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Markets react to potential Greek bailout

EU President Donald Tusk’s tweet – “all ready to go” set the financial markets on a surge. European shares rose in early trading. The eurozone’s

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Greece told it must restore trust to earn rescue

Eurozone leaders are telling Greece it has to restore trust by enacting key reforms before talks can open on a new financial rescue package to keep

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Greece crisis: Tense wait in Athens as crunch eurozone talks continue

Greek churchgoers on Sunday may well have been praying for a miracle. Their near-bankrupt country needs every bit of help it can get, with Athens in

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Weary Greeks await country's fate with resignation

Weary from years of austerity, months of turbulent negotiations with international paymasters – and finally a referendum where a “No” has brought

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Greek PM cobbles together new reform plan; ATMs only have cash until Monday

Athens has until Friday to deliver new proposals to try to unblock more bailout cash from European creditors

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"V" for victory, "V" for Varoufakis

When Greeks overwhelmingly said “no” to austerity, they also gave a decisive victory for Yanis Varoufakis. In the run-up to the poll he said he’d

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Anxious time for Greek residents and businesses with banks still closed

Greek banks are still closed and limits on cash withdrawals remain in place

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MEPs round on Tspiras

MEPs rounded on Greek prime minister Alexis Tspiras on Wednesday, urging him to more transparent about the reforms he wants to put in place to keep

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New deadline for Greek debt deal

Eurozone leaders have given Greece until Thursday to present a comprehensive reform package to the Eurogroup finance ministers. But the agreement

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'Last chance' meeting for Greece as euro zone creditors gather

He has spoken to President Obama on the telephone, Greek government officials say. But Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras needs help closer to home as he

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Greek people worry about their savings and their country's future

As emergency talks on Greece got underway in Brussels, pensioners in Athens wait in line for their 60 euro daily cash limit. But a shortage of 10

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Greek PM to present proposals ahead of eurozone summit

Gearing up for crucial crunch talks, the Greek Prime Minister is expected to present new proposals to an emergency eurozone summit later on Tuesday

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Seven reasons why Yanis Varoufakis is now a political legend

Whether you like him or not, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is now a political legend. Here’s why: 1. The way he communicates With

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"We gave an example of democracy" says Greek Prime Minister

Greek PM calls for more negotiations with creditors and says national unity is needed

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Greece: voters admit to divided opinions

Greece has been divided by the Yes/No question posed by its referendum. Polls suggest neither side had a clear lead in the run-up to the opening of

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Greece: Alexis Tsipras among the first to vote

There was a commotion as Alexis Tsipras arrived to cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered at the Athens polling station to witness

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Greece: polling opens in crunch referendum

Greeks are deeply divided as they head to the polls in a referendum to decide the country’s financial future. Polling stations opened at 6am Central

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Solidarity rallies in Lisbon and Istanbul in support of Greek 'no' vote

As Greeks prepared for Sunday’s referendum, solidarity came from protesters in several other European cities. In Portugal, which has had its own

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Greeks on a knife-edge ahead of referendum

Greeks were given a day of reflection on Saturday ahead of the country’s make or break referendum. But many of the country’s 10 million voters were

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Greece: polls open in knife-edge referendum

With campaigning over, Greece enters the final countdown to a vote which could determine its future in Europe.