Greece

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The Lithuanian government on Thursday approved in principle the European Commission's decision to negotiate, together with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, with Greece on financial assistance to the country under the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

Lithuania's Labour Party said on Thursday its ministers would not back the proposed Greek bailout plan, calling for a ruling coalition's meeting on the issue.

The Lithuanian cabinet of ministers on Thursday is to hold an extraordinary meeting over Greece's debt crisis.

Lithuania's parliamentary speaker, Loreta Graužinienė, said on Wednesday that Lithuanian people "do not have to cover Greek debts" and that she doubted if Greece's parliament would pass the reforms promised by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in exchange for financial assistance.

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The Lithuanian Seimas Committee on European Affairs is scheduled on Wednesday to discuss the Greek bailout plan.

A Lithuanian economist says that Greece's debts will have to be restructured as reforms and Brussels' assistance will not be enough for the financially-troubled country to get back on track.

Greek authorities must demonstrate their strong political will and approve reform measures agreed after more than 17 hours of overnight talks in order to reach a deal with the eurozone on a new bailout programme, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius said on Monday.

Will Greece remain part of integrated Europe or will it not, choosing Grexit instead? Europeans, especially the political and non-political commentators, see the Greek situation in a quite primitive way: Greeks had an easy life in the European Union, misusing the funding, constructing irresponsible ...

The future will show if Greece will stay in the eurozone, but in any case, the European Union will help the country, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Sunday.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday there was a 50-50 chance of reaching agreement with Greece on reforms.

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Greece's decision to prepare an action plan and "tighten belts" is a step forward, says MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, Chairman of the conservative Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD).

Lithuanian officials will tell eurozone finance ministers on Saturday and EU leaders on Sunday that Vilnius is in favour of Greece staying in the monetary union.

Economist Dr.Zoltan Pogatsa believes that the Eurozone states of the former Eastern bloc have been duped by the major powers into firmly opposing Greece. They are being led to believe that Athens is damaging to their economies. It's all a deception, the Hungarian professional of political economy ar...

If we all sat at a table in a tavern, having fun eating and drinking and then decided to vote if we wanted to pay the bill or not, the chances are that most would vote to pay the bill. What would a table like that look like from the side as it flaunts the results of that vote, demanding that the cus...