Withdrawal from the European Union
German Fin Min answers "No!" even before hearing the question
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble told ZDF that he would reject an extension of Greece's loan agreement, thus rejecting the Greek side's proposal even before it is submitted as a possible compromise solution.
Schaeuble: Greece must decide what it wants
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble stated after the conclusion of the Ecofin meeting that Greece must decide whether it wants an extension of a bailout program or not.
"Greece does not seem to know what it wants", he underlined. "We have always said that implementation of any program should be supervised by three institutions, whatever they are called."
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British PM holds meeting with FinMin, BoE on Grexit risk
British Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a contingency meeting on a possible Greek exit from the eurozone with Finance Ministry and Bank of England officials on Monday, his spokesman said.
Speaking to reporters, the spokesman said on the risk of financial market contagion, ?It?s something we want to be vigilant about.?
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Spanish economy minister says EU-Greece deal can be reached
By Sarah White & Julien Toyer
MADRID - Greece will be able to reach agreement with its European partners and any turmoil poses little risk for Spain where the government is poised to raise its growth forecasts, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said.
German ZEW chief sees one in five chance of Greece leaving euro
The probability of Greece leaving the eurozone has jumped from virtually nothing to at least 20 percent since Syriza's Jan. 25 election victory, the head of the German ZEW think tank told Reuters.
Election outcome does not cancel Greek commitments, Juncker says
Recent elections in Greece, won by leftist SYRIZA party, have not changed the fact that the debt-wracked nation must respect its commitments, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
The deal that may make or break the eurozone
It is no secret that the top priority of the new Greek government will be to negotiate a reduction in the country?s debt ? as well as to broker softer terms on the austerity conditions forced by its creditors.
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No debt writedown or rolling back of reforms for Greece, says Finland's Stubb
By Eleni Varvitsioti
Finnish Prime Minister Alex Stubb is one of the 19 leaders in the eurozone that will be asked to sign a new agreement with Greece after the elections.
Moody's: Greece exit from eurozone unlikely, less risk of contagion than in 2012
The likelihood of Greece leaving the European single currency remains relatively unlikely than during the peak of the eurozone crisis and the risk of contagion to other countries is lower than in 2012, rating agency Moody's said on Wednesday.
ECB's Nowotny says Grexit would be catastrophe for Greece
European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny thinks that a Greek exit from the eurozone would be a disaster for Greece, he said on Monday.
"For Greece it would a catastrophe, for the other euro countries a massive problem," Nowotny said an event in Vienna.