Peter Spiegel
Greece: From the depths of crisis to a European success story
It wasn't too long ago that Greece seemed to be going from crisis to crisis, with Grexit being thrown around as a real possibility. Today, we're seeing Greece described as a European success story.
‘Last Bluff’ a ‘stunning chronicle’ of make-or-break 2015 Athens-Brussels talks
The presentation of Eleni Varvitsioti and Viktoria Dendrinou's book "The Last Bluff" (published by Papadopoulos) took place on Monday evening in a packed amphitheater at the Benaki Museum annex on Pireos Street, south of central Athens.
European dilemmas and prospects in focus at Delphi
European dilemmas and prospects forged by Brexit, the rise of populist nationalism and the growing geopolitical and technological competition between the US and China were at the focus of discussions on the second day of the Delphi Economic Forum, which also hosted a speech by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and a discussion earlier between conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and F
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Dijsselbloem-Moscovici dialogue on debt caught on microphone
Head of Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem was caught on microphone admitting at European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici that he intentionally provoked a Greek debt relief debate.
Juncker’s instructions on Greece’s ‘de facto’ expulsion from Schengen area
Financial Times insist on the “plan for Greece’s isolation” that European partners are thinking of putting into effect, which will mean that Europe will expulse Greece from Schengen area.
President Putin ‘probably’ responsible for Litvinenko murder
The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in the UK was “probably” approved by President Vladimir Putin, a public inquiry finds.
The chairman of the inquiry, Sir Robert Owen, said President Vladimir Putin “probably” signed off the poisoning of Mr. Litvinenko adding that Litvinenko’s cooperation with the British intelligence services may have been a factor.
Reactions to ‘no’ vote by Schaeuble, other Euro leaders
Reactions continued on Monday afternoon in the wake of the landslide “no” vote a day earlier in the Greek referendum, with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble noting from Warsaw that Yanis Varoufakis’ successor will also have a tough time working out a deal with European creditors.
Tsipras 'Ready to Accept' Lenders' Conditions
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reportedly said his country is prepared to accept conditions offered by lenders with only a few changes, the FT claims.
The prominent newspaper cites a leaked copy of a letter Tsipras sent "late Tuesday night".
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FT: Urgent Summit planned for Greek matter
European officials seem to be discussing the possibility of holding an extraordinary summit on the Greek matter, if there is no result in Thursday’s Eurogroup, according to FT reporter Peter Spiegel.
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