Finance minister

The special court trying former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou, charged with criminal counts of doctoring a document and of attempted breach of faith, is expected to deliver its verdict on Tuesday afternoon, the state-run Athens Macedonian News Agency has reported.

If found guilty, Papaconstantinou could face a life sentence without extenuating circumstances.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Finance has informed local government officials about reforms concerning public finances, public funds planning and introduction of financial management, the ministry said on Friday.

"Darius Valcov handed me his resignation early today. I accepted it," Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Sunday during a a televised interview.

In his interview to German newspaper "Der Standard" the German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schauble stated that the Greek Government must explain to its citizens that the country's problems are not attributable to Brussels or Berlin.

Former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou on Thursday told the special court where he is facing charges of doctoring the Lagarde list of Greeks with deposits in Switzerland that he did not remove the names of his relatives and that he is the victim of a set-up.

The Greek ambassador in Berlin presented a demarche to the German Foreign ministry late on Tuesday in order to express Athens' displeasure over German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's critical statements against Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.

Germany's deputy finance minister said on Monday that he did not expect concrete dedcisions on Greece to be taken at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers later in the day because they are still waiting for more financial details on Greek reform plans.

Greece has gained a "few weeks" breathing space after eurozone finance ministers approved a list of proposed reforms needed to extend the country's financial lifeline, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

"Dacic could be here more often," PM tells cabinet session

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday chaired the 100th meeting of his cabinet and remarked that Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic "could attend more often despite his trips."

Greece secured a four-month extension of its financial rescue yesterday when its eurozone partners approved a reform plan that backed down on key leftist measures and promised that spending to alleviate social distress would not derail its budget.