Greece

Economy

Greece: ECB to cap or cut funding?

It is being widely reported that the European Central Bank may decide to cut off its emergency lending to Greece. Media reports suggest the Bank will

28/06/2015

Economy

Greece: PM Tsipras gets go ahead to hold controversial bailout referendum

Greece’s parliament has authorised a controversial referendum on the latest terms offered by creditors to unlock billions of euros in bailout funds

28/06/2015

Economy

Eurogroup says 'no deal' to Greek request for bailout extension

The Eurogroup has announced that Greece’s financial aid programme will expire on Tuesday night. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the 19-member group

28/06/2015

Economy

Greek parliament authorises referendum on bailout offer

Greece’s parliament has authorised a referendum on a bailout offer from foreign creditors. It is set to take place on the 5th of July. Prime

27/06/2015

Economy

Athens gives its view on Greece's financial future

With Greece’s future in the euro zone looking shakier than ever, it seems the Greek population is divided over the proposed referendum on austerity

27/06/2015

Greece

Greece: the gloves are off in Brussels

Exasperation is said to be at its peak in Brussels, as Eurogroup ministers meet once again for last-ditch talks about Greece. Athens has raised

27/06/2015

Greece

Greek bailout referendum marks 'big moment for democracy'

A referendum call from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras marks the most dramatic twist yet in long-running negotiations between Greece and its

27/06/2015

Greece

Greek debt crisis: Tsipras calls for referendum on bailout deal offer

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is calling for a referendum on 5 July on whether the country should accept or reject a bailout agreement offered

27/06/2015

Economy

Battle brewing in Athens over bailout deal

The Greek Prime Minister is heading back to Athens and an emergency cabinet meeting is on the cards as crisis talks speed towards another potential deadline.

26/06/2015

Economy

Tsipras says creditors trying to "blackmail" Athens

Behind the smiles, tensions are mounting between Greek Prime Minister Tsipras and his European partners – just hours before Saturday’s (June 27)

26/06/2015

Culture news

Athens' new multi-million euro cultural hub on schedule for 2016 opening

A bird’s eye’s view offers an idea of the scale of an astonishing new site currently under construction in Athens. Designed by world-famous

26/06/2015

Economy

EU's Oettinger gives Athens five days to avoid a 'Grexit'

26/06/2015

Economy

IMF confident that Greece will make crucial repayment

A Greek debt deal may remain elusive, but the International Monetary Fund says it is confident Athens will not default on its financial obligations

26/06/2015

Greece

Eurogroup meeting ends without Greece reforms agreement

The latest Eurogroup meeting wrapped up in Brussels on Wednesday evening without a formal agreement between Greece and its creditors. A spokesperson

25/06/2015

Business Line

Greece hogs the headlines in crunch week for Athens and the EU

Greek week. Time is running out for Greece. Over the last weeks and months this is something we’ve been hearing on a daily basis. This week we

24/06/2015

Greece

Divisions remain between Greece and eurozone finance minister as crisis talks resume in Brussels

Athens remains at odds with the IMF as international creditors present counter-proposals to Greece's reforms.

24/06/2015

Greece

Greek PM holds more talks with lenders to shore up his debt plans

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in for more talks with his country’s main lenders today in order to smooth over reported divisions regarding

24/06/2015

Economy

Greece's Economy Minister confident of a deal

Edging back from the abyss, Athens could be on the brink of a deal with eurozone leaders. The government of Alexis Tsipras believes proposals which

23/06/2015

Greece

Anxious pro-euro protesters call for Tsipras to sign a deal with lenders

Several thousand pro-European Greeks staged a demonstration in favour of staying in the euro as EU leaders discussed their country’s fate in

23/06/2015

Europe News

Greek solution "by the end of the week"

After months of deadlock, a solution to the Greek debt crisis is near, says Guntram Wolff of the Brussels based think-tank, Bruegel. He joined

23/06/2015

Greece

Greece puts forward new proposals to end crisis

With zero hour fast approaching on the Greek debt crisis, Greece has submitted a new set of proposals in an effort to reach an agreement with its

22/06/2015

Greece

Greek debt mountain a huge summit to overcome

Greece is in dire need of fresh money or it may well default on an International Monetary Fund repayment by the end of the month. The Greeks a

22/06/2015

Greece

Greece's students dim view of life after university

Headlines about Greece feature many abstract financial terms, but for Greek students the economic woes they might inherit are very real. With a youth

22/06/2015

Economy

Summit up in Brussels as Greek proposals give food for thought and rumours fly

The latest Greek proposals for digging their way out of their debt hole appear to have made tonight’s emergency EU summit almost redundant, as

22/06/2015

Economy

An anxious wait in Athens as bailout talks loom in Brussels

With no deal in sight in Brussels, the deadlock is becoming increasingly painful for Greeks waiting for an end to the bailout saga. Even tourists

22/06/2015

Economy

Markets rise on hopes Greek debt deal is within reach

European shares lifted to their highest rate in over a week as markets gleaned a sliver of hope that a deal between Greece and its international

22/06/2015