European Commission

Frans Timmermans, the European Socialists' lead candidate (Spitzenkandidat) for the presidency of the European Commission has been in Athens since Sunday, attending the Movement for Change (KINAL) party conference and meeting with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at the KINAL...

The European Commission on Thursday asked the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice, to fine Greece over water pollution due to agricultural activity. Referring to a previous court ruling on the issue of nitrate pollution in Greek waters, the...

Greece's creditors decided on Wednesday to postpone a 750 million euro ($854.4 million) payment to Greece following concern over the country's foot-dragging over reforms. In a European Commission compliance report released in Brussels, the creditors call on Greece to fully...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday its decision to extend its "enhanced surveillance framework" for the nation of Greece by six months. This decision was adopted by the European Commission under EU rule No 472/2013, which is also called the...

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the island nation of Cyprus is expected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2019, the European Commission said on Thursday. The commission predicted this rosy outlook on the basis of new data which...

The Greek government did not present their plans for settling tax debt in 120 installments during negotiations this week in Athens with their creditors' representatives. The creditors’ representatives will leave Athens with incomplete information for the second post-bailout assessment, which is...

Top political officials from around the world hailed the Greek Parliament's ratification of the Prespa Agreement on Friday. The ratification in effect settles the "Macedonia" name dispute between FYROM and Greece and paves the way for the Balkan country to...

The European Union’s Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos characterized the Prespa Agreement as "problematic" in a statement he issued on Wednesday. The European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship said that "The Prespa Agreement is not balanced, and therefore it is...

The European Union reached an interim agreement on Wednesday to ban disposable plastic products such as drinking straws, plates and cups. The agreement was made between the presidency of the European Council and the European Parliament, which initiated the project. Elisabeth...

File photo: Greece's Ministry of Finance The European Commission is urging Greece to proceed with 16 prerequisites that have to be completed by the end of the year, as agreed with creditors. The first report after the end of the bailout...