Greece near deal for EU-IMF payment
Greece’s reform minister says the indebted country is close to a deal with its EU-IMF creditors on cutting state jobs, which would clear the way for the next bailout instalment. ‘‘We will definitely be...
View ArticleTroika deal within reach as talks on public sector reforms get under way
The troika will meet Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a third time on Thursday in a bid to reach an agreement over civil service sackings so Greece has a chance of seeing its next...
View ArticleGreece says on track to strike aid payout deal with lenders
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece expects to reach a deal with its lenders to free up the next tranche of bailout cash by Monday, its finance minister said on Thursday. The lenders have threatened to freeze...
View ArticleGreece set to miss public sector reform goals - official
Greece can not meet targets on reforming its public sector but expects to reach agreement with its foreign lenders on all other issues by Monday's Eurogroup meeting, finance ministry officials said...
View ArticleGreece to miss reform goal
Athens - Greece cannot meet targets on reforming its public sector but expects to reach agreement with its foreign lenders on all other issues by Monday's Eurogroup meeting, finance ministry officials...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Greece to miss public sector reform goal-officials
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, July 3 (Reuters) - Greece cannot meet targets on reforming its public sector but expects to reach agreement with its foreign lenders on all other issues by Monday's...
View ArticleGreece says to miss public sector reform target
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will not meet targets on reforming its public sector by an end-of-the-week deadline set by its international lenders, Finance Ministry officials said on Wednesday, ahead of a...
View ArticleGreece set to miss public sector reform deadline
In this article Companies and organisations: International Monetary Fund | European Union ATHENS — Greece will not meet targets on reforming its public sector by an end-of-the-week deadline set by its...
View ArticleGreece, Troika Optimistic on Reaching Deal Before Meeting
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said the government probably will reach a deal with international creditors before tomorrow’s Eurogroup meeting to keep bailout funds flowing to the country....
View ArticlePM to push ministers on troika targets
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is on Tuesday to chair a session of key ministers in a bid to ensure that they are on track toward fulfilling commitments made by Greece to its troika of foreign lenders...
View ArticleEurogroup agrees release of next loan tranche for Greece [update]
BRUSSELS - Eurozone finance ministers agreed in Brussels on Thursday to immediately disburse 34.3 billion euros in bailout funds for Greece. Of this, 16 billion euros will go towards bank...
View ArticleGreece imposes spending controls to appease lenders
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View ArticleGreece gets green light for crucial loans
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that the Eurogroup’s decision on Thursday to release some 50 billion euros in loans over the next few months would give Greece the chance to “exit the crisis...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Greece imposes spending controls to appease lenders
* Greece passes law to improve budget monitoring * Privatisation money to go into escrow account * Municipalities attempt to boycott public sector firings By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou...
View ArticleTroika talks prolonged
Greece is to resume talks with the troika after Monday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers in negotiations that may last another two weeks despite both sides noting progress on Saturday. Finance...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Greece says will carry out reforms, privatisations
* Finance minister makes pledge in first policy speech * Warns of "long and arduous" talks with troika * Opinion poll shows Greeks split on sticking with bailout By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, July 7...
View ArticleDeadline looms large for Greece
Brussels/Athens - Greece has three days to reassure Europe and the IMF that it can deliver on conditions attached to its bailout in order to receive its next tranche of aid, four euro zone officials...
View ArticleGreek government drops plan to seek softer bailout terms
KERIN HOPE in Athens GREECE'S NEW government has dropped a plan to seek softer terms for its second bailout following warnings that it would be rejected by international lenders. Greek finance minister...
View ArticleGreece: More time needed to restructure staff
Click photo to enlarge International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Poul Thomsen, arrives at the ministry for a meeting between Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the debt inspectors from...
View ArticleGreece says will carry out reforms, privatisations
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new finance minister on Saturday pledged to carry out reforms and privatisations demanded under its latest financial rescue in an attempt to regain credibility with...
View ArticleIMF to Suspend Aid Payments to Greece Unless Bailout Hole Plugged
The International Monetary Fund is preparing to suspend aid payments to Greece by the end of next month unless eurozone leaders plug a €3 billion-€4 billion shortfall that has opened up in Greece's...
View ArticleStakes Raised as Greece, Lenders Resume Bailout Talks
Greece and its international lenders resume talks on Monday to unlock 8.1 billion euros ($10.5 billion) of rescue loans after a two-week break during which the government almost collapsed over...
View ArticleGreece‚ lenders resume talks on 8.1 billion euro bailout tranche
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View ArticleStakes raised as Greece resumes bailout talks
Greece and its international lenders were to resume talks yesterday to unlock 8.1 billion euros (US$10.5 billion) of rescue loans after a two-week break during which the government almost collapsed...
View ArticleGreece, lenders resume talks on bailout loan
Athens - Greece and its international lenders resume talks on Monday to unlock 8.1 billion euros ($10.5 billion) of rescue loans after a two-week break during which the government almost collapsed over...
View ArticleGreece, lenders at odds over how to close 2 billion euro 2014 budget gap
By Jan Strupczewski and Martin Santa BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its international lenders remain at odds over how to close a 2 billion euro gap in Greece's 2014 budget, and the issue could...
View ArticleGreece, lenders resume talks on 8.1 billion euro bailout tranche
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its international lenders resume talks to unlock 8.1 billion euros ($10.5 billion) of rescue loans on Monday after a two-week break in which the government almost...
View ArticleEU-IMF postpone visit to Athens in dispute over reforms
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Inspectors from the EU and IMF have postponed a planned visit to Greece, officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that marks a new low in relations between the parties and...
View ArticleUPDATE 3-EU-IMF postpone visit to Athens in dispute over reforms
* Cancelled trip could delay payment of further aid * Inspectors had been due to visit Athens next week * Postponement piles pressure on Greece to meet pledges * "Troika" heads due after Dec. 9:...
View ArticleGreece expects Eurogroup to approve next aid tranche: officials
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece expects euro zone finance ministers to approve the latest tranche of its multibillion bailout when they meet on Tuesday, Finance Ministry officials said, as foreign lenders...
View ArticleNo deal between Greece, creditors
Athens - Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said Monday that talks with the nation's foreign lenders had ended without a deal for the disbursement of a vital one-billion-euro slice of financial...
View ArticleGreece resumes bailout talks with lenders, no hard figures discussed
By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas ...
View ArticleGreece resumes protracted bailout talks with lenders
* Talks to focus on reforms and bank recapitalisation * Emboldened by surplus, Athens increasingly defiant * Talk delays hurting economy By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, Feb 24...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Greece resumes bailout talks with lenders, no hard figures discussed
* Talks to focus on reforms and bank recapitalisation * Emboldened by surplus, Athens increasingly defiant * Talk delays hurting economy * Troika team to meet c.bank over bank capital needs By Harry...
View ArticleGreece reassures troika on reforms as talks enter second phase
Troika officials launched a second round of talks with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Friday night, having received reassurances about a number of structural reforms that are outstanding and now...
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