Pierre Moscovici

EU Economy Commissioner Pierre Moscovici and Financial Stability Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis (the vice president of the Commission) welcomed a new report on Greece which they described as "encouraging and positive".

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras will be meeting on Friday with European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici in Brussels, where the Greek official attended Thursday's Eurogroup meeting of eurozone finance ministers.

Greece cannot be expected to achieve primary surpluses of 3.5 percent "forever," European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday, during the presentation of the European Commission's autumn economic forecasts.

Outgoing European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Thursday admitted that decisions reached by the Eurogroup with regard to Greece over the course of the crisis could have been "quicker and more democratic."

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed reforms aimed at boosting growth and creating new and well-paid jobs with visiting European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Friday.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with outgoing European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Wednesday at Maximos Mansion, according to government spokesman Stelios Petsas who briefed journalists on Tuesday.

On Thursday (October 3), the prime minister will attend a part of the annual "Parmenion" military exercise in Alexandroupolis.

The European Commission has further reduced its forecast for Greek growth in 2019, setting the bar at 2.1 percent according to its summer estimates, down from 2.2 percent in its spring report in May.

Croatia has filed a formal application to join the European Monetary Mechanism (ERM-2), an early stage on the road to euro membership, also known as the eurozone "waiting room," Reuters reported, quoted by Econ.bg

This was announced on Monday evening by the eurogroup chairman (eurozone finance ministers), the Portuguese finance minister, Māriu Sentenu, quoted by Reuters.

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Monday dismissed officials who have expressed concern over the government's handout policy ahead of the elections - including the head of the European Stability Mechanism, Klaus Regling - as "austerity supporters," although concerns are also being raised by others much closer to home, at the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).

The European Commission's spring forecasts for the Greek economy on Tuesday confirmed that the suspension of a planned reduction to the tax-free threshold is on the table, though it will not be possible without sacrifice on other fronts.