Greece in lethargy of recession

Greece and its international lenders made clear progress towards bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years, moving closer to a deal that would secure new loan disbursements and save the country from default. “We made substantial progress today and are close to common ground for the (lenders’) mission to return to Athens the…

Eurogroup discusses Greece and Portugal

Today the Eurogroup will discuss the progress achieved to date in the ongoing second review of Greece’s economic adjustment programme, based on the updates by the European institutions participating in the review. Ministers will also look into the implementation of the short-term debt relief measures, which Eurogroup endorsed at its meeting on 5 December 2016. The…