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Greece approves latest reform bill in exchange for 1 bn euros

Greece’s leftist-led government has survived another parliamentary vote on a reform bill demanded by the country’s international lenders. In return

Greece

Greek capital brought to a standstill as workers strike against austerity

Protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Thursday as over two-and-a-half-million workers took part in a general strike that has brought

Economy

Athens 'agrees new measures' to secure next bailout funds

A Greek newspaper is reporting that Athens and its international lenders have agreed a new set of measures the country must approve by next months to

Greece

Greek 24-hour general strike as protesters demonstrate against austerity measures

Workers in Greece have responded to austerity measures and taken to the streets of Athens. Three separate rallies led to the centre of the city being

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Economy

France backs Greek efforts to renegotiate bailout

French President François Hollande rounded off a two-day visit to Athens by backing Greece’s request to begin bailout negotiations with its

Greece

Greek MPs say yes to cash-for-reforms, but not everybody is happy

Greek MPs vote yes to the latest cash-for-reforms deal, but trade union leaders vow to fight to overthrow the measures.

Greece

Tsipras beings 'race to reform' following Greek confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his new government have won a confidence vote launching a race to pass key reforms before Athens faces a

Greece

Greek parliament opens with swearing in ceremony

The new Greek parliament has been officially sworn in. Different lawmakers have taken different oaths: Greek Orthodox, Muslim, and political. The

Greece

New Greek cabinet gets to work on unpopular reforms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has chaired the first cabinet meeting of his new administration following his recent election victory. The

Business Line

Business Line: Syriza's rocky road ahead in Greece

In this edition of Business Line we focus on the political déjà vu in Greece, where voters headed to the polls in the country’s second elections of

Greece

New Tsipras government is upbeat about getting Greece back on track

Having attended the swearing-in ceremony for his new government in Athens on Wednesday, Alexis Tsipras set off for Brussels to discuss the migration

Greece

Greece: New Tsipras government is sworn in after election win

Greece’s new government was sworn into office on Wednesday, after this weekend’s second general election win in 2015 for Alexis Tsipras and his

Greece

Greek PM sticks largely with the 'old' as he appoints his new Cabinet

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has kept faith with many members of his previous Cabinet announcing a largely unchanged line up following

World

New Greek parliament bailout battle must be swift

Alexis Tsipras has renewed his mandate as leader of Greece’s left-wing coalition SYRIZA party and Prime Minister for the next four years, without a

Greece

Alexis Tsipras sworn in as prime minister of Greece

Left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister of Greece after his Syriza party beat its conservative rivals in Sunday’s

Greece

Tsipras says Greeks want stability, Greeks say they want reform

The leftist Syriza’s Party’s election victory sends a clear message to Europe, a euphoric Alexis Tsipras told journalists. Greeks are interested in a

Greece

Syriza has "clear mandate" says Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras says his party has a “clear mandate” following a second general election win in less than nine months. Greece’s leftist Syriza party

Economy

What now for Greece? Voters react to Syriza's storming election victory

The morning after Syriza’s storming election victory, there was mixed reaction on the streets of Athens to what Greek newspapers say is a second

Economy

Greek election: voters remain divided over Tsipras 'credibility'

It was all smiles at Syriza headquarters in Athens as Sunday’s election results became clear. Although Tsipras’s critics claim his handling of the

Economy

Tsipras returns as PM in decisive Greek election

Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza parts have been voted back into power after a surprisingly decisive Greek election – the country’s fifth in six