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Prospect of Greek default raises tensions as Merkel and Tsipras meet in Berlin

The prospect of Greece defaulting on its debt has been raised amid a meeting between Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras. The Greek and German leaders

Greece

Greece: Golden Dawn leader put under house arrest pending trial

The leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party has been released from prison and placed under house arrest, after an 18-month limit on his

World

Cash-strapped Greece struggles to meet education challenge

How is education in Greece surviving the country’s tough austerity measures? What are the new government’s plans? And how can Greece tackle the issue

Economy

Greece's Tspiras set for showdown talks with Germany's Merkel

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras is set for showdown talks with Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel. The 40-year-old former Communist will meet

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Greece

Confusion over Varoufakis offensive gesture row with Germany

Are the images a fake or are they real? A German TV prankster has “admitted” to faking a video showing Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister

Greece

EU's Juncker fires warning to Greece on debt talks

Brussels has warned the Greek government that it needs to make more progress in tough negotiations on financial aid with its creditors. European

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Creditors despair as Greek drama drags on

World

European Parliament's Martin Schulz says cuts not enough for Greece

German Social Democrat Martin Schulz has found himself at the head of the European Parliament for this crucial stage of the Greek crisis – a hot seat

Greece

Exclusive: Tsipras promises meritocracy, transparency for Greece, urges Europe to put people first

Greece

Greek former finance minister on trial for breach of trust

The trial of a Greek former finance minister has started in Athens. Giorgos Papakonstantinou is accused of tampering with a list of around 2000

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 readies reform list for lenders ahead of Monday deadline

The pressure is on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. To be sure he has saved his country from bankruptcy, for the next four months at least, his

Economy

Greece back from the brink as eurozone agrees four-month loan extension

Greece has secured agreement from the eurozone and IMF that its bailout package will be extended by four months. But the deal will only be ratified

Greece

Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected next president of Greece

Government candidate Prokopis Pavlopoulos, 64, has been elected Greece’s new president in a parliamentary vote. A conservative former interior

Greece

Eurogroup delivers deadline to Greece over bailout extension

Greece has been given until Friday to request an extension to its bailout programme or face the consequences. The ultimatum came after Monday’s talks

Belgium

Ultimatum to Greece: request bailout extension by Friday

Talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers over the country’s debt have broken down. The talks had been expected to last late into the night

Economy

Pessimism clouds fresh Greek debt talks

Hopes faded of a quick resolution to the Greek debt negotiations on Monday as eurozone finance ministers in Brussels sought a deal on the future of

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

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