Latest News from Greece
State Department Official discusses energy security during visit to Greece
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy Robin L. Dunnigan visited Greece this week to speak at the Athens Energy Forum and to meet with officials at the Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy, as well as public and private energy companies in Greece.
Tsipras underlines political will, Juncker expresses dissatisfaction over delays
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated on Friday that there was political will for a solution to any differences between Greece and its creditors as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed concern about the delay in Greece's enforcement of economic reforms agreed with the country's lenders.
Austrian Fin Min says risk of a Grexit exists, Schaeuble says Greece must help itself
Austria's Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling said it is still possible that Greece could end up leaving the euro zone given the dogged negotiations over further aid for the country.
"The danger exists," Schelling said at a joint event in Vienna on Thursday with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble.
Merkel ally says Greece should not expect special treatment
Greece has to present detailed proposals on how it wants to complete its current bailout program and should not expect special treatment from its euro zone partners, a close ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted on Friday as saying.
PM Tsipras to meet with EC's Juncker and EP President Schulz on Friday
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has travelled to Brussels today on order to meet, early in the morning, with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.
Greek Culture Week to kick off in Moscow
As part of the celebrations for its 10-year anniversary, the Centre of Hellenic Culture in Moscow has organized a week dedicated to Greek culture, from March 19-25, with the aim of promoting Greece to the Russian audience.
The events will be held at the Meridian cultural venue and will focus on the important historic landmarks in the relationship between the two countries.
German FinMin Not Ruling Out Grexit Anymore
Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has made clear he considers a Greek exit from the Eurozone (a so-called Grexit) possible, amid a harsh verbal clash with Greek politicians.
Most Greeks want to be their own boss
By Dimitra Manifava
The high jobless rate, the deterioration in labor relations and the widespread aspiration to be one?s own boss are driving business in this country, according to a global entrepreneurship survey conducted last year.
ECB preserves Greek banks' cash cushion of 3.5 billion euros
Gov?t hopes to draw up to 2 bln euros from state entity reserves
By Sotiris Nikas
Technical talks on budget to start in Athens
Technical teams representing Greece?s international creditors are to meet with government officials on Friday, following their arrival in Athens on Thursday, with talks expected to focus on the state of the budget before moving to matters such as a projected fiscal gap and specific reforms next week.
Signing pact with OECD, Tsipras says non-disbursement would suggest foul play
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged Thursday that his government will pursue reforms in line with commitments to Greece?s creditors after signing an agreement with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development aimed at putting the ailing economy back on track.
Greek defense minister affirms ties with Israel
Defense Minister and junior coalition partner leader Panos Kammenos declared Thursday that Greece?s ties with Israel remain strong following talks with a visiting delegation from the American Jewish Committee.
Head of European Delegation Commission in Greece on completion of ‘LIFE AMMOS’ project
During a conference of the Mediterranean SOS Network on the occasion of the completion of the European project LIFE AMMOS “Integrated campaign to reduce smoking litter on the beaches”, the head of the European Delegation Commission in Greece Panos Karvounis stated that “Our country lives from tourism”, while he added that It is imperative to protect our shores with a policy directly related to
Tensions Rise Between Greece and Germany
A new sharpening of the bilateral relations between Greece and Germany was caused after Greek media accused the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble of publicly insulting Greek Financial Minister Varoufakis.
Schäuble has been quoted as saying that Varoufakis is ''foolishly naive'' at the discussions on the Greek financial situation in Brussels Wednesday.
Intl creditors' reps return to Greece - Hilton instead of ministries as meeting venue!
Greek government officials will confer with representatives of the "institutions" - EC, ECB, IMF - in style this week, with the upscale Hilton in central Athens serving as the meeting venue, instead of the staid ministry buildings where previous briefings took place.