Michael Noonan
Finance Ministers attend EuroGroup meeting in Bratislava (photos)
The EU Finance Ministers are attending the informal EuroGroup meeting in the Slovak capital of Bratislava, Friday, with the progress of the Greek fiscal adjustment program being at the centre of talk.
Watch live: Eurogroup approves 2bln tranche disbursement
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is expecting the disbursement of the 2 billion euros tranche to be approved today by today’s meeting of Euro Working Group.
Greek MPs approve referendum as lenders see difficulties ahead
Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' proposed July 5th bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite that has enraged international creditors and increased Greece's chances of exiting the euro zone.
Greek FinMin says Greece has tried to cater ot “strange demands”
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told Irish radio station RTE on Friday taht Greece has done everything it could to accommodate the “strange demands” made by its creditors. He added that his country is determined to remain part of the euro zone.
Greek deal or not, the euro is now a different beast
By Mike Dolan
By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency - and maybe even for the better.
Greek optimism tempered by finance chiefs as plan sows confusion
Ian Wishart & Arne Delfs
Euro-area finance ministers closed ranks to temper optimism that a deal on Greece was in the offing, saying that expectations of a breakthrough were inflated amid confusion over new proposals intended to unlock aid.
Greece faces intense pressure to break bailout deadlock
Greece faced intense pressure Thursday from its international creditors to break a deadlock in its bailout talks that has raised the specter of the country?s imminent bankruptcy and even its exit from the euro.
Irish FinMin says Greece should seek Irish-style solution to debt woe
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said Greece should seek to reduce interest rates on its debts and push for later repayment dates rather than the ?nuclear? options of leaving the euro area and writing off loans.
Greek bailout deal faces review by euro officials next week
Jonathan Stearns & Rebecca Christie
Euro-area finance ministers reached a provisional deal intended to keep aid flowing to Greece in return for a commitment to budget targets, buying time to work out the detail of longer-term Greek financing.
Greek aid extension agreed pending list of measures from Athens
By Jonathan Stearns & Jeff Black
Euro-area finance ministers reached a provisional deal intended to keep aid flowing to Greece in return for a commitment to continued economic reforms, buying time to work out the detail of longer-term Greek financing.