Greece
Kotzias: ‘Greece is enlisting all means to protect European borders’
Greece has enlisted all possible means to protect the maritime borders of the European Union but these measures are not effective because people still want to flee, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told German daily “Tageszietung”, on the sidelines of his official visit to Berlin on Friday.
PM Tsipras to HuffPost Greece: ‘It might be the last opportunity for Greece. Let’s not lose it’
The evaluation of Greece’s economic program must be completed as soon as possible because it may be Greece’s last chance, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday.
Greek PM and Cyprus president discuss Cyprus problem, regional cooperation during Davos meeting
The Cyprus issue and cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and other countries in the region dominated a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday.
S&P raises Greece’s credit rating to B- from CCC+, stable outlook
Standard & Poors raised on Friday its long-term sovereign credit rating on Greece to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC+’, with a stable outlook, citing the country’s cpmliance with its economic program.
Greece can act as ‘conduit’ between Iran and Europe, Skourletis says
Greece and Iran are about to launch a new course, in which Greece can act as a ‘conduit’ between Europe and Iran, Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis said on Friday after a meeting Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Amir Hossein Zamaninia in Athens.
Avramopoulos: Hotspots in Greece and Italy will be ready in four weeks
Hotspots in Greece and Italy will be ready in four weeks the latest, European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said in an interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Tuesday.
Greece signs deal with German state to combat tax evasion, train tax officials
Greece signed on Saturday an agreement with the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia to cooperate on fighting corruption and tax evasion, as part of the exchange of information between the two sides on issues of taxation.
ND leader says the government is punishing those who work
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis criticized the government for crushing the self-employed those who have just entered the workforce and the pensioners with its policies, after a meeting with the president of the Athens Bar Association Vasilis Alexandris on Friday.
German state to sign declaration to train Greek officials against tax evasion
The Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Norbert Walter-Borjans, will sign with the Greek government a Joint Declaration of Intent which will foresee the training of officials from the country’s financial crime unit at the state’s training centers, the minister told Deutsche Welle on Friday, ahead of his visit to Athens on Saturday.
Eurogroup: Lot of work has been done, Greece must send plan for pension system reforms
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday the institutions are waiting for Greece to submit specific fiscal proposals for reforming Greece’s social security system.