ECB official warns EU candidate countries on risks of ‘unofficial euroisation’
A member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board has warned candidate and potential candidate countries for EU membership
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Juncker: ‘I don’t intend to force countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so’
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has defended his proposal, announced in the European Parliament in an annual speech on September
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French president Macron backs Bulgaria’s Schengen, euro zone bids
Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Eastern Europe reached Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 25, where, in meetings with President Roumen
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GERB leader Borissov: Bulgaria will apply to join euro zone
Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB party that won the largest share of seats in Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections and
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Where Athens and creditors stand following Eurogroup agreement
Following the February 20 2017 Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, several conclusions could be drawn as to what the Greek government took
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Euro zone approves another massive bailout for Greece
Officials with the Eurozone countries on Tuesday approved a 2.8 billion euro bailout for Greece, the third such bailout delivered
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A year after Grexit scare, Greece faces Brexit fallout
One of the EU’s most fragile economies is bracing for fallout from Britain’s referendum. Greece has become ground zero for
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Eurogroup approves disbursement of 7.5B euro loan tranche to Greece
Eurogroup finance ministers approved the release of 7.5 billion euro in bailout funding to Greece during a meeting in Luxembourg
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Greek government eager to secure bailout funds before Brexit referendum
The Greek government is keen to make sure the European Stability Mechanism and subsequent Eurogroup meeting give the necessary final
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