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Europe is collectively stronger as Greece bailout ends on August 20th, says Pierre Moscovici
Europe has come out of the Greek experience collectively stronger, said EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici ahead of Greece’s exit from the bailout on Monday.
EU will grant Greece an additional 37,5 million for better migrant reception, says Avramopoulos
European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday announced that the Commission has awarded an additional 37.5 million euros in emergency assistance under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to improve reception conditions for migrants in Greece.
European Commission flags fly at half mast in mourning for the dead of Greece’s wildfires
Flags at the European Commission headquarters have been flying at half mast since Wednesday, in solidarity with the victims of the deadly fires in Greece.
New Democracy MEP Eliza Vozemberg asks Commission for more support to fire victims
New Democracy MEP Eliza Vozemberg submitted an urgent question to the European Commission on Wednesday calling for extraordinary measures and initiatives beyond the activation of the European Solidarity Mechanism to address the tragic consequences of the last days’ deadly fires in Attica.
European Union ambassador visits Greek officers held imprisoned by Turkey, expresses support
The European Union’s ambassador to Turkey, Christian Berger, paid a visit to the two Greek army officers held in the high-security prison in Edirne, Turkey, on Monday after a consultation with the European Commissioner for Immigration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, according to sources of the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).
Greek economy will keep growing if reforms persist, assures the European Commission
The Greek economy will continue recovering in the coming years if the country adhered to its reform commitments, the European Commission said in its Interim Summer Economic Forecast released here on Thursday.
Greece exits the programme, is back on the right tracks, says German Finance minister
Greece serves as one more proof of the success of the stabilisation mechanisms that the European Union now possesses, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said while speaking to the European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee on Thursday.
European Commission activates enhanced post-programme surveillance for Greece
The European Commission adopted the decision to activate the enhanced surveillance framework for Greece, which will follow the conclusion of Greece’s ESM stability support program as of August 20, the Commission said in a press release on Wednesday.
“Europe must show solidarity to Greek soldiers held in Turkey” says Federica Mogherini
In a letter to the Chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister, European Commission Vice President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said that the EU has closely followed the case of the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey from the outset.
President Pavlopoulos: “Only a strong, united Europe can guarantee political coherence”
Only a strong unified Europe can ensure the institutional and political coherence of the European edifice and meet the present and future challenges, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Thursday at the opening of the conference on “The EU in the Spotlight: Europe and Public Administration.