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Greece sends new letter with details on reforms, sources in Brussels say
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Friday sent a new letter to the Eurogroup essentially fleshing out the six reform proposals that Greece is expected to present at Monday's meeting of eurozone finance ministers, sources in Brussels indicated.
BoG chief Stournaras: Eurogroup must be successful, banks protected
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras visited Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday to brief him on discussions at the meeting of the European Central Bank's governing council in Nicosia and on decisions relating to Greece taken there.
Dacic attends ministerial meeting in Latvia
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will visit Riga on March 6 and 7 where he will attend an informal meeting in the Gymnich format that will gather ministers of foreign affairs of EU members and candidate countries.
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Lenders see slow progress on Greek reforms ahead of Eurogroup
European officials are concerned that not enough preparation work is being done to pave the way for Greece to submit six reform proposals to Monday?s Eurogroup and then secure part of the 7.2 billion euros in remaining bailout loans.
PM A. Tsipras-BoG Governor Y. Stournaras meeting underway (video)
A meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras is underway at Maximos Mansion following Thursday's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council at Nicosia, Cyprus. Present at the meeting are Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis and Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis.
4 EU policy areas unveiled for Migration
The European Commission launched its work on a comprehensive European Agenda on Migration. The College of Commissioners held a first orientation debate on key actions to step up the EU's efforts to implement the existing tools and cooperation in managing migration flows from third countries. The efforts are focused on four main areas. These include:
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Suddeutsche Zeitung: EC Chief says "No" to meeting with Greek PM
German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reports that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for a meeting. The newspaper, citing government sources in Athens, states that Tsipras asked for a quick meeting during a telephone conversation on Thursday and that this request had been rejected.
Greek PM's initiatives to unblock liquidity
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has begun a series of contacts with European leaders and officials aimed at breaking down the wall of distrust against Greece, evident by the European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal to include Greece in its funding scheme.
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Greek hopes pinned on Monday's Eurogroup
The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council at Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday approved just 500 million euros worth of extra liquidity for banks from ELA, leaving Greece out in the cold and also rejecting Greek Treasury bonds sales until at least July or August.
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ECB Governing Council: M. Draghi points to positive effects of monetary policy
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi met with central bankers at Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday. During the Governing Council, the ECB decided to keep interest rates unchanged and keep the focus on implementation on moentary policy measures.