IMF Mum On Possible Papandreou Resignation
The International Monetary Fund declined to comment on speculation that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou may resign Thursday, insisting uncertainty in the country must be removed before the fund...
View ArticlePresident Obama Worries About Greece’s Political and Financial Situation
According to a senior Obama administration official, the “unclear outcome” of the Greek elections on May 6 makes it even more “complicating” for the attempts of the country officials to put an end to...
View ArticleIf the U.S. Takes a Hit, Blame it on Greece
As Americans watch the unfolding Greek crisis, they may think it can’t touch them, but there are many aspects of the meltdown that could reach the U.S. shores. If Greece collapses and exits the...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Ticking Greek Time Bomb Could Derail Campaign
Yet another American analyst is suggesting that Greece could be forced out of the Eurozone in the next few months and that it be a “ticking Greek time bomb” exploding President Barack Obama’s chances...
View ArticleObama Wants Greece in Eurozone – Until U.S. Election
Apparently anxious that a Greek default could harm his re-election chances, U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly squeezing European leaders not to do anything that could force Greece out of the...
View ArticlePapandreou’s Harvard Post Draws Fire
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, now a Harvard lecturer Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s appointment as lecturer at Harvard University had many of his countrymen wondering...
View ArticlePapandreou Tells Boston Students Greece Inspires
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is still a sitting Member of Parliament while he teaches a course at Harvard, detoured to the prestigious all-boys Roxbury Latin School in Boston to...
View ArticleTsipras Makes SYRIZA’s Case in U.S.
Greece’s major opposition party leader Alexis Tsipas, who heads the anti-austerity Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), has told an American audience in the first leg of a U.S. swing that they have...
View ArticleGreek Journalist Blames Papandreou For Crisis
Greece’s crushing economic crisis was deliberately caused by former prime minister George Papandreou so he could impose harsh austerity measures, a Washington, D.C.-based Greek journalist has claimed,...
View ArticleGreece and Troika Agreement in US Media
According to the U.S. media, there is satisfaction with the agreement dealt between The Greek Government and the Troika. The Joint Communiqué of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European...
View ArticleObama to Samaras: Greece Needs Growth
President Barack Obama (R) meets with Greek PM Antonis Samaras in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 8 Greece must balance austerity measures demanded by international lenders with growth if it...
View ArticleUS Shutdown Foils Samaras’ Plans
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is going to meet tonight at 22:00 in Washington the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. Samaras and Lagarde are going to make a detailed...
View ArticleLagarde Says Greek Reforms Go On
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, whose agency is one of Greece’s Troika of international lenders, told visiting Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Washington that...
View ArticleBloomberg Attacks Greece’s Civil Servants
The columnist of Bloomberg news agency, Leonid Bershidsky, wrote an article in light of the Greek economy, and the country’s inability to make steps to exit the Memorandum. In his argument he used the...
View ArticleUS Government Supports Greece’s Tough Choices
US Secretary of State, John Kerry, expressed the support of the U.S. government and its solidarity with the Greek people, during a meeting on Friday with Greek Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos....
View ArticleNYU Professor Economides Mulled For Greek Finance Minister
[UPDATE] Although Nicholas Economides was offered the job by Greek PM Samaras, he preferred to stay at NYU. See the the list with the (partially) new Greek government here. New York University...
View ArticleWhite House on IMF Payment: We Expect Greece to Keep Its Commitments
“We’ve long made clear that we expect the Greeks to keep their commitments,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. “I’d refer you to the IMF for more information about how exactly...
View ArticleOnline Petition Asking US Congress to Oppose IMF Assault on Greece Signed by...
An online petition asking the US Congress to oppose IMF’s ‘Assault’ on Greece has surfaced online after Greece missed its June deadline to pay €1.6 billion to the Institution, becoming the first...
View ArticleGreece’s Creditors Talk Greek Bailout in New York as Tsipras Calls for...
Top officials of Greece’s international creditors discussed the country’s performance and outlook in front of investors and companies from around the world in New York City on Monday morning. The heads...
View ArticleTsipras at Brookings Institute: ‘Now is the Time to Trust Greece’
Alexis Tsipras wrapped up his visit to the USA with a speech at Brookings Institute where he reiterated his message of a Greek comeback after years of crisis and austerity. “Now is the time to Trust...
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