Marianne Thyssen
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EC Backs Former Greek Statistics Chief as ELSTAT Scandal Heads to Eurogroup
EU Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici met with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos in Brussels on Monday. In their first meeting since July, the two officials did not discuss the prosecution of former Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) Chief Andreas Georgiou...
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EU Letter Violates Greek Constitution, Alternate Justice Min Says
"The letter of Valdis Dombrovskis, Pierre Moscovisi and Marianne Thyssen does not only violate the Greek Constitution but also the EU institutional acquis," Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos said in a statement on Thursday.
"The three European officials essentially ask...
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Greek Government 'Surprised' by EC Intervention on Supreme Court's ELSTAT Probe
The European Commission wants the Greek government to take an official stand on press reports that the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) had rigged data to aid Greece's foreign creditors. EU Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, who overseas Eurostat, said...