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Greek debt talks exclusive: “We've made the half distance.. it's the institutions' turn”

Economy

Greece's Tsipras seeks compromise on cash-for-reforms deal

It's a tough balancing act for Alexis Tsipras, as the Greek Prime Minister negotiates with international creditors on new proposals that could upset his ruling anti-austerity party Syriza.

Greece

Greece calls for new approach to its debt crisis

Against a backdrop of restarted talks with international lenders, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis attended a conference in Berlin focused on

Economy

Europe Weekly: Greece misses IMF deadline

In this edition of Europe Weekly: Greece misses an IMF payment deadline as debt talks remain deadlocked; Russia blacklists 89 European officials

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Greece

Early election warning if Greece's creditors refuse to soften terms

Far-left factions within Greece’s government have said early elections may be called if international lenders do not soften their terms for a

Europe News

Greece stumps up IMF cash

Greece has paid 750 millions euros that it owes to the IMF, officials said on Monday, as eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the

Greece

Varoufakis: 'Greece always meets its obligations to its creditors'

Latvia

No more aid till 'big, big problems' solved, Eurogroup tells Greece

There was food for thought for the Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as the eurozone said in no uncertain terms that Athens would get no more

World

Europe is 'bluffing' over Greece-Russia relations - analyst

Economy

A different vision, but the same goal: Merkel and Tsipras agree to cooperate

Greece and Germany agree on the need for Athens to make major structural reforms as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes his first official visit to Berlin .

Economy

Greece and Germany 'kiss and make up'

A group of some 250 couples have told Greece and Germany to kiss and make up. Lovers from the two countries carried out an intimate protest in the

Europe News

EU offers 'unspent' aid to Greece in return for reform

EU officials said on Friday that Greece must unveil a list of reforms before getting any more bailout cash. The country’s international creditors

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 delivers economic reform plans as part of bailout extension

Greece has sent a list of economic reform plans to the International Monetary Fund and European institutions, according to Reuters, citing a source

Greece

Many Greeks still going hungry and can't pay for electricity

For two years, Giorgos and Evgenia Kouzilos and their three children have been living without electricity. Athens says 300,000 households in Greece

Greece

Greece confident about loan extension ahead of eurogroup talks

Greece’s prime minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he was certain that eurozone finance ministers would accept Athens’ loan extension. request

Greece

Bailout or loan? Greece set to ask eurozone for funds to cover next six months

Greece will today ask the eurozone to extend what it is calling a ‘loan agreement’ and European officials are calling a ‘bailout’. Negotiations

Europe News

Greece set to seek loan agreement deal

Greece

Greece : PM looks set to ask for a six month loan and vote on a new president

Greece intends to ask for a six month extension of its loan agreement with the eurozone today but ministers stressed it would not be the same as the