Europe
Industry must take a central role in the economy, Vice President Dragasakis says
Industry must take a central role in Greece’s economy, in line with changes taking place in Europe and the US, Economy and Development Minister Yiannis Dragasakis said on Wednesday.
A Successful Visit: I look forward to finding ways to make Greece stronger…
Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt For Ta Nea Savvatokiriako, October 20, 2017 Throughout this past week as I traveled from Chicago, attending a series of substantive discussions with lawmakers, business leaders, and representatives of the diaspora, and then to Washington, where our leaders had the chance to sit down in several different formats, I […]
Greece could be the reason to visit Europe, EU Parliament President Tajani said
Greece could be the reason for someone to visit Europe, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said on Thursday in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA), stressing the important role that Greece is playing as a tourist destination throughout the European Union.
Left-Right distinction remains dominant political differentiation in Europe Tsipras says
The distinction between Left and Right remains the dominant political differentiation in Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, according to government sources, addressing a preparatory meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in Brussels.
Eurogroup welcomes deal with Greece to shore up growth, pave way for completion of second review
The Eurogroup welcomes that agreement has been reached between Greece and the institutions on a policy package of structural measures, which aims at shoring up growth and addressing the underlying structural imbalances in public finances and paves the way for a successful completion of the second review of the ESM programme.
‘Comprehensive solution’ for Greek programme in April, PM Tsipras says
BRUSSELS (ANA/ N. Lionakis) Greece successfully pushed for the insertion of a special reference to action for fighting unemployment in the final conclusions of the European Council, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a press conference after the EU summit on Friday. He also appeared confident that Greece and the institutions will soon overcome obstacles […]
ESM’s Regling is optimistic: Greek economy did better than expected in 2016
The European Union is more optimistic than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Greece’s economic performance because the numbers for 2016 were better than expected, Klaus Regling said in an interview with Spanish newspaper “El Pais” on Sunday, adding that there are still differences between the Fund and the EU on how to proceed with […]
We can’t consider Greece outside Europe, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos says
Setting Greece’s position in the eurozone at risk is as if setting the unity of the eurozone itself at risk, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Wednesday said during the decoration of EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix.
Tsakalotos: IMF’s requirements are sidelining European and democratic values
The demands put forward by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which require that Greece legislates now for measures that will be implemented after the end of the current bailout program are sidelining democratic values, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday, after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.
Greece’s aim is to swiftly conclude the second review, Tzanakopoulos says
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos once again ruled out the prospect of early elections, even if a completion of the second review is delayed, during an interview to the Greek radio station “Parapolitika 90.1” on Monday. He equally dismissed the possibility of another referendum as “groundless speculation by journalists.”