Tag: Antonis Samaras

• Friday, January 9th 2015 - 06:42 UTC

  Merkel said Germany wants Greece in the Euro-zone, but Athens must abide bailout terms

  

  Germany's Angela Merkel has played down the chances of a Greek exit from the Euro zone, but made clear she expected Athens to stick to the terms of its international bailouts after this month's election.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:14 UTC

  “Greece is not Argentina”, PM Samaras tells the European Parliament

  

  Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said “Greece is not Argentina” and pledged his country will avoid Argentina’s fate of staying mired in economic troubles more than a decade after defaulting on debt.

• Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 08:41 UTC

  Euro-zone countdown for Greece: Germany and IMF will not yield on austerity measures

  

  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Greece in a newspaper interview Monday that it must redouble efforts to comply with bailout conditions imposed by international creditors. “If there were delays, Greece must make up for them,” he told the daily Bild.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  ECB tells Greece to implement reforms: forget about “softer” austerity program

  

  Greece must not lose time trying to renegotiate its foreign bailout but focus on reforms instead, European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen said on Monday, in a blow to Greek hopes of winning quick concessions from its lenders.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 19:53 UTC

  Germany’s leading minister claims “Greece has forfeited Europe’s trust”

  

  Greece's new government should stop asking for more help and instead move quickly to enact reform measures agreed to in return for previous bailouts from its European partners, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:52 UTC

  Greek seism rejects ‘bail-out’ parties and sends shockwaves to the EU

  

  Greece's two governing parties, which back tough austerity measures, have lost their parliamentary majority in Sunday's election. With almost all votes counted, centre-right New Democracy is leading with 19%, down from 33.5% in 2009.

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 03:59 UTC

  Greek conservatives support austerity measures but refuse to sign document

  

  Greece's creditors failed to persuade the leader of the main conservative party to drop his refusal to sign a pledge that he will back austerity measures under a bailout deal aimed at saving the country from financial ruin.

• Saturday, November 19th 2011 - 05:44 UTC

  Greece submits austerity budget, but political differences surface in coalition

  

  Greece's new government took a first step on Friday towards meeting terms of an international bailout needed to avoid bankruptcy, submitting a budget bill that foresees no new austerity measures next year as long as reforms are enacted.