Search Results for: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
PM Tsipras to meet Draghi, Juncker, Lagarde ahead of Eurogroup
June 24th, 2015
As eurozone finance ministers converge in Brussels on Wednesday to further assess Greece’s economic proposals in a bid to move toward a deal, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Central Bank ...
ECB Said to Raise Cap on Emergency Liquidity for Greek Banks
June 23rd, 2015
The European Central BanK (ECB) increased the cap on emergency liquidity for Greek lenders for the fourth time in less than a week, said a person familiar with the matter. The Governing Council raised the limit on the funds in ...
Gold under pressure, market awaits outcome of Greek talks
June 22nd, 2015
The gold price dropped back below $1,200 on Monday morning while crunch talks between Greece and European creditors take place. Spot gold was last at $1,197.20/1,198.00 per ounce, down $2.40 on Friday’s close. Silver was up five cents at ...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras demands debt relief
June 17th, 2015
Any agreement between Greece and its lenders will have to include several elements, including debt relief, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday as he aimed more criticism at the country’s creditors. Speaking in Parliament at a meeting of SYRIZA’s ...
We’re All Greek Now — Some Just Don’t Know It Yet
June 16th, 2015
Let’s see…a heavily-indebted country can’t pay its bills, engages in a long series of failed attempts to manage a partial, controlled default, sees most of its capital flee to safer venues, and then, in a final act of desperation, ...
Greece crisis: PM Tsipras tells creditors to ‘get real’
June 15th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government will wait patiently for international creditors to become “realistic”, after talks on a debt deal in Brussels failed. Mr Tsipras rejected demands for pension cuts, citing his country’s dignity. Time ...
EU says time for Greek ‘happy ending’
June 11th, 2015
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has said a Greek debt deal is close but needs a “happy ending”, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pushes for an agreement in Brussels. After a late-night meeting with French and German leaders, Mr ...
PM Tsipras hopes for breakthrough in talks with Merkel, Hollande in Brussels
June 10th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due in Brussels on Wednesday with the key goal of meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a summit of leaders from European Union and Latin ...
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 ...
Tsipras, lenders point to progress after talks but differences remain
June 4th, 2015
After around five hours of talks in Brussels aimed at sealing an agreement with Greece‘s creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters early on Thursday that there had been progress, particularly vis-a-vis Greece’s primary surplus targets, noting however that ...
