Greece
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.
Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem confirms meeting on May 24
The next Eurogroup will take place on May 24, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem posted on his Twitter on Wednesday.
Government starts work on bill for measures required to close program review-sources
The government has started drafting the bill that will include the remaining open issues required to close Greece’s program review, aiming to pass it through parliament with the regular procedure before the next Eurogroup on May 24, government sources said on Wednesday.
Tsipras: Greece leaves six years of darkness behind and sees the light of growth
“Today is an important day. And it is an important day because after six years of constant cuts, bad news and hard austerity, we finally have good news,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday at a cabinet meeting on the outcome of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting.
Eurogroup welcomed measures adopted by Greece, says Dijsselbloem
The Eurogroup welcomed the measures adopted by Greek authorities as part of its agreement with the Eurozone, Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Monday after the end of the meeting.
Moscovici appears cautiously optimistic over agreement at Eurogroup meeting
European Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici appeared cautiously optimistic over a possible agreement at Monday’s Eurogroup during the presentation of the European Commission’s spring report.