Gavriil Sakellaridis
Greece
Greek Gov't Spokesman: Effective Diplomacy is Carried Out Quietly
The revocation of a Notam by Turkey, which designated an area in the Aegean Sea as an area for military exercises and as a firing range starting Monday and until December 31, was revoked following Greek demarches to the...
Economy
Greece: No Trouble Meeting Financial Obligations this Month
Greece said on Monday it will not have any problem meeting its financial obligations this month, after reports indicated that the country might have difficulty repaying its international creditors in the coming months.
"The public should not be concerned ......
Economy
Greek Parliament Will Not Vote on Loan Agreement
The Greek government confirmed on Monday that the four-month loan extension agreement will not be submitted to parliament since it is not required.
SYRIZA parliamentary spokesperson Konstantinos Fylis said that MPs have an opportunity to discuss the agreement but not vote...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras Briefs SYRIZA MPs on Negotiations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gathered SYRIZA's Parliamentary Group in order to brief the party's MPs in detail regarding the government's moves since it took office on January 26. Tsipras referred to the difficulties and climate the new government had...
Economy
Greek Gov't Spokesman: We Are Working to Ensure the List of Reforms is Accepted
The Greek government is in constant communication with its European loan partners in order to achieve the maximum consensus regarding its list of reforms to be submitted by midnight. According to government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis, the list will include,...
Greece
Greek Gov't Spokesman: The Word 'Extension' Cancelled the Joint Announcement
The phrase "extension of the memorandum" was the one that led to the cancellation of the joint announcement after the end of Wednesday's Eurogroup meeting" said government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis adding that the Greek side did not accept this...
Economy
Greek Govt: Not a Single Step Back in Negotiations
The Greek government is sending a double message to its European partners and the country’s creditors ahead of the emergency Eurogroup meeting to be held in five days and in the wake of Berlin's and European Central Bank's (ECB) persistent...
Economy
Greek Govt Spokesman: We have not Changed Our Stance on Greek Debt
The government's firm position is that the Greek debt is not sustainable and that is the reason why its write-off is required, government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis on Tuesday told ANT1 TV.
Sakellaridis stressed that the government has not changed its...
Economy
Greek Gov't Will Not Appoint Party Members to Run Banks
The new Greek government will not take any actions to hurt the share values of banks and will not appoint party members at key management positions, the government's spokesperson said on Monday.
"We will not do anything that would hurt...
Greece
Who Will Be Part of the Next Greek Parliament?
Many Greek politicians were neck to neck against their fellow candidates in several constituencies across Greece, aiming to earn a seat in the new Greek Parliament.
According to election results, SYRIZA’s Gavriil Sakellaridis and Nikolaos Voutsis, as well as New Democracy...