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"Ball is in Athens' court" says Germany following Greek vote

As supporters of the “No” vote gathered in central Athens in celebration, reaction came in from Greece’s eurozone partners, in particular Germany

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Greece votes 'No' in overwhelming rejection of bailout proposals

Greece seems to have decisively rejected the bailout terms put forward by its international creditors. The Greek people have voted an overwhelming

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Greece: Mixed reception for Finance Minister Varoufakis as he votes in referendum

There was a mixed reception for Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, voting in Sunday’s referendum with his 90-year-old father in Athens

Economy

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: referendum voters cast their ballot

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered to witness the scene at the polling station in Athens

Economy

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

Economy

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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The Corinth Canal: a metaphor for the feeling of division in Greece?

The Corinth Canal, a stretch of water dividing the Greek mainland, could serve as a metaphor for the feeling of division within the country it cuts

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Greek finance minister accuses creditors of "terrorism"

Economy

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.

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Greece: clashes before referendum 'no' rally

Clashes broke out between youths and police around Syntagma Square in Athens on Friday. The violence took place just before the start of the ‘no’

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Tsipras tells 'no' voters to turn against those who 'terrorise you'

Athens’ Syntagma Square was packed full of ‘no’ supporters on Friday evening ahead of Sunday’s crunch referendum, meant to decide Greece’s future

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Greece 'yes' voters gather for major rally ahead of bailout vote

Some 20,000 supporters of a “yes” vote gathered in front of the ancient Panathenaic Stadium with banners reading “nai” – Greek for “yes.” Celebrities

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Thousands gather for rival rallies in Greek capital

Thousands of people have gathered in the Greek capital in a massive show of solidarity ahead of Sunday’s bailout referendum. This is the final day of

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Post-referendum Greece will change 'dramatically'

Ahead of the referendum in Greece this Sunday, tensions have been building between the camp that intends to vote ‘yes’ and those determined to vote

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Greek court rejects appeal to block bailout vote

Greece’s highest court has rejected an appeal against a referendum on a bailout package from creditors, clearing the way for the vote to be held as

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Greek PM Tsipras says IMF report supports "no" vote

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has repeated his call for people to vote no in Sunday’s bailout referendum. In a televised address he said

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Greek society near paralysed by bank freeze

On the last weekend of June the Greek government announced a referendum. The choices: accept lenders’ continuing austerity conditions on another