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Athens has ‘basically achieved’ its reform goals: EC’s Juncker

  Frankfurt / AFP Greece has “basically achieved” the objectives of the reforms required by its creditors and its eurozone partners will begin discussing possible debt relief for the country, according to European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker. “We are now at the time of the first review of the programme (to aid Greece) and the objectives have been basically achieved,” ...

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Crunch Eurozone meet to discuss on Greece debt deal

  AFP Eurozone finance ministers hold an emergency meeting on Monday to try to thrash out a difficult deal on fresh reforms for Greece as fears grow of a repeat of last year’s chaotic bailout negotiations. The ministers from the 19 countries that use the euro — the Eurogroup — will also discuss debt relief for Greece, which the International ...

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UK is safer remaining in European Union, say former spy chiefs

  Bloomberg The U.K. will be safer staying in the European Union, two former chiefs of the country’s security services said, before voters head to the polls next month in an in-out referendum. Cooperation with the 27 other EU members means Britain is better placed to tackle threats ranging from IS terrorism to cyber-attacks by hostile governments, former MI5 chief ...

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