Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis submitted Thursday a request to the European Commission for an extension of the National Escape Clause allowing member-states to deviate from expenditure paths agreed to with the Commission in order to manage exceptional economic shocks.

The Greek government on Thursday submitted a request to the European Commission to extend the scope of the existing National Escape Clause so that it also covers measures aimed at…

Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis submitted Thursday a request to the European Commission for an extension of the National Escape Clause allowing member-states to deviate from…