EU`s Juncker wants `to avoid Grexit`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 13:48

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

EU's Juncker makes last-minute offer to Greece: Sources

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 09:08

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a last-minute offer to Athens in a bid to reach a bailout agreement before the deadline expires on Tuesday, European Union and Greek government sources said.

Juncker says 'No' in Greek referendum would be 'no to Europe'

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 21:22

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker told Greek voters on Monday they would be rejecting the European Union if they opposed creditors' reform proposals in Sunday's referendum.

EU tells Greeks "door still open" to deal, makes offer public

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 00:51

EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker launched a last-ditch drive on Sunday to persuade Greece to agree a funding deal to save it from bankruptcy this week as Brussels insisted the "door is still open" for negotiations.

IMF `blocked EU compromise proposal` in Greek debt talks

Last Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2015, 17:59

The International Monetary Fund "torpedoed" a recent attempt by European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to offer Athens a compromise proposal in tortuous debt talks, a German daily reported.

Alexis Tsipras under pressure for concessions in Greece debt talks

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 17:36

To clinch a deal, EU officials said Tsipras`s government needed to offer alternative savings and tax measures to replace proposed pension cuts and tax rises he rejected as antisocial, to deliver a modest fiscal surplus before interest payments.

EU pushes Greece for deal as protests erupt

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 16:42

Fresh protests erupted meanwhile in Athens at the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by Greece`s international creditors in return for money to stave off default.

EU says not satisfied with new Greek reform plan

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 16:47

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had already angrily rejected the EU`s own proposals, made at a dinner with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker last week.

Greece denies report that Juncker declined to take call from Tsipras

Last Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 22:32

The official added that Athens was still waiting for Greece`s creditors to respond to its own recent proposal for a deal to end the months-long impasse.

New Greek crisis talks likely Friday: Source

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 19:20

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will likely hold fresh talks with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and creditors on Friday, European sources said, with all sides working feverishly to secure a deal.

EU says no final Greece deal expected at Juncker-Tsipras talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 19:34

Talks between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker later Wednesday are not expected to produce a final deal on Greece`s bailout, Juncker`s spokesman said.

EU defends Jean-Claude Juncker's 'cool style'

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 19:36

At the opening of the Riga summit on Friday, a light-hearted and tactile Juncker kissed leaders on the head, fiddled with their ties, saluted, and slapped them not just on the back but also on the stomach, chest and face.