Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
Economy
Germany Must Back Down on High Budget Surplus, Greece Says
The agreement of the Eurogroup was the most crucial step for the conclusion of the programme review, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said during a press briefing. He accused main opposition New Democracy of not being affected by...
Greece
Greek Gov't Spokesman: The Agreement Under Negotiation Does Not Include New Measures
The Greek government is working hard and seeks the conclusion of the program review as well as an agreement that will allow Greece's participation in the ECB quantitative easing program, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said in a...
Economy
Government Spox Tzanakopoulos: 'Our Aim Is to Not Yield to Illogical Demands by the IMF'
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...
Greece
Debt and Investments the Focus of PM's Visit to Paris, Gov't Sources Say
The prime minister's stopover in Paris on the way back from Lisbon was not a "holiday" but mainly focused on finding solutions for Greece's debt and efforts to promote foreign investment, government sources said, in reply to main opposition New...
Greece
Investigation into Corruption Cases a Top Priority, Government Spokesman Says
The government has set as high priority to shed light into corruption cases that have wounded political life, State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
He stated that the Greek people are the...
Economy
Greece Willing to Agree on Contingency Fiscal Measures to Complete Bailout Program Review
Government Spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said that Greece is willing to agree on contingency fiscal measures beyond 2018 in order to close the second review of the bailout program.
Tzanakopoulos called the measures "enhanced guarantee mechanism," which is similar...
Greece
IMF Demand for Measures in 2018 is Absurd, Gov't Spokesman Says
"The IMF demand for more measures in 2018 is absurd," State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Saturday in an interview with Kontra News newspaper.
He also stressed the importance of concluding the economic programme review as soon as...
Economy
Delays in Second Programme Review are not Justified, Government Spokesman Says
Delays in the conclusion of the second programme review are not justified, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday said in an interview with radio station Kokkino 105.5 FM.
Tzanakopoulos stressed the importance of avoiding delays without any reason.
He also ruled...
Greece
Greek Government Spox Tzanakopoulos: Early Elections Are Not Part of Our Planning
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...
Greece
Gov Spox: IMF's Demands for More Measures Unacceptable to Greece
The Greek government will not back down in facing pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for more measures, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos reiterated on Sunday during an interview with the radio station Athina 9.84.
"We have made it clear that there...