The chairman of euro zone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem did not criticize any particular country or region, his spokesman said after Dijsselbloem’s remarks, seen as negative toward southern Europe, sparked calls for his resignation. Dijsselbloem said to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an interview published on March 20 that northern European countries showed solidarity…
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“Booze and women” cause fury
Portugal’s Prime Minister demanded the resignation of eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Wednesday over remarks he called “racist, xenophobic and sexist” and said Europe would only be credible once he left. “Europe will only be credible as a common project on the day when Mr. Dijsselbloem stops being head of the eurogroup and apologizes clearly…
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…
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