Greece
No new commitments or terms for Greece after the memorandum, Dombrovskis says
There will be no new commitments and terms for Greece after the memorandum, said Valdis Drombrovskis, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, on Friday, adding that the country was returning to normality and the “European Semester” with the submission of reports to the European Commission on fiscal data.
Tsipras’ visit to London will further enhance Greek-British relations, ambassador says
The United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Greece Kate Smith on Thursday referred to the steadfast and enduring value of bilateral relations between the UK and Greece, which were highlighted during a recent visit by Prince Charles and will be further strengthen when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ visits London in two weeks.
Dombrovskis after meeting with Tsipras: Next week’s Eurogroup will decide on debt relief
All sides expect and are working toward an overarching agreement on debt relief and Greece’s exit from the programme when the Eurogroup meets next week, on June 21, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Thursday, as he emerged from a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens.
Tsipras: ‘I see a deal where we only gain things, not give them away’
“ I feel happy and fortunate that I happened to be prime minister at a time when there was a significant political change in the neighbouring country, which gave Prime Minister Zaev and myself the opportunity to make a real and laborious effort to solve a problem going back decades,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said […]
UN Special Envoy Matthew Nimetz welcomes Greece-FYROM agreement on name issue
US Special Envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz warmly welcomed the agreement between Greece and FYROM on Tuesday, and called the decision “a mutually beneficial solution for the broader region.”
Debt relief to be agreed by June 21, should by substantially frontloaded, says Pierre Moscovici
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici expressed certainty that a final agreement covering the post-programme period, surveillance and debt relief will be reached at June 21 Eurogroup meeting, in a interview with the newspaper Kathimerini on Tuesday.
FM Kotzias: Greece took a decisive step today to resolve the name issue with FYROM
The telephone conversation between the prime ministers of Greece Alexis Tsipras and FYROM Zoran Zaev earlier on Monday is a decisive step towards a resolution of the name issue, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Kontra TV on the same evening.
Migrant readmission by Turkey a ‘benchmark’ in visa liberalisation roadmap, Bertaud says
The bilateral agreement between Greece and Turkey for the readmission of migrants must continue to be implemented, European Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud said on Friday, during the regular press briefing.
June 21 Eurogroup to decide on medium-term measures to ease Greece’s debt
The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) has taken the first steps to prepare the decision for Greece’s exit from the programme but medium-term measures for easing Greece’s debt will be decided by euro area finance ministers at the June 21 Eurogroup, EU sources said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Friday.
Unemployment levels down to 20,1% on May 2018, Hellenic Statistical Authority reports
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2018 was 20.1 pct compared to the 22.1 pct in March 2017 and the downward revised 20.6 pct in February 2018, the Helleic Statistical Authrity said on Thursday.