turkish provocations and Greece's bailout program review. On Wednesday PM Tsipras will be in Brussels, ahead of the European Union summit...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble criticized Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for making the comment that Germany is partly responsible for Greece's financial problems. The comment was made during last week's visit of the German vice chancellor in Athens. "What Mr...

German former minister Peter Ramsauer of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria attacked a photoreporter during a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel. Leftist Avgi newspaper reports that the Greek photographer was among...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday received German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel who underlined that his visit comes at a crucial time for Greece and Europe. Gabriel said that their discussion focused on investment possibilities in Greece and...