Greece

Economy

Relief and skepticism in Greece after eurozone loan deal

Athens can breath more easily after the country’s loan extension was approved in Brussels on Friday. But receiving a credit lifeline comes at a

21/02/2015

Economy

Greece back from the brink as eurozone agrees four-month loan extension

Greece has secured agreement from the eurozone and IMF that its bailout package will be extended by four months. But the deal will only be ratified

21/02/2015

Greece

Many Greeks still going hungry and can't pay for electricity

For two years, Giorgos and Evgenia Kouzilos and their three children have been living without electricity. Athens says 300,000 households in Greece

20/02/2015

Greece

Greece confident about loan extension ahead of eurogroup talks

Greece’s prime minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he was certain that eurozone finance ministers would accept Athens’ loan extension. request

20/02/2015

Europe News

Germany snubs Greece's EU loan offer

Germany on Thursday rejected Greece’s request for a six-month extension to an EU scheme of emergency loans. Berlin’s decision came shortly after the

19/02/2015

Greece

Greeks nervous about Friday's loan extension meeting

Many people in Athens have been speaking of their anxiety and concern as the Greek government formally requests a six-month extension to its eurozone

19/02/2015

Greece

Greece formally submits request for bailout extension

Greece officially submits a request for a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement

19/02/2015

Greece

Bailout or loan? Greece set to ask eurozone for funds to cover next six months

Greece will today ask the eurozone to extend what it is calling a ‘loan agreement’ and European officials are calling a ‘bailout’. Negotiations

18/02/2015

Greece

Parliament elects Prokopis Pavlopoulos as next president of Greece

Government nominee Prokopis Pavlopoulos has been elected Greece’s next president, winning resounding support in parliament. With 233 votes out of 300

18/02/2015

Greece

Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected next president of Greece

Government candidate Prokopis Pavlopoulos, 64, has been elected Greece’s new president in a parliamentary vote. A conservative former interior

18/02/2015

Greece

Conservative to preside over leftist-governed Greece

A conservative former minister head of state of a Greece governed by the radical left led by anti-austerity Alexis Tsipras. Prokopis Pavlopoulos

18/02/2015

Europe News

Greece set to seek loan agreement deal

18/02/2015

Greece

Greece : PM looks set to ask for a six month loan and vote on a new president

Greece intends to ask for a six month extension of its loan agreement with the eurozone today but ministers stressed it would not be the same as the

17/02/2015

Economy

Greeks back Syriza's tough debt stance as talks break down

17/02/2015

Greece

Greece confident of new bailout deal to avoid euro exit

Talks in Brussels between Greece and its eurozone creditors collapsed in disarray on Monday night but Athens says it is confident a deal can still be

17/02/2015

Greece

Eurogroup delivers deadline to Greece over bailout extension

Greece has been given until Friday to request an extension to its bailout programme or face the consequences. The ultimatum came after Monday’s talks

17/02/2015

Greece

Thousands rally in support of Greece's anti-austerity government ahead of bailout talks in Brussels

A mood of optimism continues on the streets of Athens as Greeks show their support for their anti-austerity government ahead of crucial bailout talks in Brussels.

15/02/2015

World

Jyrki Katainen says reform is as vital as economic stimulus

Greece dominates the headlines when it comes to the European economy. But the story is bigger than that. It is also about growth and getting people

13/02/2015

Greece

Greeks optimistic of new credit deal ahead of eurogroup talks

The Greek government remains firmly opposed to implementing more stringent austerity measures but Athens’ stance has renewed optimism that a deal is

13/02/2015

My Europe Series

Sweeping changes in Greece

For more than a year, cleaning women in Greece have been the symbol of the injustices of austerity. They started to protest after they lost their

13/02/2015

Greece

The eternal embrace: 6,000-year-old couple unearthed in Greece

13/02/2015

Economy

Greeks come out in support of further debt negotiations

With an agreement on Greece's debt crisis yet to be reached, Greeks take to the streets in support of further negotiations.

12/02/2015

Greece

Greek PM easily wins parliamentary backing to take on Brussels over bailout revision plans

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras easily won the confidence of parliament in a late night sitting on Tuesday with 162 votes. It means he has the

11/02/2015

Europe News

Eurozone officials seek Greek debt deal

Eurozone finance ministers want to clinch an interim debt deal with Greece on Wednesday. Athens wants to strike an agreement on stop gap financing

10/02/2015

Greece

Greece will leave the Eurozone, says Alan Greenspan

09/02/2015

Greece

Greek PM rejects extending bailout and seeks loan to keep country afloat

Greece needs a bridge loan not a bailout according to its new prime minister. A defiant Alexis Tsipras has laid out his plans to dismantle what he

08/02/2015