Greece
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said that Greece’s growth plan was well received
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said he was very satisfied from Friday’s eurogroup meeting and that Greece’s growth plan was well received.The minister said that the monitoring of Greece after the bailout is not tied to the credit line, reviews and any other bailout measures.
PM Tsipras: Cooperation in the Balkans can help overcome challenges
The initiative for the European Union-Western Balkans summit that will take place in Sofia May 16-17 started from the cooperation of Greece-Romania-Bulgaria and Serbia, said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday from Bucharest.
Lagarde: IMF committed to continuing support of Greece after fiscal program ends
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is committed to continuing its support of Greece after the end of the fiscal program in August, but there is work that the country still needs to do, especially in structural reforms, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.
Greece will not accept the theory of ‘grey zones’, says Tzanakopoulos
“According to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ latest information from the Defence Ministry there was no incident of violation of the Greek territory” stated government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos during his briefing to the press on Monday.
Greece will not concede an inch of land to Turkey, Vitsas says
Greece will not concede an inch of land to Turkey, Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Sunday in an interview with SKAI TV.
Greek defence forces would not participate in a military operation in Syria
Greek armed forces will not participate in any possible military operation in Syria, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told French President Emanuel Macron during a telephone call on Thursday, while he also condemned the use of chemical weapons.
Kotzias in Serbia: Realism the key to resolving the FYROM name issue
The key for a resolution of the FYROM name issue is realism, pragmatism and the realisation that we have to make compromises; not rotten compromises but the kind where both sides stand to gain,” Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Wednesday, replying to questions during a joint press conference with his Serb counterpart and […]
Thursday’s EWG to open talks process on Greece’s completion of fiscal programme
The countdown of talks leading to Greece’s completion of its fiscal adjustment programme will begin at a Euroworking Group (EWG) meeting on Thursday.
Delays and tailbacks for motorists returning from Easter break
Long queues of traffic and delays greeted motorists returning to urban centres on Monday, after spending Orthodox Easter with family and friends outside Greek cities.
NATO entry impossible without solving FYROM name issue, Zaev says
SKOPJE (ANA/ N. Frangopoulos) There can be no invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to join NATO as a full member unless the name dispute with neighbouring Greece is first resolved, the country’s prime minister Zoran Zaev told the MIA news agency on Sunday.