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Ankara wants confidence-building talks in March
Turkey will reserve swaths of Aegean if Athens procrastinates, sources say
Ankara is insisting that Greek and Turkish authorities begin talks on confidence-building measures before the end of this month otherwise it will reserve large swaths of the Aegean for military maneuvers as of April 1, Kathimerini understands.
Greek coffers running empty bring 'accident' threat closer
By Marcus Bensasson & Nikos Chrysoloras
With Greece?s coffers emptying and payments looming, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras?s government is coming ever closer to a financial day of reckoning.
Eurozone bond yields fall as ECB buying isolates Greek crunch
By Marius Zaharia
Euro zone government bond yields fell on Friday, with the European Central Bank's bond buying splurge reducing Greece's cash crunch to a sideshow for the moment.
Greek yields fall, stocks rise after PM Tsipras says reforms coming soon
Greek government bond yields fell and stocks rose on Friday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors that he would soon present a set of economic reforms to unlock cash and stave off bankruptcy.
Friday's fall in yields at the open was only a fraction of Thursday's sharp rise.
Bulgarians Have Lowest Life Satisfaction in EU - Eurostat
On the eve of the International Day of Happiness, which is celebrated on March 20, Eurostat published on Thursday a study showing that Bulgarians have the lowest life satisfaction in the EU.
Respondents from the 28 EU member states were asked to rank their life satisfaction on a scale from 0 ("not satisfied at all") to 10 ("fully satisfied").
Job vacancy rate up 0.8% in Greece, 1.8% in Europe
The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA18) was 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2014, up from 1.6% recorded both in the previous quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Partial Solar Eclipse – Watch it live!
The National Observatory of Athens said that a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Greece late on Friday morning. People are warned against looking at the Sun without special eye protection, especially children.
The eclipse is to take place from 10.39 a.m. to 12.49 p.m., with its deepest point occurring at 11.43 a.m.
German Chancellor A. Merkel states "disappointment" with Greece (video)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a brief press conference following the multi-partite meeting with Greece and its international creditors at dawn on Friday. She told reporters that there was 'disappointment' that more progress has not been made by Greece. "There was disappointment that what we expected didn't happen after February 20," she said.
Tsipras assures EU creditors reforms coming to unlock cash
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors at late-night crisis talks in Brussels that his leftist-led coalition would present soon a full set of economic reforms in order to unlock cash to stave off bankruptcy.
France's Hollande says 'no time to lose' on Greece
French President Francois Hollande said Greece must propose reforms that are in line with its existing commitments to its creditors and speed up progress to implementing a deal to unlock further cash.
Greek PM assures EU creditors reforms coming to unlock cash
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors at late-night crisis talks in Brussels that his leftist-led coalition would present soon a full set of economic reforms in order to unlock cash to stave off bankruptcy.
Greece to Submit Reform Proposals Earlier Than Planned
The Greek Prime Minister from the left-wing SYRIZA party held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande late on Thursday.
The meeting took place during the European summit currently held in Brussels.
Greek PM meets EU leaders for some 'give and take' (read statement)
EU leaders of Germany, France and the EU institutions met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the EU Council at his request. Though Greece and its negotiation with international creditors was not on the summit's formal agenda, Greece's economic woes were ominous.
EU institutions statement on Greece
Text of a statement by the presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the Euro Group on Greece after a meeting with the Greek prime minister, German chancellor and French president in Brussels on Friday:
EU asks Greece for more reforms to speed talks on bailout
Rebecca Christie & Jonathan Stearns
Greece must submit a more concrete reform plan to euro-area authorities so that bailout talks can speed up, European Union leaders said after nearly four hours of talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels.