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Crowdfunded site for Greek debt nears €1,500,000 in contributions

A crowdfunding campaign with its goal the equivalent of the Greek €1,6 billion IMF debt has a few more hundreds of millions to raise. While this may

Economy

All you need to know about the Greek referendum

Greece’s debt crisis is the saga that has seemingly dominated headlines for months (if not years) – the only positive being it’s gone on for so long

Economy

Greek banks, stock exchange will not open on Monday, Tsipras announces

Greece announces its banks and stock exchange will remain closed on Monday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asks once more for an extension of the bailout programme.

Economy

'Dilemmas, anxiety and political polarisation': Athens discusses Grexit

Greece awoke on Sunday to the news parliament had given the go-ahead to a referendum on austerity measures. In Athens, local residents admitted to

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Economy

Greece: ECB decides to maintain current emergency funding

The European Central Bank is to maintain emergency funding for Greek banks at the levels agreed on Friday. Experts say in real terms this represents

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

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

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

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

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

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

Germany

Greek referendum proposal causes ripples in Germany

Alexis Tsipras’ shock proposal for a referendum on accepting a bailout deal has caused ripples throughout Europe. In Germany, the news of a possible

World News

Greece: mixed reaction to referendum decision

News of the impending referendum has caused alarm for some in Greece. The country’s Central Bank says deposits are now at their lowest level since

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

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

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

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.

Belgium

Greece's new proposals get a positive reception from Eurogroup ministers

Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels ended more hopeful than it began, with Greece looking to have stepped back , if only slightly, from the brink

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

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