Search Results for: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to visit London
January 30th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis to meet George Osborne and City bankers on whistlestop tour of Europe to drum up support for Athens’ Syriza government The new Greek finance minister is to call on George Osborne and City bankers next week as part of ...
Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
August 3rd, 2015
Greek financial markets reopen on Monday after a five-week suspension as talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms required for a third bailout. Local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and warrants under certain conditions, according ...
Greek debt crisis: MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
July 22nd, 2015
The Greek parliament is to vote later on a second set of reforms needed to secure its bailout deal. If MPs approve the financial and judicial reforms, Greece will be able to press ahead with negotiations for an €86 ...
Schaeuble Shrugs Off Greek Vote Saying Euro Exit Is Best
July 16th, 2015
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Greece the only way it’ll get a debt reduction is to leave the euro and cast doubt on the country’s ability to even complete negotiations on a third bailout. Schaeuble, who led the ...
Total confusion about a Greek deal
July 12th, 2015
EU Council president Donald Tusk announced this morning that the planned EU summit is cancelled and that a separate euro zone summit meeting will start at 1400 GMT (1600 local time). Tusk said the eurozone summit would last until we ...
Varoufakis Resigns – Our NO is a majestic, big YES to a democratic, rational Europe!
July 6th, 2015
On the 25th of January, dignity was restored to the people of Greece. In the five months that intervened since then, we became the first government that dared raise its voice, speaking on behalf of the people, saying NO to ...
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
July 6th, 2015
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece‘s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, ...
IMF warns of huge financial hole as Greek vote looms
July 3rd, 2015
The International Monetary Fund delivered a stark warning on Thursday of the huge financial hole facing Greece as angry and uncertain voters prepare for a referendum that could decide their country’s future in Europe. Days after Greece defaulted on ...
Leaders push for deal as creditors await revised Greek proposals
June 9th, 2015
Representatives of Greece’s creditors were on Monday awaiting revised proposals from Athens as international pressure mounted for a reform deal, with US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushing for swift action to clinch an agreement. In ...
Varoufakis fuels confusion over reforms as Juncker questions his role
May 27th, 2015
As Greece’s negotiations with its creditors enter the most critical phase, the country’s finance minister created fresh confusion on Tuesday with statements regarding possible tax reforms which were almost immediately revoked. Meanwhile, fuelling speculation about how much longer Varoufakis ...
