Greece

Greece

Russian gas discounts and loans reportedly on the table for Greece

Media reports in Russia say the government is ready to offer financial help to the Greek prime minister when he visits Moscow this week. Alexis

07/04/2015

Greece

Greece's claim for war reparations from Germany explained

07/04/2015

Greece

Greece promises to "meet all obligations" during IMF talks

Greece will make good with its creditors and implement much needed reforms. That was the promise from the country’s Finance Minister Yanis

06/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece debt showdown far from settled

This week on Europe Weekly, we discuss the continuing showdown between Greece and its creditors as the government pledges to crackdown further on

03/04/2015

Greece

Heated exchanges in Athens as Greek PM vows not to capitulate over bail-out extension plans

The Greek parliament has been the scene of heated exchanges over the country’s financial crisis. Euronews’s reporter Akis Tatsis described a bad

31/03/2015

Culture news

Keeping your spirits up: life as a young man in Greece

27/03/2015

Greece

Greece commemorates National Day

Thousands of Greeks braved rainy weather to line the streets of Athens for National Day commemorations. March 25 marks the start of Greece’s 1821

25/03/2015

Cinema

Thessaloniki celebrates documentary film

The art of documentary film making, in all its forms, has been celebrated in Thessaloniki, in Greece. The 17th edition of the festival focused on

24/03/2015

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Kissing couples promote Greek-German reconciliation

24/03/2015

Greece

Austerity and reparations: Merkel and Tsipras agree to disagree

Tensions between Athens and Berlin may be high, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front

24/03/2015

Greece

Greece: Golden Dawn leader put under house arrest pending trial

The leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party has been released from prison and placed under house arrest, after an 18-month limit on his

21/03/2015

World

Cash-strapped Greece struggles to meet education challenge

How is education in Greece surviving the country’s tough austerity measures? What are the new government’s plans? And how can Greece tackle the issue

20/03/2015

Greece

Confusion over Varoufakis offensive gesture row with Germany

Are the images a fake or are they real? A German TV prankster has “admitted” to faking a video showing Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister

19/03/2015

Greece

Greek parliament passes poverty bill

The Greek parliament has passed a poverty bill much to the annoyance of its international lenders Under the new law the poor will be given free

19/03/2015

Greece

Hooded anarchists clash with Greek riot police in Athens

Dozens of self-proclaimed anarchists have clashed with Greek riot police in Athens. About 60 hooded protesters held the rally in a show of solidarity

18/03/2015

Greece

Varoufakis says video of him giving Germany 'the finger' is faked

Video footage has emerged that purports to show Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis giving Germany a rude gesture known as the ‘Stinkefinger.’

16/03/2015

Greece

EU's Juncker fires warning to Greece on debt talks

Brussels has warned the Greek government that it needs to make more progress in tough negotiations on financial aid with its creditors. European

13/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Creditors despair as Greek drama drags on

13/03/2015

Greece

Greece's problems are Europe's problems, says optimistic Tsipras

Greece's problems are the eurozone's problems and the single currency area should send Greece a message of solidarity as Athens stands ready to deliver on promises

13/03/2015

Greece

Tsipras strikes deal to help Greece reform as war of words grows with Germany

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed a cooperation deal with the OECD group of industrialised nations in Paris. The Organisation for

12/03/2015

Greece

Greece threatens to seize German state-owned property in compensation for Nazi massacre

Greek court ruling allows for seizure of German state-owned property to compensate victims of Nazi massacre in Greek village of Distomo

12/03/2015

Economy

Clock ticking for Greece, says eurozone chief

The head of the Eurogroup has repeated his call that time is running out for Greece. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said further talks

10/03/2015

Greece

Appeals for flexibility on Greek reforms but war of words with Europe continues

There is both hope that progress can be made, and tension spilling over into angry exchanges, ahead of planned negotiations on Wednesday between the Syriza government and EU creditors.

10/03/2015

Greece

Scorn greets Greek plan to use undercover amateur tax sleuths to lead fight against fraud

Ridicule and scorn have greeted a proposal by Greece’s finance minister to engage non-professional tax inspectors to fight fraud. He intends to hire

10/03/2015

Europe News

Greece told to 'stop wasting time' over negotiating reforms

Greek Finance Minister Vanis Varoufakis has been told to stop wasting time in negotiating reforms with his country’s international creditors. That

09/03/2015

Greece

Greece could call referendum if debt plan rejected, warns finance minister

Greece could call a referendum or hold early elections, if eurozone partners reject its debt and growth plans. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has

08/03/2015