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Economy
PM Tsipras: The Third Programme Review will be Concluded Without Additional Measures
The government is fighting to restore stability in the economy and to take the country out of supervision, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday during his speech at SYRIZA's parliamentary group.
Tsipras said the government's efforts are directed towards...
Economy
Eurogroup Chief Recommends Elections to be Held in 2019
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem in an interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper said that "we must conclude the programme together to ensure that Greece will exit the programme and until then to have reached an agreement on...
Economy
Greek FinMin Tsakalotos: The Third Review will Conclude on Time
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos referred to the new environment created for the Greek economy, the conclusion of the third review and the country's exit from the crisis in an interview with the Sunday newspaper Nea Selida.
Tsakalotos expressed his certainty...
Greece
FDP will Support Greek Bailout Programmes if IMF is Involved, Lindner Says
The Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) is willing to consent to financial assistance programmes for Greece provided the International Monetary Fund (IMF) participates, making it clear that the debt is sustainable, FDP party leader Christian Lindner said on...
Economy
ESM Chief Regling: Greece Can Tap Markets in 10 Months, if it Implements Reforms
"Greece can exit the current aid programme in 10 months and be financed independently through the markets, if the government adheres to the agreed reforms to strengthen growth and employment," Klaus Regling, head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM),...
Economy
Alpha Bank Analysis Sees Return of Confidence in Greek Economy
A gradual return of confidence in the Greek economy following the completion of the second review is becoming increasingly apparent, according to a report by Alpha Bank economic analysts on Saturday. This returning confidence was reflected in the improvement...
Economy
Greece Aims to Implement 90 of 113 Prior Actions By the End of December
The government's target is to implement 90 of the 113 remaining prior actions (until the end of the programme) during the third review that will start immediately after the German elections in September and is expected to be completed...
Economy
PM Tsipras Briefs Parliament President, Party Leaders on Cyprus and Eurogroup
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting on Tuesday with Parliament President Nikos Voutsis, immediately after concluding a round of meetings with Greece's political party leaders to brief them on the June 15 Eurogroup agreements and developments concerning the...
Economy
Mitsotakis: 'Tsipras has no Reason to Celebrate'
Greece did not get what it set out for at the Eurogroup, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Alpha television on Friday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set the bar high, Mitsotakis said, but...
Economy
Schaeuble Defends 'Tough' Stance Toward Greece, Pointing to Its Economic Recovery
The tough stance he adopted toward Greece in the negotiations had a positive impact on the country, which was now further along with reforms that it might otherwise have been, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested on Friday, in...