Greece

Greece

Migrant crisis pushing Greek island of Kos to the limit

The migrant crisis on the Greek island of Kos is pushing people to their limits. Fights broke out during a registration procedure as more than 1,000

11/08/2015

Greece

Greece agrees fresh bailout terms: Greek finance minister

Greece has agreed fresh bailout terms with its international creditors according to the country’s finance minister. But Euclid Tsakalotos said “two

11/08/2015

Greece

Greece buckling under pressure of migrant arrivals on its shores

Greek infrastructure is buckling under the pressure of dealing with the thousands of people arriving on their shores. The UN’s refugee agency said

07/08/2015

Business Line

Banking losses mar Athens stock exchange reopening after five-week shutdown

Greece’s main stock index fell sharply when it finally reopened on Monday after a five-week closure – that’s when investors got their first

05/08/2015

Economy

More Stock Exchange losses in Greece as banking shares plunge

After a Black Monday, it is proving to be a tumultuous Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange. Stocks were down 4.5 percent in early trade, a day after

04/08/2015

Greece

Newly-opened Athens stock market plunges after five-week shutdown

Greece’s stock exchange has plunged by nearly 23 percent after opening for the first time in five weeks. It is the market’s biggest fall on record

03/08/2015

Greece

Greece's stock market re-opens almost 23% down after five-week suspension

Greece’s stock market fell sharply on Monday after being shut down for five weeks under capital controls imposed by the government in Athens to stop

03/08/2015

Greece

Syriza faces internal battle as Tsipras requests party vote

Alexis Tsipras was welcomed with applause by members of his party, but has yet to reach a fairytale ending. Speaking in an old cinema, the Greek

30/07/2015

Greece

Greek PM suggests party referendum to overcome split in Syriza

30/07/2015

Greece

Tsipras warns Syriza anti-bailout rebels of possible early Greece election

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has warned rebels in his Syriza party that he could be forced to call early elections if he no longer has a

29/07/2015

Greece

Crucial bailout talks begin in Greece

Talks to pave the way for Greece’s third bailout are underway, with officials from its international creditors on the ground in Athens. The

28/07/2015

Greece

Greek PM attempts to keep his government together as new bailout talks begin

The Greek PM has been holding urgent talks with his Syriza Party, ahead of the start of new bailout talks with creditors on Tuesday

27/07/2015

Economy

Greek bailout talks set for Monday, as loan request sent to IMF

A letter was sent from the Greek Finance Ministry ahead of talks expected on Monday between Athens and its creditors

25/07/2015

Economy

IMF confirms receiving Greek request for new loan

The International Monetary Fund says it’s received a letter from Greece seeking a new loan, confirming a statement from the Greek finance ministry

25/07/2015

Greece

The future on the menu as Greek leaders attend presidential lunch

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras joined leaders from other mainstream political parties at a lunch hosted by the President of the Hellenic

24/07/2015

Greece

Greece moves closer to bailout talks as Syriza divisions remain

The Greek parliament took a step closer to negotiations on an new €86bn bailout after MPs voted to reform the judiciary and banking system

23/07/2015

Economy

Greece: parliament approves reforms but opinion is divided

Agreeing to reform the judiciary and banking systems was a key step for Greece. Talks can now start with international creditors on the country’s

23/07/2015

Greece

Greek lawmakers pass second reform package

After heated debate Greece's parliament approves second set of bailout measures which this time deals with failed banks and introduces judicial changes.

23/07/2015

Greece

Greece: Anti-austerity protesters urge MPs to reject second raft of reforms

Anti-austerity protests in Athens' Syntagma Square were largely peaceful, until a number of petrol bombs were thrown towards police .

23/07/2015

Greece

Greece: tourists pack extra clothes for refugees along with sunscreen

Arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, tourists come to soak up the sun and relax in beautiful surroundings, but these holiday makers are not coming

22/07/2015

Greece

Domestic tourism in Greece suffers dramatic downturn as debt crisis deepens

Domestic tourism in Greece has suffered a dramatic downturn as a result of the debt crisis with many Greeks unable to afford to take a holiday. The

22/07/2015

Business Line

Increasing Value Added Tax in Greece - but which countries are the VAT winners and losers?

Greece started a new life on Monday. The banks have finally reopened after being closed for three weeks and the government initiated repayment of its

22/07/2015

Greece

German tourists head for Greece in droves and aeroplanes

Angela Merkel is not the most popular individual among Greeks as we speak. However, the Greek islands are popular with German tourists and despite

22/07/2015

Greece

Key dates in Greece's funding talks with the euro zone

22/07/2015

Economy

Greek parliament votes on second set of bailout measures

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and bankers arrived for a meeting on Wednesday (July 22) as the country’s parliament prepared to vote on the

22/07/2015

Greece

Greece prepares for vote on more measures to secure bailout

Tsipras rallies Syriza party ahead of parliamentary vote on second round of economic reforms to secure bailout deal

22/07/2015