European officials hold off on bailout package for Greece
(Washington Post) Mar 16, 2010
European finance chiefs failed to produce a detailed bailout plan for Greece on Monday but laid the groundwork for a potential rescue if the financial situation in the troubled Mediterranean nation deteriorates sharply....

Athens awaits EU verdict on aid
(eKathimerini) Mar 16, 2010
Officials in Brussels refuse to give details of possible rescue package as ministers argue about conditions...

Turkish corvette tests Greek waters
(eKathimerini) Mar 16, 2010
Turkish warships have been testing the patience of the Hellenic Navy by increasing their transit through Greek waters, it emerged yesterday....

Deal reached on submarines
(eKathimerini) Mar 15, 2010
The government has reached an agreement with a German defense firm for the delivery of four submarines after resolving a dispute over the seaworthiness of one of them, Defense Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Saturday....

Athens awaits EU assessment
(eKathimerini) Mar 15, 2010
Finance Minister travels to Brussels for crucial two days as European representatives rebuff rumors of bailout...

Greece does not want money from EU partners
(Business Week) Mar 14, 2010
Greece is to present the first results of its austerity measures at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, and the country insists it is looking for political rather than financial backing...

Greek president sworn-in for second term
Mar 14, 2010
President Karolos Papoulias was sworn-in on Friday (March 12th) for a second term during an inauguration ceremony in parliament...

Interview: Greek minister sees no joke in German debt humour
(Reuters) Mar 12, 2010
German attempts to inject some humour in Greece's dire economic troubles, such as tongue-in-cheek suggestions to auction the Acropolis, may raise a chuckle in Germany, but Athens is not laughing....

PM: country's image abroad has changed
Mar 11, 2010
Prime Minister George Papandreou, speaking to Greek reporters in Washington at the end of his working visit to the United States on Wednesday, said that the country's image abroad, at a political level, has changed completely...

Greece says EU could intervene, mechanism in works
(Reuters) Mar 11, 2010
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday the EU stood ready to intervene if speculation against his country's debt continued and euro zone sources said finance ministers would discuss next week a mechanism to support Greece....

US eyes solution in name dispute
(eKathimerini) Mar 11, 2010
Washington has informed Prime Minister George Papandreou that it will back an effort by Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to settle their name dispute by agreeing on “Northern Macedonia” as the new name for the Balkan countr...

Greek CDS overtures fall on deaf ears in Washington
(Reuters) Mar 10, 2010
Greek leaders' overtures for far tougher curbs on credit default swaps fell largely on deaf ears in Washington, but they'll go back to Athens with some sage advice from local policy wonks: look in the mirror...

US joins fight against speculators
(eKathimerini) Mar 10, 2010
PM elicits Obama’s support for joint action at White House meeting; deal on visas also agreed...

Minister rejects Siemens CEO link
(eKathimerini) Mar 10, 2010
Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou admitted yesterday holding talks with the ex-CEO of Siemens Hellas, Michalis Christoforakos, in December 1999 but insisted that it was a routine meeting...

Obama Pledges Friendship To Debt-Riddled Greece
Mar 09, 2010
President Barack Obama has told visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou the U.S. will work with Greece, which is struggling with massive debt....