Harry Papachristou

Gas talks set for Friday as Ukraine cut-off deadline looms

August 25, 2021 at 5:23 a.m.

By Barbara Lewis and Harry Papachristou BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission to resolve a gas dispute will go ahead on Friday, the Commission said,...

Greek central bank chief Provopoulos says wants second term

August 25, 2021 at 3:55 a.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's central bank chief George Provopoulos said on Friday he would accept a second term at the helm of the Bank of Greece if the government offered...

Greece resumes bailout talks with lenders, no hard figures discussed

December 23, 2018 at 10:06 p.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece resumed bailout talks with its international lenders on Monday, hoping to end six months of wrangling over the release of new rescue loans it needs to...

EU-IMF postpone visit to Athens in dispute over reforms

August 24, 2021 at 10:48 p.m.

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...

Greek far-right party threatens to pull lawmakers from parliament

August 24, 2021 at 8:43 p.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's far-right Golden Party has threatened to pull out of parliament, a move that would trigger a wave of by-elections that could destabilize the country, its leader...

Greece, lenders resume talks on 8.1 billion euro bailout tranche

August 24, 2021 at 5:36 p.m.

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...

Political crisis, privatization gap won’t derail bailout: Greek PM

August 24, 2021 at 5:14 p.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's recent government crisis and failure to meet privatization targets will not derail an international bailout, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Saturday. Samaras's government saw its...

U.S. firm makes surprise offer for Greek government bonds

August 24, 2021 at 4:16 p.m.

LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) - A U.S. investment firm is offering to buy as much as 10 percent of all outstanding Greek government bonds, in an offer that surprised traders both because...

Cypriot “no” inspires Greeks to rail against austerity

August 24, 2021 at 6:16 a.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks and opposition parties inspired by the Cypriot rejection of an unpopular bailout deal urged Athens on Wednesday to stand up to foreign lenders whose demands have...

Greek stats agency union urges embattled chief to resign

August 22, 2019 at 1:26 p.m.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek statistics agency employees on Friday urged their embattled chief to step down pending his trial on charges he artificially inflated the country's deficit to make its...

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