Greece

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

23/07/2015

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

20/07/2015

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

20/07/2015

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

18/07/2015

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

Economy

Greece: Banks to reopen on Monday as cash lifeline is announced

Greece’s banks will reopen on Monday, three weeks after they were closed amid the country’s debt crisis. But maximum withdrawals of just 60 euros a

17/07/2015

Greece

Fallout from bailout vote means rocky road ahead for Greece's Tsipras

Hard times lie ahead for Alexis Tsipras. The Greek prime minister faces revolt within his party despite gaining majority support for a potential third bailout.

16/07/2015

Europe News

EU's Juncker urges Greece to honour reform promises

The president of the European Commission says Greece’s vote to open talks on a third bailout is a good first step, but Jean-Claude Juncker warned

16/07/2015

Europe News

EU finalises 7 bln euro bridge loan for Greece, says debt 'restructuring' back on table

The European Council has announced a 7.16 billion euro bridge loan for Greece. Furthermore, the question of debt restructuring – not part of the deal

16/07/2015

Greece

Greece's Syriza party revolt leaves Tsipras clinging to power

The Greek prime minister’s Syriza party has been deeply split after it refused to back a bailout that he accepted to keep the country in the

16/07/2015

Greece

Germany's Schaeuble casts doubt on chance of Greek bailout success

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble questioned whether Greece will ever get a third bailout programme on Thursday, a day after the Greek

16/07/2015