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Metro and trams grind to a halt in Athens

Metro, urban rail and tram workers in Athens have walked off the job for 24 hours. They are angry about legislation that would allow the Athens transport organisation to use stations for commercial pu

Greece

Greece: Stalled talks resume- new measures to come

Last week’s Eurogroup was just a first step towards a final deal between creditors and the Greek government in order for the bailout programme to get again back on…

Economy

Greek bailout talks restart

Greek ministers have been meeting experts from the EU and IMF discussing the economic reforms Athens must make to keep bailout funds flowing.

Economy

Greek PM Tsipras hails 'honourable compromise', optimistic on future reforms

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been talking up the agreement with European creditors under which the country will make further reforms in 2019.

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Business Line

Austerity and Grexit musings on the road to reform

Business Line assesses the state of the Greek economy as eurozone finance ministers agree to the next step on releasing further bailout loans.

World News

Thousands gather for Athens anti-austerity protest

Around 5,000 people gathered in central Athens to protest against the latest round of austerity measures

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: IMF's Lagarde to talk Greek debt with Merkel

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stores from across Europe.

Greece

Greek strike shuts down Acropolis

Those who came to see the Parthenon were in for a major disappointment.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: US VP seeks to ease European fears

The Brief from Brussels is euronews’ daily round up of the top stories from Europe’s political capital.

Economy

Greece moves closer to agreement over reforms to unlock next bailout loan

Euro zone finance ministers and Greece have agreed to resume negotiations over its bailout review next week.

World News

Germany's Schauble denies 'Grexit' threat

German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has said he is confident ‘‘Greece is on the right economic path’‘.

Greece

Masked attackers throw petrol bombs at Greece's Syriza party HQ

People wearing carnival masks threw Molotov cocktails at the Athens headquarters of Greece’s ruling Syriza party on Sunday, causing slight damage.

Economy

IMF reportedly will contribute to Greek bailout

The International Monetary Fund is reportedly likely to contribute up to five billion euros to the third bailout package for Greece.

Economy

EU financial affairs chief says progress made on Greek bailout review talks

EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says a crucial Greek bailout review is making progress, but more steps are needed.

Greece

Austerity-weary farmers hold protest march in Athens

Some 2,000 Greek farmers protested in Athens on Tuesday over increases to their tax and social security contributions amid the government’s ongoing austerity…

Europe News

Grexit is not an option, says EU's Moscovici

Just before EU economy commissioner Pierre Moscovici visited Athens for high level talks, he spoke of the recent stalemate with the IMF and Grexit.

Greece

Greece: World War II bomb defused after Thessaloniki evacuation

An unexploded World War Two bomb was safely defused on Sunday after one of Greece’s biggest peacetime evacuations.

Economy

Tsipras confident on bailout review but urges no more burdens for Greece

An all-important review of Greece’s latest bailout will end well, Alexis Tsipras told a meeting of his Syriza party in Athens on Saturday.

Greece

[Opinion] Greek programme's second review must conclude quickly

Greek debt relief has to be discussed in the framework of the roadmap agreed in May 2016, says Roberto Gualtieri.

World News

Which EU country pays the most generous minimum wage?

Debt-hit Greece is the only country in the EU that has seen its minimum wage fall over the last decade, new figures have revealed.