We are into the final stretch for the conclusion of the Greek programme, stated European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici upon his arrival at the Eurogroup meeting in Sofia on Friday. Moscovici said that Friday’s Eurogroup is important for the Greek issue because it will prepare the ground for the overall decisions … Περισσότερα
The government should call snap elections for September if it believes that the country will be exiting the bailouts in August, said New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday. “We are responding to the government’s propaganda and the so-called clean exit from the memorandums. If they mean everything they are hypocritically saying, why don’t they … Περισσότερα
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will be invited to join NATO when it resolves the name issue with Greece, as the Bucharest Summit Declaration of 2008 has set out, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday following a meeting of the alliance members’ foreign ministers. The NATO statement, issued on 3 April … Περισσότερα
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. Tsakalotos added that Greece’s lenders are very satisfied from the … Περισσότερα
The digital policy and media ministry accepted on Wednesday the resignation of Professor Stamatios Krimigis as board chairman of the newly formed Hellenic Space Organisation, less than a month after his appointment was announced in March. It announced that Krimigis will be replaced by the former chairman of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Christodoulos … Περισσότερα
One of the eight Turkish servicemen that fled to Greece after the failed coup in Turkey in 2016 was released from custody on Thursday, though with strict restrictions on his movements and extra-tight security, including a 24-hour police guard. The order for his release implemented a court decision issued on April 19, which said that … Περισσότερα
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Friday. Diplomatic sources said they discussed the FYROM name issue and relations with Turkey. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry, the meeting tomorrow will focus on the alliance’s policy … Περισσότερα
Greece’s second-consecutive budget surplus demonstrates the authorities’ continuing commitment to fiscal consolidation, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. This supports Fitch’s expectation of improving debt sustainability in Greece, although how far and how fast public debt will fall will largely be determined by the nature of the debt relief currently under discussion by Greece’s international creditors, … Περισσότερα
Visiting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the main opposition party New Democracy (ND) on Thursday. ND sources said they met for 40 minutes and discussed the party’s ruling plans for when Greece completes its fiscal adjustment program, and Mitsotakis asked that relief options for the Greek debt go ahead … Περισσότερα
The efforts of the Greek people allow a clean exit from the memorandum programme without any precautionary credit line, in the same way as the other EU member-states that successfully concluded financial assistance programmes, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday in a meeting with European Commission President Jean-claude Juncker. Based on the economic policy … Περισσότερα