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Crunch time: Greece in arrears as it fails to pay back £1bn IMF loan
The deadline for Greece to make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund has formally expired and the country is now...
Crunch time: Eurozone says Greece’s stance must change for new bailout
Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday declined to extend Greece’s bailout, hours before it expired and risked a possible IMF default.
Greek parliament gives green light to Tspiras’ bailout referendum
Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ proposed July 5th bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite...
Greece’s future in balance as creditors reject aid extension
Greece’s place in the euro currency bloc looked increasingly shaky on Saturday after eurozone nations rejected a month-long extension to its bailout...
EU loses patience with Greece and refuses to extend bailout deadline
Eurozone finance ministers have refused to extend Greece’s bailout programme beyond Tuesday, when a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF payment is due. The...
Germany says Greek move for referendum marks an end to talks
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says that by calling for a referendum on the creditors’ proposals to keep Greece solvent — and by...
Greek PM calls referendum on bailout proposal for July 5
Alexis Tsipras has hit out at controversial EU bailout extension deal as he announced plans for a referendum on the proposals. The Greek prime minister...
Greek PM calls referendum on bailout for July 5
Greece will hold a referendum on July 5 to decide whether the country should accept or reject a bailout agreement offered by creditors, Prime Minister...
Greece, creditors edging closer to rescue deal
Greece and its rescue creditors edged closer to a deal on loans needed to avoid a potentially disastrous bankruptcy, but angry objections in Athens to...
Greek PM accuses lenders of blackmail ahead of weekend eurozone talks
The Greek Prime Minister has accused his country’s creditors of “blackmail” - and has vowed to fight for mutual respect from the European...
Merkel and Hollande dangle €15.5bn carrot in front of Greece to end eurozone crisis
The leaders of Germany and France offered to release billions in frozen aid on Friday in a last-minute push to talk Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...
No deal for Greece, creditors; top-level talks resume Saturday
Greece failed again to clinch a deal with its international creditors on Thursday, setting up a last-ditch effort on Saturday to avert a default next week...
No deal: EU talks over Greece debt end without agreement
A meeting of eurozone finance ministers trying to agree a deal on Greece’s debt crisis broke up in Brussels without agreement on Thursday.
Greece and creditors ‘even further apart’ as hopes of eurozone solution fade
Germany’s finance minister has expressed pessimism that a deal can be struck between Greece and its international creditors over the country’s...
Greek debt talks stumble but Eurozone ministers ‘will break the deadlock’
Eurozone ministers will make another attempt to break the deadlock in the Greek debt crisis after the latest talks lasted little more than an hour.
Greek debt talks stumble before EU leaders gather
Negotiations to avert a Greek debt default stumbled on Wednesday and euro zone finance ministers accused Athens of refusing to compromise despite a deadline...
‘Cut don’t tax’: Shares plummet across Europe as IMF clashes with Greece
Stock markets fell sharply across Europe amid signs that a new funding agreement for Greece is in trouble.
European markets rally amid hopes that Greece EU deal is imminent
European shares have climbed to a three-week high amid indications Greece is close to striking a bailout deal, aimed at preventing the country defaulting...
Hopes for Greece bailout deal soar as Athens gives ‘serious Proposal’
European officials said they expect to see Greece come to an agreement with its creditor institutions by Wednesday evening, and that a deal would be announced...
Greek bailout deal set for ‘later this week after proposals examined’
Crisis talks aimed at preventing Greece crashing out the euro ended without agreement on Monday but eurozone chiefs have held out the prospect of reaching...
Crunch time: Latest Greek financial proposal ‘good basis for progress’
The chief of staff to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called the latest proposal from Greece to resolve its debt crisis a “good...
The fate of Greece and the Euro will ‘largely be decided today’: EU
The fate of Greece and the euro will “largely be decided” on Monday, the EU’s economic affairs commissioner said hours before the eurozone...
Greece scrambles for debt deal with fresh plan before summit
Greece’s prime minister presented new proposals to European leaders Sunday aimed at ending his country’s debt crisis, as Athens announced a...
Wary Greeks withdrawing billions in cash but no wild bank run yet
Wary about the introduction of capital controls in case of a failure to agree a bailout deal on Monday, Greeks are withdrawing cash, but with a calm fatalism...
Wary Greeks withdrawing cash but no wild bank run
Wary about the introduction of capital controls in case of a failure to agree a bailout deal on Monday, Greeks are withdrawing cash, but with a calm fatalism...
Euro zone sets emergency summit on Greece as money flees
The eurozone’s 19 leaders have been summoned to an emergency summit next week after talks about Greece’s bailout ended in acrimony on Thursday,...
Greeks take to the streets in thousands to protest against EU ‘blackmailers’
Thousands of Greek protesters have taken to the streets of Athens urging their government to stand firm and reject further austerity measures being demanded...
Greece, creditors dig in their heels on eve of meeting
Greece’s leftist government faced a barrage of warnings on Wednesday that it risked being forced out of the euro zone and left without support if...
IMF withdraws negotiators in Greek debt meetings
Greece’s creditors piled pressure on cash-strapped Athens on Thursday as the IMF pulled its team out of talks and the EU warned Athens to stop gambling...
Obama tells Greeks it’s time to make tough decisions
US President Barack Obama weighed in Monday on the Greece crisis, telling Greeks they need to make tough choices to save their country from a default and...
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