Jeroen Dijssebloem
Economy
Eurogroup: 'Greece Must Send Plan for Pension System Reforms'
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday the institutions are waiting for Greece to submit specific fiscal proposals for reforming Greece’s social security system.
Speaking to a joint press conference along with European Stability Mechanism...
Economy
Eurogroup Chairman Believes Negotiations Will Not Go Smoothly
Greece may have signed an initial agreement with its European partners, but not all parties involved appear optimistic about the country's future. One of the less optimistic opinions was expressed by Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem.
The Eurogroup chairman predicted that Greece...
Economy
Greek PM to Meet With Creditors after Obstacles in Brussels
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is planning to meet with the heads of Greece’s creditors over the next few days, in an attempt to arrange a Eurogroup meeting and to make progress in the negotiations, so that Athens can...
Economy
Tsipras Warns Merkel, The Whole Letter: 'Impossible for Greece to Make Payments'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on March 15 saying that it is impossible for Greece to fulfill its obligations to lenders unless it gets short-term financial aid.
Financial Times has obtained the...
Economy
Dijsselbloem: Greece Needs to Implement Reforms Immediately
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem sent a message to the new Greek government stating that it should start implementing reforms before the completion of negotiations, so that the country will be able to disburse 7.2 billion euros in March.
“My message...
Economy
European Commission Seeks Alternatives to Replace Troika
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is seeking alternatives to replace the troika of Greece's international creditors, a Handelsblatt report says.
According to the German financial newspaper, the European Commission is looking to abolish the troika of representatives of the EC,...
Economy
Eurogroup Chief Warns Greece to Respect Euro Zone Rules
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that Greece must respect the rules of the euro zone if it wants to remain in the common currency, according to Reuters.
Speaking to German magazine Spiegel online on Friday, the EU official said that...
Economy
Troika's Technical Teams Return to Athens Tomorrow
The return of the Troika's technical teams in Athens tomorrow, along with Eurogroup's decision for a two-month technical extension of the Greek program, announced at 7:30pm local Greek time from Brussels Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijssebloem and European Commissioner for Economic...