Latest News from Greece
Dead-end talk
The cynicism and low quality of debate seen in Parliament on Monday do not benefit democracy in the slightest, particularly when the issue at hand is corruption in the country's public life, a major concern in Greece.
This is the kind of issue that cannot be handled through the use of political fireworks, by dragging people through the mud or launching attacks at a personal level.
Greece beats Estonia 2-0 in World Cup match (video)
Greece has made it 3 out of 3 in Group H of the world cup qualifiers, after defeating Estonia 2-0 in Talin, Monday night. In a scrappy match, where the home side performed better on the pitch, visiting Greece managed to grab the 3 points courtesy of a goal scored in each half by Torosidis (1’) and Stafylidis (61’).
Rhetoric changes, pipelines remain
The deal for a second pipeline to carry Russian natural gas to Turkey under the Black Sea was signed on Oct. 10 in Istanbul.
Shifting landscape in the EU after Brexit vote
Who will follow the British in their decision to leave the European Union? And are there likely to be any departures from the eurozone? For Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, Italy is the next EU member-state that will be leaving the bloc, while he recommends that Greece and Portugal follow suit.
Moscovici says Greece has met conditions for release of loans
The European Union's top economy official says Greece has met all outstanding conditions required to receive more rescue loans to bolster its debt-strapped economy.
EU Economy Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Monday that Greece has completed the so-called "milestones" needed for the disbursement of an additional 2.8 billion euros ($3.1 billion).
Watch Live: EuroGroup Ministers arrive in Luxembourg (video)
The EuroGroup Ministers are convening in Luxembourg, Monday to discuss whether the first review of the Greek bailout program, signed in August 2015 with the country’s creditors -the European Stability Mechanism and the EU member-states, will be completed. The EuroWorking Group (EWG) met earlier to decide on if Greece had implemented the 15 prior actions, in accordance to the compliance report.