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

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Pessimism clouds fresh Greek debt talks

Hopes faded of a quick resolution to the Greek debt negotiations on Monday as eurozone finance ministers in Brussels sought a deal on the future of

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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.

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No deal in Brussels over Greece's unpopular bailout

Crisis talks between Greek and eurozone finance ministers ended in deadlock in Brussels after seven hours, with no agreement over the country’s

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Demonstrators in Athens and Brussels tell EU finance ministers - no more austerity!

While Europe’s finance ministers were discussing Greece’s future, only a few metres away demonstrators were sending their own message. It was one of

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Falling oil prices will spur EU growth, say economists

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Greek debt: who will pay if Greece fails?

Financial doomsday for Greece, economic meltdown for Europe? It seems you can’t click a mouse these days without headlines screaming debt at you

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'Europe's interests come first', says new Greek government

New Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says 'Europe comes first', but rules out accepting further financial aid.

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What did Eurogroup head whisper to Greek minister after frosty meeting?

Some reports say Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Greek minister Yanis Varoufakis: "You've just killed the troika."

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Greece's eurozone partners play down future financial troubles despite Syriza election

Greece's eurozone partners react to Sunday's election of anti-austerity party Syriza by offering cooperation while stressing they assume Athens will honour its commitments.

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Greeks react with delight and trepidation to Syriza election win

The people of Greece are taking in Syriza’s momentous victory in the snap general election. Both Greek and European markets fell on Monday morning

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Celebrations as Syriza supporters look to a future without austerity

Jubilation in University Square in central Athens as thousands of Syriza supporters celebrated the landmark win by their anti-bailout party Syriza

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Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greek election but falls short of an absolute majority

Greece’s new parliament has a new look about it with radical left Syriza holding the reins of power in the 300 seat legislature. In the end they fell

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Samaras: "my conscience is clear" says defeated Greek PM

It was a disappointed Antonis Samaras who was forced to admit defeat on Sunday night. The leader of New Democracy had tried to convince voters that

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Tsipras pledges end to 'vicious cycle of austerity' at victory speech in Greece

The man of the moment, Alexis Tsipras has swept to power in a landslide win in Greece. His Syriza party’s anti-austerity message appears to have

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ECB to buy 60 billion euros in bonds per month from March

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has announced the ECB will purchase assets of 60 billion euros on a monthly basis from March 2015 to

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EU-Greek Showdown

Greece is once again at centre of a European political drama as it gears up for its most crucial election in a generation. Polls suggest the

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European shares struggle to hold ground as market fears grow

An overnight slump in the Nikkei index in Japan of three percent brought storm clouds to the European markets on Tuesday following a tough Monday

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Germany believes euro zone could handle Greek exit say reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the eurozone could cope with a potential Greek exit, the magazine Der Spiegel has reported. It says her

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Lithuania joins euro