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FinMin Hardouvelis: 'Greece will Regain Access to Markets in 2015'

The negotiations with the technical team of Greece's Troika of lenders "are on a good path and the government has managed to have a positive approach to most of the open issues," Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said...

EFSF Approves Two-month Extension of Greece’s Bailout Program

Following a similar decision by the council of eurozone ministers, the board of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) decided on Friday to grant Greece a two-month technical extension of its 2nd economic adjustment program financed by the fund. Instead...

Greek PM Samaras in Brussels for EU Summit

In Brussels on the occasion of the European Union summit will be today and tomorrow the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, in the aftermath of the first, unsuccessful, ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic...

EU Commissioner Moscovici: A Grexit Would be a Pity Now

"It would be a pity for Greece to face Grexit again after the considerable work that has been done." This phrase sums up the message sent to Greece by the European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Pierre...

Greek FinMin: Troika Expected in Athens Early January

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday had a meeting with the leadership of the Finance Ministry, which was also attended by the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) general manager Stelios Papadopoulos. The troika will return to Athens, Greece, at...

Coalition Waits for Eurogroup Decision Before Presidential Elections

After the Greek coalition established the vote for the 2015 budget, the issue of the presidential election is on the table again. However, the date of the election will depend on the outcome of today's Eurogroup regarding the bailout...

Six-Month Extention in Greek Program Under Consideration, New Review Deadline on December 14

The possibility of extending Greece 's bailout program by six months, to mid 2015, is being considered by the Eurozone Finance Ministers, according to a document obtained by Reuters, while Athens insists it is only discussing an extension of a...

Greek FinMin: We are Working to Avoid Return to Uncertainty

His estimation that significant progress has been made in the ongoing talks between Troika's representatives and the Greek government, expressed earlier today Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, during his speech at the Greek Economic Conference organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber...

Greek FinMin: Gov't Pursuing Talks until Final Agreement is Reached

The Greek government will pursue talks with the troika of the country's lenders until a final agreement is reached, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis told new Saturday newspaper "Agora" in its second issue of publication. In statements published in Saturday's newspaper,...

Greek VP: There May Be a Bailout Program Extension

The meeting between Greek Premier Antonis Samaras and Vice President Evangelos Venizelos at the Maximos Mansion this morning confirms that the Paris talks with the troika have brought the Greek coalition government at an impasse. "Our aim is to have...