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Greece

Hollande and Merkel urge Greece to make 'credible' proposals

The leaders of France and Germany have told Athens that the door is still open for debt negotiations with creditors. But at urgent talks in Paris on

06/07/2015

Greece

Euclid Tsakalotos sworn in as new Greek finance minister

Euclid Tsakalotos has been sworn in as Greece’s new finance minister after Yanis Varoufakis resigned. Analysts say the 55-year-old, who speaks Greek

06/07/2015

Greece

Many Greek businesses struggling to pay state taxes

Many Greek businesses are struggling: capital controls and two weeks of bank holidays means they have insufficient revenue to pay state taxes. They

06/07/2015

Economy

Seven reasons why Yanis Varoufakis is now a political legend

Whether you like him or not, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is now a political legend. Here’s why: 1. The way he communicates With

06/07/2015

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Greek referendum: ‘No’ supporters celebrate in Athens' streets

06/07/2015

Greece

Greeks worry about their future and their savings

Many Greeks are worried because most banks have remained closed since last Monday. People wait in long lines at cash machines to withdraw their

06/07/2015

Economy

"We gave an example of democracy" says Greek Prime Minister

Greek PM calls for more negotiations with creditors and says national unity is needed

06/07/2015

Greece

Varoufakis resigns after Greek referendum

Greece’s outspoken finance minister has resigned. Yanis Varoufakis announced he will step down just one day after Greeks voted “no” to austerity

06/07/2015

Greece

Foreign TV channels camp out in Athens as nation awaits fallout from "No" vote

The eyes of the world have been on Greece in the days building up to the referendum, with the unfolding of events there likely to have implications

06/07/2015

Greece

Thousands of Greeks celebrate referendum result

Thousands of joyful Greeks poured into the capital’s central square as the scale of the rejection to a bailout deal which would have imposed more

06/07/2015

Greece

It's a decisive "No" in Greek bailout referendum

Greeks celebrate in central Athens after a decisive "No" vote against accepting the terms of a eurozone bail-out deal

06/07/2015

Greece

"Ball is in Athens' court" says Germany following Greek vote

As supporters of the “No” vote gathered in central Athens in celebration, reaction came in from Greece’s eurozone partners, in particular Germany

05/07/2015

Greece

Greece votes 'No' in overwhelming rejection of bailout proposals

Greece seems to have decisively rejected the bailout terms put forward by its international creditors. The Greek people have voted an overwhelming

05/07/2015

Greece

Greece: Mixed reception for Finance Minister Varoufakis as he votes in referendum

There was a mixed reception for Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, voting in Sunday’s referendum with his 90-year-old father in Athens

05/07/2015

Economy

Greece: voters admit to divided opinions

Greece has been divided by the Yes/No question posed by its referendum. Polls suggest neither side had a clear lead in the run-up to the opening of

05/07/2015

Economy

Greece: Alexis Tsipras among the first to vote

There was a commotion as Alexis Tsipras arrived to cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered at the Athens polling station to witness

05/07/2015

Greece

Greece: referendum voters cast their ballot

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered to witness the scene at the polling station in Athens

05/07/2015

Economy

Greece: polling opens in crunch referendum

Greeks are deeply divided as they head to the polls in a referendum to decide the country’s financial future. Polling stations opened at 6am Central

05/07/2015

Economy

Greeks on a knife-edge ahead of referendum

Greeks were given a day of reflection on Saturday ahead of the country’s make or break referendum. But many of the country’s 10 million voters were

04/07/2015

Greece

The Corinth Canal: a metaphor for the feeling of division in Greece?

The Corinth Canal, a stretch of water dividing the Greek mainland, could serve as a metaphor for the feeling of division within the country it cuts

04/07/2015

Greece

Greek finance minister accuses creditors of "terrorism"

04/07/2015

Economy

Greece: polls open in knife-edge referendum

With campaigning over, Greece enters the final countdown to a vote which could determine its future in Europe.

04/07/2015

Greece

Greece: clashes before referendum 'no' rally

Clashes broke out between youths and police around Syntagma Square in Athens on Friday. The violence took place just before the start of the ‘no’

04/07/2015

Greece

Tsipras tells 'no' voters to turn against those who 'terrorise you'

Athens’ Syntagma Square was packed full of ‘no’ supporters on Friday evening ahead of Sunday’s crunch referendum, meant to decide Greece’s future

04/07/2015

Greece

Greece 'yes' voters gather for major rally ahead of bailout vote

Some 20,000 supporters of a “yes” vote gathered in front of the ancient Panathenaic Stadium with banners reading “nai” – Greek for “yes.” Celebrities

03/07/2015

Greece

Thousands gather for rival rallies in Greek capital

Thousands of people have gathered in the Greek capital in a massive show of solidarity ahead of Sunday’s bailout referendum. This is the final day of

03/07/2015