Greece

Economy

All you need to know about the Greek referendum

Greece’s debt crisis is the saga that has seemingly dominated headlines for months (if not years) – the only positive being it’s gone on for so long

30/06/2015

Greece

Eurogroup ministers to discuss new Greece aid proposal

Greece has submitted a new two-year aid proposal to its international lenders in a bid to strike a deal over its debts. Eurogroup ministers will

30/06/2015

Greece

Massive anti-austerity rally backs a defiant Greek government

Thousands of people gathered outside parliament in Athens on Monday night expressing their support for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ decision to

30/06/2015

Economy

Tsipras says if Greeks approve the EU's aid plan, Syriza will resign

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the Greek people that if they vote to accept the terms of continued EU financial aid in Sunday’s referendum he

29/06/2015

Greece

European leaders 'open to further negotiations' with Greece

European leaders say the door remains open for negotiations with Athens on the Greek debt crisis.

29/06/2015

Economy

Greece to default on IMF loan on Tuesday as banks close and panic buying begins

Greeks stood around outside shuttered banks as a new week began during which Tuesday’s IMF payment of 1.6 billion euros won’t be paid, and by next

29/06/2015

Economy

Greece stands close to eurozone exit ahead of austerity referendum

Which way now for Greece? With a 1.6 billion euro repayment to the IMF likely to be missed, Athens could be struggling for options on how it can

29/06/2015

Greece

Greek banks remain closed, as pensioners queue up to withdraw payouts

Greek pensioners lined up outside banks desperate to access their monthly payouts. With banks closed until after a referendum on bailout proposals

29/06/2015

Greece

Greeks rush to withdraw cash ahead of week-long bank closures

Greece’s banks will be closed today until July 6 along with the stock market and there is to be a 60 euro daily limit on cash withdrawals. The

29/06/2015

Greece

Greeks protest over lender austerity demands

Thousands have taken part in rallies in central Athens following the government’s announcement that it’s closing the banks and imposing capital

29/06/2015

Economy

Greek banks, stock exchange will not open on Monday, Tsipras announces

Greece announces its banks and stock exchange will remain closed on Monday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asks once more for an extension of the bailout programme.

28/06/2015

Economy

'Dilemmas, anxiety and political polarisation': Athens discusses Grexit

Greece awoke on Sunday to the news parliament had given the go-ahead to a referendum on austerity measures. In Athens, local residents admitted to

28/06/2015

Economy

Greece: ECB decides to maintain current emergency funding

The European Central Bank is to maintain emergency funding for Greek banks at the levels agreed on Friday. Experts say in real terms this represents

28/06/2015

Economy

Greece: ECB to cap or cut funding?

It is being widely reported that the European Central Bank may decide to cut off its emergency lending to Greece. Media reports suggest the Bank will

28/06/2015

Economy

Greece: PM Tsipras gets go ahead to hold controversial bailout referendum

Greece’s parliament has authorised a controversial referendum on the latest terms offered by creditors to unlock billions of euros in bailout funds

28/06/2015

Economy

Eurogroup says 'no deal' to Greek request for bailout extension

The Eurogroup has announced that Greece’s financial aid programme will expire on Tuesday night. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the 19-member group

27/06/2015

Economy

Greek parliament authorises referendum on bailout offer

Greece’s parliament has authorised a referendum on a bailout offer from foreign creditors. It is set to take place on the 5th of July. Prime

27/06/2015

Economy

Athens gives its view on Greece's financial future

With Greece’s future in the euro zone looking shakier than ever, it seems the Greek population is divided over the proposed referendum on austerity

27/06/2015

Greece

Greece: the gloves are off in Brussels

Exasperation is said to be at its peak in Brussels, as Eurogroup ministers meet once again for last-ditch talks about Greece. Athens has raised

27/06/2015

Greece

Greek bailout referendum marks 'big moment for democracy'

A referendum call from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras marks the most dramatic twist yet in long-running negotiations between Greece and its

27/06/2015

Greece

Greek debt crisis: Tsipras calls for referendum on bailout deal offer

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is calling for a referendum on 5 July on whether the country should accept or reject a bailout agreement offered

27/06/2015

Economy

Battle brewing in Athens over bailout deal

The Greek Prime Minister is heading back to Athens and an emergency cabinet meeting is on the cards as crisis talks speed towards another potential deadline.

26/06/2015

Economy

Tsipras says creditors trying to "blackmail" Athens

Behind the smiles, tensions are mounting between Greek Prime Minister Tsipras and his European partners – just hours before Saturday’s (June 27)

26/06/2015

Culture news

Athens' new multi-million euro cultural hub on schedule for 2016 opening

A bird’s eye’s view offers an idea of the scale of an astonishing new site currently under construction in Athens. Designed by world-famous

26/06/2015

Economy

EU's Oettinger gives Athens five days to avoid a 'Grexit'

26/06/2015

Economy

IMF confident that Greece will make crucial repayment

A Greek debt deal may remain elusive, but the International Monetary Fund says it is confident Athens will not default on its financial obligations

25/06/2015