100,000 to tell Eurogroup to cancel Greek debt
November 4, 2015
More than 100,000 EU citizens have called for Greek debt to be cancelled.
Posted by Heard in Europe
German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble was prepared “to give Greece €50 billion” had Yanis Varoufakis, his Greek counterpart at the time, agreed to his country leaving the eurozone, a high level source who recently spoke to Schäuble has revealed.
Posted by Heard in Europe
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, Alexis Tsipras, Germany, Greece, Grexit, Wolfgang Schauble, Yanis Varoufakis |
Swedish MEP calls Alexander Stubb a bully on Twitter
July 15, 2015
Finland’s Finance Minister Alexander Stubb is a bully, according to Swedish MEP Marita Ulvskog (S&D).
Posted by Heard in Europe
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, Alexander Stubb, Finland, Greece, Grexit, Sweden |
During Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ speech in the European Parliament Wednesday morning (8 July), MEPs were divided between showing support for the Greek ‘No’ vote and criticising the controversial premier.
Posted by Heard in Europe
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, Alexis Tsipras, Greece, Grexit, Jean-Claude Juncker, Nigel Farage, Syriza |
Laughing themselves horse?
July 7, 2015
Is the EU Council press office trying to tell the Greeks something? They’ve made the somewhat astonishing decision to use a giant picture of a Trojan Horse on their Storify, which is dedicated to journalists’ tweets about Greece and tonight’s summit of eurozone leaders on the crisis. Now international diplomacy isn’t an easy game to… » read more
Posted by Heard in Europe
Varewell Varoufakis…
July 6, 2015
So varewell then Yanis Varoufakis – it’s been a vantastic six months. This morning brought the heartbreaking news that the Vin Diesel of finance ministers was stepping down from his role as bad boy of the bailout.
Posted by Heard in Europe
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, Greece, Greek referendum, Greferendum, Grexit, Yanis Varoufakis |
British Empire is MEP’s cup of tea
July 2, 2015
Great Britain is very much MEP Dan Hannan’s cup of tea – so much so that the Conservative Eurosceptic even owns a British Empire mug. Emblazoned proudly across the dishwasher and microwave safe vessel is the stirring motto, “The British Empire Runs on Tea”. Indeed it does! Or should that be did? Heard in Europe… » read more
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English, UK in Europe, UK in Europe , Brexit, Daniel Hannan, Greece, tea |
Can Tusk fill Van Rompuy’s shoes?
June 30, 2015
The rumor around town is that Council President Donald Tusk has quit doing the important work expected of him, and abandoned it to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Posted by Heard in Europe
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, Donald Tusk, Greece, Herman Van Rompuy, Jean-Claude Juncker |
Just when things looked like they couldn’t get any worse for the Greeks, Germany Commissioner Günther Oettinger has waded in with some trademark pearls of wisdom.
Posted by Heard in Europe
Greece talks could be pushed right to deadline
June 25, 2015
There are “actors” in the Greek Crisis negotiating room who want to push talks right up to the 30 June default deadline, which – if missed – could send the bankrupt country crashing out of the European Union.
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, ECB, EUCO, Eurogroup, Greece, Greek default, Grexit, IMF, Troika, Yanis Varoufakis |
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