Economic Affairs

European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici is sticking to his positive take on the economic situation in Greece, claiming in an interview with Austrian magazine Profil that there is scope for more social justice in Greece.

The official forecasts for Greek growth this year keep dropping, the latest being the European Commission's projection on Thursday that spoke of an expansion of just 1.9 percent.

European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici called on Friday for the creation of a growth strategy in Greece for the period after the end of the bailout program in August.

On Wednesday in Brussels Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis sought the intervention of European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici on three thorny issues ahead of Greece's third bailout review.

After eight years, Greece emerged on Wednesday from the European Commission's process for countries with excessive deficit.

European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici is coming to Athens on Monday to participate in the 27th Annual "The Greek Economy" Conference of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, titled "Greece and the Global Disruptive Environment: A Look in to the Future," which takes place on November 28 and 29 at the InterContinental Athenaeum Hotel.

The EU Finance Ministers are attending the informal EuroGroup meeting in the Slovak capital of Bratislava, Friday, with the progress of the Greek fiscal adjustment program being at the centre of talk.

The Eurogroup meeting, which is currently in progress, is expected to be short, since senior European officials said yesterday that they would not take any decision on the Greek social security reform.

Greek government continues to receive a series of attacks from every direction.

All the more European officials make statements regarding Greece’s position in the Eurozone.

BELGRADE - Branko Ruzic, chairman of the executive committee of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), told Tanjug on Friday that he was questioned as a defense witness at the special department of the high court in Belgrade in connection with the shady dealings in the Galenika pharmaceutical company.