Pierre Moscovici

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras stated it was time to plan the remaining work to complete the programme in August 2018, during his meeting with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici at Maximos Hall, Tuesday. Addressing Mr.

Greece has made major economic progress but it is still not out of the woods, the EU's economy commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, said Tuesday after Athens outlined plans to return to the financial markets for the first time since 2014.

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici is scheduled to hold a series of meting with Greek officials in Athens, during his visit to Athens on Tuesday, July 25.

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici estimated Greece was finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel after many years of economic hardship. “Conditions of trust had to be created, something that was achieved. Was it really tough? Undoubtedly. Was it necessary? Yes”, he underlined.

The European Commission is probing the 2 percent levy the government has imposed on computers and tablets. The new tax is imposed in favor of copyright holders, with the government reintroducing the law that had been abolished in 2002.

In an interview to Thema newspaper, the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said there were still a few financial measures that needed to be legislated on the part of Greece.

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici was highly critical of the stance Germany adopted during the May 22 EuroGroup on the Greek matter. “Deciding behind closed doors over the fate of Greece without any democratic accountability cannot continue”, Mr. Moscovici said in Brussels, Thursday.

Greece has met its obligations under the nation's deal with international creditors in order to stay in the Eurozone, and the European Commission will positively assess the country's efforts, EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Monday.

European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday he was confident an agreement between Athens and its creditors could be found at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Monday in Brussels.

Athens needs funds to repay 7.5 billion euros ($8.4 billion) of debt maturing in July.

The European Commission has revised downward its forecast of Greece's economic growth to 2.1 percent this year, from a previously estimated 2.7 percent, and to 2.5 percent in 2018 from 3.1 percent, data released Thursday showed.