Greece

The elections in Germany are not expected to bring about changes that will affect the German political system's strategy on Greece, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday, in an interview with the Greek radio station 'Athina 9.84'. The strategy...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a mix of far right rhetoric and neoliberalism in his speech at the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), which will lead to a new bailout program, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Saturday...

No one claims that the fundamental problems of the Greek economy have been solved, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Wednesday during a press briefing adding that the situation is still fragile. "We should however emphasize on the great opportunities...

Greece has a strong negotiating position, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Monday in statements to ANT1 TV. As he said, the goal is a clear solution to the Eurogroup on June 15, in order to pave the way...

"On June 15 there will be an agreement which will satisfy all the involved sides and there is not a single chance to get into a crisis situation or to need to take recourse to political solutions (early elections),"...

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) revised projections for the 2016 primary surplus is a positive development, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Thursday said during a press briefing. "This proves that the Fund's reservations over Greece's fiscal performance, which delayed the...

There is no possibility of delaying the programme review until September, State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday in statements to ANT1 TV. While we were close to an agreement last Thursday, the creditors raised the issue...

After the technical agreement on the reforms by August 2018 and the change of policy mix for 2019, the way will open for the discussion of medium term measures on the debt as well as the medium term primary...

"It is reasonable to expect positive developments soon" said government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in an interview with the Saturday edition of Imerissia newspaper. "The government will not bring to parliament a bad agreement let alone an agreement that will exceed...

When Greece arrives at an agreement with the institutions "the policy mix will be far better than some in the opposition had hoped for, in order for the government to suffer political wear, but also from the assumptions made...

"There is no discussion on the implementation of measures as of 2018," stated government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in a press briefing on Thursday. "At this particular phase of the negotiation at a technical level, it is necessary for all sides...

On Tuesday Greece's government spokesperson, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a briefing that the country will not agree to what he called “illogical” demands of the IMF to further austerities after the end of the bailout program in 2018. Reuters reported...

On Monday government spokesman and Minister of State, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, spoke to Radio Parapolitika where he commented "Early elections are not, in any case, part of our planning. We will not hand over the country to the lenders' demands." He went...

The conclusion of the second program review is the first priority of the government, newly appointed government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said in the first press briefing. The second priority is the beginning of the debate on the final...

Greek conservative opposition party New Democracy (ND) on Wednesday accused the governing SYRIZA Party of delaying the date of the snap elections in order to install senior judges of its choice. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos affirmed that elections will be...