English

More about this topic

Spain

Spain: Podemos criticises Rajoy's 'useless' government in alternative state-of-the-nation address

'The nightmare is not over for Spain' says Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias in an alternative state-of-the-nation address.

Greece

German lawmakers expected to approve Greek rescue extension

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said extending Greece’s rescue plan by four months was not an easy decision for eurozone finance ministers

Greece

Greece formally submits request for bailout extension

Greece officially submits a request for a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement

My Europe Series

Sweeping changes in Greece

For more than a year, cleaning women in Greece have been the symbol of the injustices of austerity. They started to protest after they lost their

ADVERTISEMENT

Economy

No deal in Brussels over Greece's unpopular bailout

Crisis talks between Greek and eurozone finance ministers ended in deadlock in Brussels after seven hours, with no agreement over the country’s

Economy

Demonstrators in Athens and Brussels tell EU finance ministers - no more austerity!

While Europe’s finance ministers were discussing Greece’s future, only a few metres away demonstrators were sending their own message. It was one of

Germany

Germany rejects Greek government calls for Second World War reparations

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias get a 'nein' from Berlin to his government’s claim for World War Two reparations

Real Economy

Less austerity, more growth: can the new Greek government rise to the challenge?

Greece

Greece: Peaceful anti-austerity rally in Athens attracts thousands

Athens anti-austerity rally goes without a hitch, with demonstrators chanting in support of new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.

Greece

Greek PM Tspiras warns EU "austerity is not a rule"

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has renewed his determination to do away with austerity measures and accused the ECB of blackmail. In a

Economy

No more Troika talks as Greece seeks new debt deal

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have met with European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Strasbourg for

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greek election aftermath

A week after the elections in Greece, the new government is trying to wriggle out of the clasp of austerity measures imposed on it by the Troika

World

Greek novice government defies odds on debt

Greece

Soup kitchens and start-ups share Greece election anxiety

Out in the open air, in the centre of Athens is a soup kitchen. Here the atmosphere is not one of trust in the future, whatever the result of

Economy

EU-Greek Showdown

Greece is once again at centre of a European political drama as it gears up for its most crucial election in a generation. Polls suggest the

No Comment

Protesters pelt Belgium's PM with chips and mayonnaise

Hungary

Hungarians call for Prime Minister Orban to quit in latest anti-government rally

Thousands of Hungarians turned out on Tuesday (December 16) to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and to protest against tax hikes

Greece

General strike grips Greece as Troika talks stall

Portugal

Budget protest in Portugal

Greece

Anniversary protest marred by night clashes in Athens