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Greek leader stresses culture in talks with China's premier

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 08:17
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of economically troubled Greece met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, hailing the contributions to global civilisation of their respective cultures. Samaras was greeted at the Great Hall of the People with military honours that included armed guards, a marching band and a 19-gun salute. Inside the hall, he told Li the two countries share "common culture and values" based on their "ancient civilisations".

Greek PM oversees signing of agreements on China visit targeting investment, business deals

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 07:47
BEIJING, China - Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. Antonis Samaras met Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, after which the two witnessed the signing of agreements in fields including shipping and telecommunications. Li said during the meeting that China hopes the two countries can double their two-way trade by 2015 as well as boost cultural exchanges, the state Xinhua News Agency reported.

Greek prime minister to visit China: PM's office

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 08:00
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is to go to China on May 15 for a four-day visit at the invitation of the head of the Chinese government Li Keqiang, the Greek minister's office said on Monday. China has made several big investments in several sectors of the crisis-hit Greek economy in recent years and Samaras wants to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Beijing as part of his drive to lift Greece out of its economic problems.

Greece says talks with troika to be finalised by Monday - deputy finance minister

April 13, 2013 12:00
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will finalise talks with the so-called troika of its foreign lenders by Monday, the country's deputy finance minister said on Saturday. "I believe that the ultimate details of a deal with the troika will be finalised by Monday night," Christos Staikouras said after a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the ruling coalition's party leaders.

Greek PM says deposits are safe, banks shielded - paper

April 13, 2013 06:00
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek bank deposits are safe and the country's lenders are protected due to a recapitalisation scheme which will be completed by the end of April, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Saturday. In an interview with Imerisia, Samaras ruled out a tax on deposits over 100,000 euros (85,380 pounds) allaying fears of austerity-hit Greeks that their savings may be at risk after a raid on Cyprus depositors as part of the island's bailout.

EU-IMF experts resume Greek audit

April 4, 2013 14:00
Greece's finance minister met on Thursday with EU-IMF auditors who have resumed an audit in Athens that was interrupted last month, and said details would be available once a comprehensive agreement had been reached. "Nothing will be sealed until everything is sealed," Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said after speaking with representatives from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, a group of creditors known as the troika.

Greece postpones reform deal with creditors: finance minister

March 13, 2013 16:15
Greece on Wednesday postponed a reform deal with its international creditors as a number of issues "remained open" after nearly two weeks of talks, its finance minister said. "Very important progress was achieved on all issues. Because there are a lot of issues, some technical matters remain open," Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told reporters. "They will be concluded when the (auditor) mission returns soon... towards the end of the month or early April," Stournaras said.

Creditors to iron out differences with Greek prime minister

March 12, 2013 07:00
Greece's international creditors will meet with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday in an attempt to iron out differences on reform measures required to open access to scheduled loans. "The prime minister will meet the creditor representatives at 1500 GMT," Samaras' office said. Senior representatives from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank have been conducting a regular audit of Greece's austerity reforms since the beginning of March.

Creditor talks in Athens after resignations blow

March 10, 2013 08:01
Greece's finance minister was lined up for talks Sunday with the country's international creditors, hours after the Greek reform team was hit by the resignation of two top officials. The meeting -- mainly focused on job cuts -- will determine whether Athens will claim a loan slice of 2.8 billion euros ($3.6 billion) due at the end of March. Thorny issues that Greece still needs to address include shrinking the number of jobs in the public sector, speeding up privatisation plans and recapitalising four of its main banks.

Large protest in Greece against Canadian goldmine plans

March 9, 2013 10:45
Thousands of protesters on Saturday joined a demonstration in Greece's second city Thessaloniki against a Canadian gold mining project which locals say will cause irreversible damage to the environment. Around 15,000 protesters shouted slogans against the government headed by conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the largest demonstration on the issue so far. "Junta, police, Antonis Samaras," many chanted. Among the protesters, estimated at around 9,000 by police, was a group who marched as grim reapers, dressed in black and carrying scythes.
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