Greece gets green light to repay €6.95bn of bailout loans early

Greece has been cleared to repay almost €7bn of bailout loans ahead of schedule, in a move European officials say will ...

Germany rejects ESM proposal for 250 billion euro fund - Handelsblatt

"The ESM is the fire brigade of the euro area. If the fire brigade doesn't have to be called out every day, that's good news," Florian Toncar, parliamentary state secretary in the ...
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ESM MD: Italy ESM ratification 'bitterly needed'

Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 11:00 CET | 14:00 - 17:00 HK/SG Pierre Gramegna, managing director of the European Stability Mechanism, discusses ESM reform and the importance of the support the organisation ...
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Italy’s ESM Refusal Deprives EU of Powerful Tool, Officials Say

The Italian parliament’s rejection of a European Union bailout fund late last year leaves the bloc without a powerful tool to protect taxpayers from a future banking crisis, EU officials said. “It is ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Italy Urged by ESM to Ratify Backstop as Bulgaria Ready to Sign

It’s time for Italy to ratify the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund that new euro member Bulgaria is already preparing to sign, European Stability Mechanism Chief Pierre Gramegna said. “The ...