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Greece in new debt diplomacy, next funding crisis days away

Fears mounted once again on Tuesday that Greece would fail to make a large debt repayment later this month. Athens

Greece

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis 'attacked' by protesters in Athens restaurant

The incident on Tuesday night comes as the Syriza government, caught between the demands of European creditors and the expectations of Greek voters, is charged with introducing reforms to secure bailo

World News

Fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, Varoufakis tells euronews

I believe that we are are close to an agreement. The most important thing is to get it right. Not simply to sign any agreement just in order to get an agreement

Europe News

Eurogroup puts pressure on Greece

Eurogroup officials have been piling the pressure on Greece at the latest bailout talks taking place Friday in Riga.

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Greece

'It's urgent': Mario Draghi warns Greece to act over finances

Greece has been warned by the European Central Bank president that it needs to do more urgently to sort out its finances. It comes amid mounting

Business Series

Temporary relief for Greece

Repeated bailout scenarios and last minute decision-making by the eurozone has led to questioning of when and if the end of the Greek crisis will

Greece

Europe is bluffing over Greece-Russia relations - analyst

Brussels could only look on as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. The Greek side was

Russia

What will Greek PM walk away with after Kremlin meeting?

The Greek Prime Minister has insisted he has not asked Moscow for any money

Russia

Tsipras meets Putin in bid to strengthen Greek-Russian ties

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss how they can cooperate to help the struggling Greek economy

Greece

Russian gas discounts and loans reportedly on the table for Greece

Media reports in Russia say the government is ready to offer financial help to the Greek prime minister when he visits Moscow this week. Alexis

Greece

Greek parliament passes poverty bill

The Greek parliament has passed a poverty bill much to the annoyance of its international lenders Under the new law the poor will be given free

Germany

Pro-Greece rally in Berlin demands solidarity with Athens

Greece

Tsipras strikes deal to help Greece reform as war of words grows with Germany

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed a cooperation deal with the OECD group of industrialised nations in Paris. The Organisation for

Economy

Clock ticking for Greece, says eurozone chief

The head of the Eurogroup has repeated his call that time is running out for Greece. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said further talks

Greece

Appeals for flexibility on Greek reforms but war of words with Europe continues

There is both hope that progress can be made, and tension spilling over into angry exchanges, ahead of planned negotiations on Wednesday between the Syriza government and EU creditors.

Belgium

'Stop wasting time and get down to some real reforms' - Eurogroup chief tells Greece

Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels have warned Greece to stop wasting time and to get down to some serious work on economic reforms. The

Greece

Greece sets out its first anti-poverty measures

Greece’s leftist government is to announce its first measures to help those on or below the poverty line. They are to be approved by parliament in

Europe News

Who is Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis?

A profile of Greece's new finance minister, who led his country's negotiations in the recent Eurogroup talks.

Greece

Greece submits reform proposals to Brussels in an effort to avoid Grexit

Greek media reports the leftist-led government has submitted a letter to Brussels, listing reforms it hopes will save the country from bankruptcy

Economy

Battle won, war ongoing: Greece takes 'step backwards' in bailout talks

'We've won a battle, but not the war' declares the Greek Prime Minister as a four-month loan extension looks set to keep the country afloat.