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Greeks in last-ditch rally to stay in the eurozone

With Greece once again on a knife edge over whether it will leave the euro, thousands of people rallied in Athens on Thursday calling for the country

Greece

No deal on Greek debt eurozone leaders schedule crisis summit for Monday

It comes as no surprise that the meeting of European finance ministers has ended with no solution to the Greek debt problem. Eurozone leaders are to

Greece

No deal on Greek debt eurozone leaders schedule crisis summit for Monday

It comes as no surprise that the meeting of European finance ministers has ended with no solution to the Greek debt crisis. Eurozone leaders are to

Greece

Eurogroup ministers meet as Greece's future hangs in the balance

Eurozone finance minister meet in Luxembourg with the agenda dominated by the Greek financial crisis. But with a last ditch attempt by Austrian

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Greece

Life in the shadow of debt

Greece

Greeks rally ahead of eurozone crunch talks

As the sun set over Athens, thousands gathered outside of parliament for an anti-austerity demo, but could the sun also be setting on Greece's future in the eurozone?

Greece

Athens rallies against austerity ahead of eurozone crunch talks

It may be 31 degrees Celsius in Athens, but the political temperature is at boiling point and the Greeks appear to be in a defiant mood. We’re

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

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Record 59.5 million people displaced by conflict worldwide in 2014

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

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

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Juncker slams Greece for misrepresenting EU stance

The Greek government is misleading voters by mis-stating the position of EU officials in ongoing debt negotiations, Jean-Claude Juncker, the

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

Greece

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

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Greece to offer no new reforms at crucial Eurogroup meeting

Greek Finance MInister Yanis Varoufakis has told a German newspaper that he is not planning to present new reform proposals at Thursday’s Eurogroup

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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

Belgium

EU Commission: EU Commission: we’re not demanding anyone’s pension be cut

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Last ditch talks to avoid a Greek debt default fail

Talks between the Greek government and representatives of the three institutions financing the country’s bailout collapsed into a dead end this

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Greece sees a large increase in migrants fleeing war and poverty

Some 2000 refugees, mostly from Syria, arrived in the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens on Sunday morning. They arrived on a government-supplied

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