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Short before the meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Greece’s creditors started to leak their offers to the debt-ridden country. One of the thorn issues is the Primary Surplus. According to the Financial Times, creditors offer a low Primary Surplus for 2015 …

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Tthe meeting started at 11 pm and is expected to last until deep in the night. Reuters reported before the meeting that the five meet “with the aim of reaching a joint position on how to negotiate with Greece.” The 5 may issue a joint statement on Tuesday. Draghi and …

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What was on the agenda of Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis at the meeting of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with the Greek negotiation team? And thus short before the Brussels Group, the Euro Working Group and the Eurogroup, short before  the crucial meetings for the crucial agreement between Greece and its …

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I first believed that the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker went to Riga Summit with a secret agenda for Greece. Reason for my bold speculation was the various performances illustrated by Juncker  towards the Greeks. Actually, towards the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. First he pressed his tie …

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A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will take place at 3:30pm (Greek time) at the sideline of the European Leaders Summit on Migration, government sources in Athens told media. However government sources in Berlin say that they neither confirm nor deny. According to …

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Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will have important contacts this week in Washington with the most striking of all, his meeting with US President Barack Obama in the White House. No, Obama did not invite Varoufakis for a face to face meeting in the Oval Office. The two men will meet …

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Did the Euro Working Group give ultimatum No 2,456,979,579 to Greece to comply with creditors’ additional austerity demands? It is not clear. Some European Commission “unnamed sources” told Reuters “it did”, others say “it did not.” Greek media reported that “Greece had 6 working days to present convincing measures that …

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“I welcome confirmation by the Minister that payment owing would be forthcoming on April 9,” managing director of International Monetary Fund told reporters after her meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Easter Sunday in Washington. Going to meeting with Varoufakis: Christine Lagarde of IMFogue in Anna-Wintour-look. Or just …

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After several weeks of tensions between Greece and Germany, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is entering the Chancellery in Berlin at 5 pm local time on Monday following an invitation by Angela Merkel. The improvement of the bilateral  relations, “bridge difference”, so to say -will be high on the agenda but …

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A crucial meeting between Greek prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the country’s main lenders is scheduled to take place today, Thursday, at 7 pm Brussels time. Tsipras will participate in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, ECB head Mario …

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Scroll Down for Agreement details and Eurogroup Press Conference Live – Stream THE Eurogroup meeting on Greece started in Brussels with delay due to several meeting of the protagonists Dijsselbloem, Lagarde, Draghi, Varoufakis, Schaeuble. Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem, IMF chief Christine Lagarde, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the rest …

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So what happened yesterday at the Eurogroup meeting that ended in breakdown of talks,frozen faces on both sides, and media titles like “Crash”, “Grexit” and horror scenarios of the kind? It’s difficult to get the correct information together if you’re not there, yet I give it a try based on …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijselbloem agreed on the sideline of the EU Leaders Summit in Brussels, that a team of Greek technocrats will cooperate with representatives of the EuroWorking Group until Monday to prepare the Eurogroup meeting of 16 February. According to newspaper To Vima, Tsipras …

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The crucial meeting between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble started at ten minutes ago in Berlin. The meeting takes place in the shadow of European Central Bank decision Wednesday night to stop accepting Greek bonds as collateral for granting liguidity. The ECB decision prompted …

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“We had a fruitful meeting,” Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told reporters after the meeting with European Central Bank head Mario Draghi. He added that “we have an excellent communication line, which gives me courage for the future.” “Greece put its message at negotiations table” he said further with reference …

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Friendly and warm atmosphere.  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding a meeting with President of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Wednesday morning. In a gesture of  failed symbolism, veteran Jean-Claude took young PM Alexis by the hand and off they walked to the EC sanctuary.  Hand in …

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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will meet with European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. The Greek FinMin announced his upcoming appointments in Germany speaking to reporters while in Rome today, Athens News Agency reports. State NERIT TV reported …

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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis met his French counterpart Michel Sapin in Paris. After the bilateral talks, the two men held a joint press conference. The Greek was adamant in his positions: he said that:  a new debt deal was needed within months and reiterated that he would not negotiate …

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French President Francois Hollande invited new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Paris. Hollande’s invitation has already be sent to Tsipras, the meeting is to take place before the next Council of Europe, scheduled for February 12th.  “France is ready to discuss solutions to Greek debt,” French officials said, althoughHollande …

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Giorgos Romanos, the father of hunger-striker Nikos Romanos held a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou on Monday morning.  The meeting came up after a request by Romanos parents and did not bring any solution, despite the fact that the 21-year-old convict is on the …

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