Greece
Tusk-Juncker pleased with Eurogroup agreement for Greece with IMF participation
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday expressed their pleasure on the Eurogroup’s agreement for Greece during a joint press conference before the start of the GF Summit at Ise-Shima, Japan.
A series of contracts and cooperation protocols will be signed during President Putin’s visit
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Athens on Friday comes as a result of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ meetings with the Russian president and the Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev in 2015, however this time we will have some tangible results, said Greek premier’s advisor on Russian and Eastern European issues and responsible for the […]
The Eurogroup Statement on Greece
The Eurogroup welcomes that a full staff-level agreement has been reached between Greece and the institutions.
Djisselbloem: Greece has done a lot of work, pushing forward reforms
Arriving for a Eurogroup meeting on Tuesday, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that the focus will be on reaching agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to “move on with” the Greek programme. Asked about the IMF’s concerns about Greek debt, he said “a reason to look at debt relief” and appeared hopeful […]
EWG to make positive recommendation for conclusion of Greek programme review
The EuroWorking Group (ΕWG), that will convene on Monday in Brussels, is expected to make a positive recommendation to the Finance Ministers of the eurozone for the conclusion of the first programme review.
Greece participates in the rescue operation for missing EgyptAir aircraft
Greece participates in the rescue operation underway in the sea region 130 nautical miles southeast of Karpathos, after an EgyptAir aircraft vanished from the radar screens early on Thursday.
Turkish aircrafts entered 42 times in Athens FIR
Four Turkish aircrafts F-16, three naval cooperation aircrafts and six helicopters entered into Athens FIR on Monday without submitting flight plans. 18 violations of Athens FIR air traffic regulations were recorded that developed into 42 violations of the Greek airspace in several parts of the Aegean.
President Pavlopoulos: With sacrifices, Greece reinforces its course in the EU
We must recognize that Greece with enormous sacrifices and the decisive contribution of all political forces with a European orientation reinforces its course in the European Union and the hard core of the eurozone,” Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday said in a ceremony for his proclamation as an honorary citizen of Larissa.
Tsipras says Greece is entering new era of growth and optimism
Greece is entering a new era of growth and optimism, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, referring to the conclusion of the country’s program review and the start of talks on its public debt, during a speech at the 24th General Meeting of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises, in Athens.
Greece turning into a reliable economic partner, state minister tells US officials
Greece is a country which demonstrably complies with what it has agreed on and achieves its targets, making it a reliable economic partner internationally, State Minister Nikos Pappas said in a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in Washington on Thursday.