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Eurogroup finance ministers approved the release of 7.5 billion euro in bailout funding to Greece during a meeting in Luxembourg held Thursday. Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos said the government’s […]
The Greek government is keen to make sure the European Stability Mechanism and subsequent Eurogroup meeting give the necessary final approval for the disbursement of bailout funds to Athens. European […]
Euro zone deputy finance ministers – the so-called Euro Working Group – will convene in Helsinki on June 9 to assess whether or not Athens has carried out all the […]
The European Commission said in its convergence report released on June 7 that Bulgaria did not yet meet the conditions for adopting the euro, but that conclusion would have come […]
The Eurogroup approved the disbursement of 10.3 billion euro in bailout loans to Greece, in the early hours of May 25. Following a marathon meeting in Brussels, it was decided […]
Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved fresh spending cuts and tax hikes demanded by European creditors in exchange for a new installment of desperately needed bailout funds. The legislation, which also […]
Greek lawmakers have approved a controversial package of pension and tax reforms demanded by the country’s European creditors in exchange for nearly $100 billion in bailout cash. The latest reforms […]
Just 37 per cent of Bulgarians are in favour of the euro, a drop of six percentage points in recent months, with 49 per cent opposing the European single currency, […]
Lawmakers in Greece have approved new legislation on banking and utility reforms demanded by European lenders in exchange for another $1.1 billion in bailout funds that Athens needs immediately to […]
The new 20 euro note, the third in the Europa series, enters into circulation on November 25 2015, the European Central Bank said. The banknote has a “refreshed look and […]
