Greece

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

Greece

Greek banks reopen but frustrations and restrictions remain

Greek banks reopened on Monday after being closed for three weeks but many restrictions remain. The limit on cash withdrawals stays at sixty euros a

20/07/2015

Greece

Greek banks reopen but many restrictions remain

Greeks finally saw their banks reopen on Monday (July 20) but many restrictions remain. Customers may not cash cheques, only deposit them, and will

20/07/2015

Greece

Angela Merkel rules out Greek debt write-off

Angela Merkel has reiterated that the eurozone will not write-off part of Greece’s debt to international creditors. The German Chancellor says the

19/07/2015

Greece

Greek banks to reopen after a three-week shutdown

Long queues are expected as Greek banks reopen after a three-week shutdown. Basic services will be up and running but withdrawals will still be

19/07/2015

Greece

A day of restlessness: Greek workers protest Sunday opening hours

A Sunday well spent brings a week of content goes the old saying. But in Greece the difference is whether you’re spending money or time with the

19/07/2015

Greece

Two arrested as Greece fires brought under control

Forest fires which ravaged Greece on Friday are now under control, however, the damage they have wreaked on the crisis-striken country is taking its

18/07/2015

Greece

Greek government issues decree on banks' reopening

The Greek government has issued a decree ordering banks to reopen on Monday, three weeks after they were closed amid the country’s debt crisis. The

18/07/2015

Greece

New Greek ministers sworn in after Tsipras reshuffle

New ministers in the Greek government have been sworn in after a reshuffle within Syriza’s ranks following a rebellion over tough bailout terms

18/07/2015

Greece

Greece: Tsipras reshuffles cabinet after anti-austerity revolt

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has sacked leftists in his cabinet who voted against more austerity and reforms demanded by international

17/07/2015

Greece

Residents flee as strong winds fuel spread of Greece wildfires

Residents of the Athens suburbs of Kareas and Koropi on Mount Hymettus were sent fleeing as forest fires broke out around the Greek capital. Police

17/07/2015

World

Greece's reform vortex

Late during Wednesday night, the parliament in Athens approved the eurozone and ECB’s conditions for a new financial rescue. These include selling

17/07/2015

Greece

Huge wildfire breaks out east of Athens

A huge blaze has spread rapidly to the east of Athens. The fire on Mount Hymettus, which lies about 15km to the east of the Greek capital, started at

17/07/2015

Economy

Europe Weekly: key deals for Greece and Iran

In this edition of Europe Weekly we look back at the two deals that have dominated the news over the last seven days. Greece’s parliament approved a

17/07/2015