Pierre Moscovici

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will meet with European Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici in Athens on Thursday at 4.15 p.m., the ministry said.

The meeting will take place behind closed doors, the ministry said, adding that there will be no press briefing after the talks.
 

Negotiations about Greece's emergence from the bailout process this summer and the country's commitments to follow will begin next week in Athens, with the visit of European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici and the head of the Commission's mission to Greece, Declan Costello.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday is to meet European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland.

Key eurozone leaders say Greece is expected to pass the latest review of its bailout program, putting it on track to emerge from its eight-year rescue this summer.

Top officials of the 19-nation eurozone said Monday there was little doubt that Greece would get the green light on its review at Monday's meeting of finance ministers.

Key eurozone leaders say Greece is expected to pass the latest review of its bailout program, putting it on track to emerge from its eight-year rescue this summer.

Top officials of the 19-nation eurozone said there was little doubt that Greece would get the green light on its review at Monday's meeting of finance ministers.

The European Union "will closely monitor" the impact of the United States' tax reform adopted by the Senate at the weekend to assess its impact on the U.S. deficit and on global tax rules, the EU tax commissioner said on Monday, quoted by Reuters. 

Anti-fraud measures are discussed at today's meeting of EU commissioners, sega reported. The main theme will be the so-called black list of tax havens.

The European Union and Moldova signed a package of documents in Brussels on Thursday that will enable Chisinau to receive macro-financial aid worth 100 million euros.

According to reports, Moldova will receive 40 million euros in the form of a grant and 60 million euros as a loan. The first installment is due to arrive by the end of this year.

The European Commission (EC) on Thursday revised downwards its 2017 growth forecast for Serbia because of the impact of adverse weather conditions.

But the underlying growth trend remains robust, with economic activity expected to pick up already before the end of the year, Tanjug reported, citing EC's fall economic forecast.

The eurozone must seize a current window of opportunity for urgent reforms to the currency bloc, including by creating a joint finance minister answering to the European Parliament, European economic and financial affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici said.