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The Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem sent a clear message to Athens, stressing that the Greek government must fulfill the...

According to a European Commission report that will be published on Monday, Greek citizens are amongst the most overtaxed EU...

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of the U.S. Department of Commerce Matthew Murray stressed...

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras headed the first session of the new ministerial council on Wednesday and commented that it...

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has reported that the German Minister of Finances Wolfgang Schäuble told Focus that he has...

The Economic Chamber of Greece (OEE) has announced a series of tax reform “interventions” which aim to improve taxation, correct...

The Deputy Minister of Finances Giorgos Mavraganis delivered a speech at a conference organized by the Franco-Hellenic Chamber...

According to an article regarding the pension crisis to hit Southern Europe that was published on Reuters, Greece slashed pensions by...

The Governor of the Bank of Greece Giorgos Provopoulos authored an article for the Wall Street Journal where he argues that Greek economy is getting...

The Japanese rating agency Rating & Investment Information (R&I) has announced that it has upgraded Greece’s credit rating from “CC” to a “B-”...

The Minister of Labor Yannis Vroutsis appeared at the annual HR Forum conference in Greece and estimated that the rate of unemployment is diminishing...

The IMF has expressed its concerns over the possibility of deficits in the Greek state budget, which in part it attributes the coalition government’s lack of political will to...

Despite the optimism exuded by the coalition government over the development of the bailout program, the troika is beginning to worry about the rate of implementation of reforms. The troika teams in Athens report a 50% to 60% rate of government compliance to the agreed upon reform program, compared to an 80% rate that was […]

The President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem addressed the reservations of northern European countries regarding the possibility of further financial assistance to Greece and claimed that the reform efforts in Greece are contributing towards a significant improvement of the business climate. The Dutch Finance Minister, who appeared at an OECD seminar on the future of […]

Amidst the recent dramatic developments in terrorism, financial scandals the subsequent conflicts with opposition leaders SYRIZA, the coalition government parties will now have to agree on a number of controversial structural reforms that will undoubtedly cause further tension. The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has prioritized the arrest of Christodoulos Xiros, as he feels that the […]