ECB keeps Greek banks' ELA cap stable
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday decided to keep the lending cap for Greek banks via the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism stable at 80.2 billion euros, according to sources.
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday decided to keep the lending cap for Greek banks via the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism stable at 80.2 billion euros, according to sources.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker's statement for a 1.8 billion euro VAT deviation between Greece and its partners is an effort from the creditors' side to impose further austerity on Greece, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday.
The United States is likely to press Europe at the G7 finance ministers meeting this week in Germany to reach a deal on funding-for-reforms with Greece, an official close to the discussions said on Tuesday.
An ancient amphora at the Archeological Museum of Heraklion was shattered to pieces after a tourist fell on it.