Tag: European Commission
EU Opens Way For Disbursement of €1 Billion to Greece
The College of Commissioners of the EU approved the updated Enhanced Surveillance Report on Greece on Wednesday, which states that all agreed-upon reforms have...
EU Commission’s Athens Office Intentionally Leaks Fake News To Raise Awareness
The Office of the European Commission in Athens implemented a peculiar but clever idea to raise awareness about fake news on April Fool's Day. The...
Candidate for European Commission Presidency Timmermans Visits Greece
Frans Timmermans, the European Socialists' lead candidate (Spitzenkandidat) for the presidency of the European Commission has been in Athens since Sunday, attending the Movement...
European Commission Asks EU Court To Fine Greece For Water Pollution
The European Commission on Thursday asked the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice, to fine Greece over water pollution due to agricultural activity. Referring...
EU Blocks Cash to Greece Over Delays on Reforms
Greece's creditors decided on Wednesday to postpone a 750 million euro ($854.4 million) payment to Greece following concern over the country's foot-dragging over reforms. In...
EU Extends Post-Program Framework for Greece by Six Months
The European Commission announced on Wednesday its decision to extend its "enhanced surveillance framework" for the nation of Greece by six months. This decision was...
EU Predicts Rosy Outlook for Cyprus Economy This Year
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the island nation of Cyprus is expected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2019, the European Commission said...
Creditors Leave Athens Without Plan for Settling Tax Debt
The Greek government did not present their plans for settling tax debt in 120 installments during negotiations this week in Athens with their creditors'...
NATO, EU Hail Greek Approval of Prespa Name Deal
Top political officials from around the world hailed the Greek Parliament's ratification of the Prespa Agreement on Friday. The ratification in effect settles the "Macedonia"...
EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Calls Prespa Agreement “Problematic”
The European Union’s Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos characterized the Prespa Agreement as "problematic" in a statement he issued on Wednesday. The European Commissioner for Migration, Home...
EU: Greece has Not Implemented 16 Bailout Program Prerequisites
File photo: Greece's Ministry of Finance The European Commission is urging Greece to proceed with 16 prerequisites that have to be completed by the end...
European Commission Approves Greece’s 2019 Budget
The European Commission on Wednesday approved Greece's budget for 2019, the first budget drawn up after the bailout of 2015, while urging the country...
