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Greece fails to convince Europe on EUR 1.2 bn payment
March 26th, 2015
Greece does not have the right to 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) it believed it mistakenly returned to the eurozone‘s bailout fund, an spokesman for the fund said Wednesday after talks with Greek officials. A working group from the ...
Euro Working Group to discuss Greece on Wednesday
March 24th, 2015
The Euro Working Group (EWG) of eurozone technical staff is expected to convene on Wednesday, possibly via teleconference, to discuss, among other issues, a Greek request for the return of 1.2 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility ...
Greece to present reforms package by Monday: government spokesman
March 24th, 2015
Greece will present its proposed package of reforms to its euro zone partners by next Monday in hopes they will release much needed cash, its government spokesman said on Tuesday. “It will be done at the latest by Monday,” government spokesman told ...
Greece will stay in euro: Barroso (Video)
March 23rd, 2015
Greece will remain in the euro zone as long as Athens is willing to compromise, the former president of the European Commission told CNBC, noting this is what most Greeks desire. “I believe we should be flexible with Greece, ...
Greece to draft new reform plan within days – EU leaders
March 20th, 2015
EU leaders say Greece has agreed to come up with a new reform plan within days to secure the additional bailout funds required to prevent bankruptcy. The development came after marathon talks between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor ...
P. Moscovici: EU won’t keep Greece in Eurozone “at any price”
March 18th, 2015
The EU financial chief’s views expressed in Die Welt on Wednesday reflect those expressed by German Finance Minister W. Schaeuble last week European Monetary and Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told German newspaper Die Welt on Wednesdaay that the ...
Greece Grabs Cash as More Than $2 Billion in Payouts Loom
March 17th, 2015
Greece will begin debating measures to boost liquidity as the cash-starved country braces for more than 2 billion euros ($2.12 billion) in debt payments Friday. Unable to access bailout funding and locked out of capital markets, the government will ...
Tsipras says Greece doing its part in euro zone deal
March 13th, 2015
Greece‘s problems are euro zone’s problems and the single currency area should send Greece a message of solidarity as Athens stands ready to deliver on promises to reform in exchange for more loans, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said. “Greece has already ...
Varoufakis unsettles Germans with admission Greece won’t repay debts
March 10th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described his country as the most bankrupt in the world and said European leaders knew all along that Athens would never repay its debts, in blunt comments that sparked a backlash in the ...
Greece warns of referendum ahead of debt deal meeting
March 9th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of Monday’s crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of Greece holding new elections or even a referendum on any debt deal. If eurozone ministers fail to ...
