Greece

Greece

Debt history capsized Greece

Greece reached today’s impasse by coming clean about a secret, to begin with. Soon after he was elected to lead the country in autumn 2009, the prime

17/06/2015

Greece

Greece seeks 'honourable compromise' but will not shirk the big 'no'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made it clear that the government wants to reach an “honourable compromise” to solve the debt crisis. He was

17/06/2015

Economy

Austria on mediation mission as tension rises in eurozone

Tensions are rising in the eurozone and after a day of bitter recriminations between Greece and the EU Commission President , Austria’s Chancellor

17/06/2015

Greece

Tsipras says austerity is 'humiliating for our people' as Greek debt talks remain in limbo

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has delivered a biting speech to his Syriza party MPs saying the European Central Bank is attempting to force his

16/06/2015

Greece

The coordinator of the greek negotiating team on the deadlock and the next steps

16/06/2015

Europe News

Breakdown of Greek talks sets up EU summit showdown

The latest breakdown in talks between Greece and its international creditors means any deal will have to be done at an EU summit. Leaders meet in

15/06/2015

Greece

Greeks fear outcome of latest debt talks

In Greece, talk of crossing red lines filled one newspaper’s front page on Saturday as last-ditch talks continue to secure additional debt relief and

14/06/2015

Sport

Australian Clinton Moore wins Athens leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour

A sell out ten thousand crowd watched the Athens leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in a marble quarry in the city. It was meant to be a

13/06/2015

Greece

Greeks demand action as crunch debt deal talks resume in Brussels

Greece’s finance minister says he does not think European partners will allow the country to exit the eurozone. Yanis Varoukfakis’ optimism comes as

13/06/2015

Greece

Greece: new round of debt talks as default looms

Denying that a debt default was discussed, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his negotiating team before they headed to Brussels for

12/06/2015

Greece

Closer to a deal? Greece to re-start stalled debt talks

As the clock ticks for Greece to strike a debt deal to avoid a default, Athens says it will restart stalled negotiations in Brussels on Saturday

12/06/2015

Greece

Varoufakis: Greece will not sign up to new bailout programme

As Greece hurtles towards a possible debt default, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says Athens will not sign up to a new bailout programme to

12/06/2015

Greece

Greece's public broadcaster returns after two-year shutdown

Once described as a “haven of waste”, Greece’s public broadcaster relaunched on Thursday evening with a live concert by famous local musicians in

12/06/2015

Greece

Athens protest warns Greek government against debt deal with more austerity

With Greece under constant international pressure to make more cuts and reforms to secure bailout money – at home there was a strong warning not to

11/06/2015

Greece

Tears as Greek state TV returns to air after austerity shutdown

11/06/2015

Greece

Protesters warn Greece's government over pensions as sources claim EU deal is close

Communist Party supporters occupy the Greek finance ministry to warn the government not touch pension funds in a bid to pay back its EU/IMF lenders.

11/06/2015

Greece

S&P lowers rating on Greece to CCC from CCC+

10/06/2015

Greece

Greek debt talks to intensify as June deadline looms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged after the latest sleep-defying talks with his French and German counterparts in confident mood despite

10/06/2015

Greece

EXCLUSIVE: The Greek answer to the institutions

A few hours before Tsipras meets Merkel and Hollande in Brussels, there is still no answer to the new Greek proposals. Greek governmenht sources said to euronews and Efi Koutsokosta.

10/06/2015

Greece

Debt talks in doubt as Greece struggles with new plans

Doubts have been raised over whether a crucial debt meeting in Brussels between the leaders of Greece France and Germany will go ahead today. An

10/06/2015

Greece

EXCLUSIVE: Greek statement on debt talks

09/06/2015

Economy

Greeks agonise over prospect of more austerity measures

With a debt crisis now in its fifth year, Greece has become used to painful, drawn-out negotiations with international lenders. But to many Greeks

09/06/2015

Economy

Greek debt talks exclusive: “We've made the half distance.. it's the institutions' turn”

09/06/2015

Economy

Greece's Tsipras seeks compromise on cash-for-reforms deal

It's a tough balancing act for Alexis Tsipras, as the Greek Prime Minister negotiates with international creditors on new proposals that could upset his ruling anti-austerity party Syriza.

09/06/2015

Greece

Greece offers new proposals to creditors to unlock bailout funds

Greece has handed its creditors new proposals in the hope that they’ll agree to unlock funds to avoid bankruptcy. In a further attempt to compromise

09/06/2015

Greece

Greece calls for new approach to its debt crisis

Against a backdrop of restarted talks with international lenders, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis attended a conference in Berlin focused on

09/06/2015