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Greece formally submits request for bailout extension

Greece officially submits a request for a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement

World

Jyrki Katainen says reform is as vital as economic stimulus

Greece dominates the headlines when it comes to the European economy. But the story is bigger than that. It is also about growth and getting people

My Europe Series

Sweeping changes in Greece

For more than a year, cleaning women in Greece have been the symbol of the injustices of austerity. They started to protest after they lost their

World News

EU Summit: Tsipras agrees to talk to creditors over Greek bailout

European leaders have expressed caution about a new peace deal for eastern Ukraine as they wrapped up an informal summit in Brussels on Thursday

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Belgium

EU holds crisis talks on Ukraine, Greece

EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday after the announcement of a peace deal brokered by Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. The meeting had

Europe News

Eurozone officials seek Greek debt deal

Eurozone finance ministers want to clinch an interim debt deal with Greece on Wednesday. Athens wants to strike an agreement on stop gap financing

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Greece will leave the Eurozone, says Alan Greenspan

Greece

Greek PM rejects extending bailout and seeks loan to keep country afloat

Greece needs a bridge loan not a bailout according to its new prime minister. A defiant Alexis Tsipras has laid out his plans to dismantle what he

Real Economy

Less austerity, more growth: can the new Greek government rise to the challenge?

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Tsipras seeks Greek debt deal

Greece’s debt crisis has been dominating debate in Europe this week. Fresh from taking office, leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been

Greece

ECB ups the pressure on Greece and its promises to renegotiate its debt

Pressure is growing on Greece and it finance minister to toe the line and stick to its financial commitments.

Economy

Greek debt: who will pay if Greece fails?

Financial doomsday for Greece, economic meltdown for Europe? It seems you can’t click a mouse these days without headlines screaming debt at you

Greece

Greece plays the too big to fail card - will it work?

Greece's new anti-austerity and anti-bailout government is pushing to reduce Athen's huge debt burden as eurozone's governments debate how much they can concede.

Greece

Greece denies 'standoff' over its debt but new plans sound the alarm in Europe

Greece’s newly appointed finance minister is on a European tour seeking to reassure international investors that Athens is not in a standoff with its

Economy

'Europe's interests come first', says new Greek government

New Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says 'Europe comes first', but rules out accepting further financial aid.

Greece

Government cleaners in Greece reinstated in first anti-austerity move

Greece's new finance minister announces the reinstatement of some government cleaners

World

Greek voters crave education and health rescue

Education and health care are core institutions in any society. Greece has always had problems in these vital areas, the debt crisis only made them

Greece

Greek elections 2015: Summary of the key issues

Greece

EU commissioner warns Greek non-payment of bailout debts would be 'suicide'

Against a background of political turmoil the European Union’s Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici arrived in Athens on a two-day visit

Greece

Greek pensioners protest austerity cuts

Hundreds of Greek pensioners have gathered in the capital to protest against austerity measures. Their message for the government: “We will not live