Eurogroup

The Adventure of Rationality [opinion]

12/05/2016 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, Eurogroup, European Union, first review, greek economy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis

European Day on May 9th has been a landmark, since the decisions taken by the Eurogroup will put an end to the review process and give the green light for the disbursement of EU funds towards Greece.

european union foreign affairs

Eurogroup welcomes Greek reforms, talks to continue on May 24th

09/05/201609/05/2016 ENstaff Eurogroup, Eurozone, first review program, Greece

The Eurogroup welcomed a package of policy reforms, which will cover the pension system, income tax and VAT, public sector wage bill measures, privatisation strategy and the issue of non-performing loans.

opinion

Governmental programming [opinion]

04/05/2016 Konstantinos M. Pantzios Alexis Tsipras, debt crisis, Eurogroup, greek economy, Greek review

The Greek government’s plans – after the review is completed – seem very interesting. The first thing the government should to do is to fulfill its financial obligations towards the public and private sector.

european union

European Council President Donald Tusk urges Eurogroup to agree on Greece

03/05/2016 ENstaff agreement, EU, Eurogroup, European Union, Greece, programme review, Tusk

European Council President Donald Tusk:”During these challenging times, both in terms of geopolitics and economics, we need to make sure that Europe contributes to stability rather than global instability…”

econ/biz european union

Eurogroup: “No Greek deal – talks to be continued”

23/04/201624/04/2016 ENstaff debt relief, Euclid Tsakalotos, Eurogroup, first review, greek economy, IMF, Jeroen Dijsselbloem

In a press release the Eurogroup said that an agreement would be possible in the next few days and, if so, stands ready to reconvene in an extraordinary meeting to agree on the next steps towards the closing of the first review.

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Moscovici on programme review: ‘A good agreement could be reached’

07/03/201608/03/2016 ENstaff crisis, economy, EU, Eurogroup, European Commission, Greece, Moscovici, programme review

Moscovici: “I am very pleased with today’s agreement that will allow institutions’ head representatives to return to Athens tomorrow to continue discussions on the review of the programme.”

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Dijsselbloem and Moscovici on Greece

11/02/201612/02/2016 ENstaff bailout programme, crisis, Dijsselbloem, economy, Eurogroup, Greece, Moscovici

“Progress has been achieved on important issues, but further work is still needed in a number of areas,” the head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem told a news conference at the end of a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers in Brussels.

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Eurogroup president Dijsselbloem on Greece

08/12/2015 ENstaff bailout programme, banks, crisis, Dijsselbloem, economy, Eurogroup, Greece

Dijsselbloem: The objective is to settle this by mid-December, so that we can focus on some of the major fiscal and structural reforms that are still open and need to be finalised for the first review early next year.

european union foreign affairs

European Commission issues statement on Greece

17/11/2015 ENstaff bailout agreement, crisis, economy, EU, Eurogroup, Eurogroup Working Group, European Commission, Greece, prior actions

Greek authorities and the institutions have reached substantive agreement on all outstanding issues regarding the measures included in the first set of milestones and on the financial sector measures that are essential for a successful recapitalisation process.

econ/biz foreign affairs

Eurogroup: ‘Greece’s proposals a positive step in the process’

22/06/201531/10/2015 ENstaff Brussels, crisis, Eurogroup, Greece, negotiations

The Eurogroup broadly welcomed a new version of the reform plan submitted by the Greek authorities this morning, before the Eurogroup meeting, and considered it to be a positive step in the process.

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.