Deadline looms for Greece to submit bailout plan
Greece was to submit a detailed bailout request to its eurozone partners Thursday in a last-ditch effort to save its collapsing economy and its place in the euro, in an unprecedented test of EU cohesion.
Jul 09, 2015, 22:11 PM IST
UK will do `whatever is necessary` to protect its economy after Greek vote
Britain will do "whatever is necessary to protect its economic security", a government spokesman said Monday after Greeks voted overwhelmingly against austerity in a referendum that could send them crashing out of the eurozone with unknown consequences.
Jul 06, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
Defiant Greek PM Alexis Tsipras vows referendum will go ahead
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed Wednesday to go ahead with a controversial bailout referendum despite pressure from European leaders as they declined to consider any fresh debt offer before Sunday`s vote.
Jul 02, 2015, 03:42 AM IST
Merkel says Germany won't negotiate new deal with Greece before referendum
She said that this applied regardless of whether new offers were made on Tuesday, suggesting it was now too late to vet them. Merkel placed the blame on the Greek government for allowing its bailout programme to expire tonight.
Jun 30, 2015, 23:59 PM IST
Some 17,000 anti-bailout demonstrators rally in Greece
Some 17,000 people took to the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki on Monday to say `No` in an upcoming referendum on the latest bailout proposals, accusing Greece`s international creditors of blackmail.
Jun 30, 2015, 01:47 AM IST
`Plan B` looms after Greece and Europe fall out
With Greece`s creditors refusing to extend its bailout, attention has turned swiftly to preventing massive capital flight as worried Greek citizens pull cash from ATMs.
Jun 28, 2015, 05:07 AM IST
Greece on the brink after Europe refuses bailout
Greece hurtled closer to the catastrophic possibility of a euro exit Saturday after Europe responded to the government`s call for a referendum by refusing to extend Athens`s desperately needed bailout.
Jun 28, 2015, 02:42 AM IST
Euro slips ahead of crunch weekend in Greece crisis
The euro edged lower Friday ahead of a make-or-break weekend for Greece, with the country under warning to accept the new deal from creditors or be left to default on its debts.
Jun 27, 2015, 07:25 AM IST
Debt relief key as Greek bailout talks near deadline
A deal between Greece and its international creditors is being held up by a standoff over the central issue of debt relief, Economy Minister George Stathakis said on Wednesday, ahead of meetings in Brussels aimed at clinching an accord.
Jun 24, 2015, 17:25 PM IST
Euro rises on hopes for Greek debt deal
The single currency climbed to $1.1396 and 139.87 yen in Tokyo from $1.1349 and 139.23 yen in New York late Friday. The dollar fetched 122.73 yen against 122.69 yen in US trade.
Jun 22, 2015, 11:05 AM IST
Euro turns up as Greek bailout talks drag on
Athens managed to garner enough money to repay the International Monetary Fund 750 million euros and avoid a default, keeping it from tumbling out of the eurozone for now.
May 12, 2015, 08:58 AM IST
EU`s Juncker says not enough progress on Greece bailout
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker complained Friday about a lack of progress in talks on Greece`s bailout, but insisted there was no chance of a failure that could drive the country out of the eurozone.
Mar 13, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
EU focused on current Greek bailout: Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the EU was focused on completing Greece`s current bailout, playing down any talk of a third rescue package for debt-hit Athens.
Mar 04, 2015, 21:23 PM IST
German parliament approve Greek bailout extension
Germany`s parliament approved an extension of Greece`s bailout on Friday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has voiced doubts about whether Athens can be trusted, promised he would not let Greece "blackmail" its euro zone partners.
Feb 27, 2015, 17:59 PM IST
Schaeuble urges German lawmakers to extend Greek bailout
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged parliament on Friday to take what he acknowledged was a difficult decision and approve an extension of Greece`s bailout.
Feb 27, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
Greece to send reform list to EU Tuesday, misses Monday deadline
Greece will submit a list of reforms to the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday morning, a Greek government official said on Monday.
Feb 24, 2015, 00:16 AM IST
Greek bailout jitters push stock markets off highs
World stocks eased off five-month highs on Friday and the euro fell before a European finance ministers` meeting that could potentially cut Greece adrift and set it on the path to exiting the euro zone.
Feb 20, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Greece to present creditors with proposal, Germany skeptical
Germany, the main European creditor, was quick to say it was deeply skeptical, while the European Commission said it would like to see precisely what the proposal entailed.
Feb 18, 2015, 22:15 PM IST
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comfortably won a confidence vote on his plan to cancel a deeply unpopular bailout programme and challenge European leaders as both sides prepare for a showdown at meetings in Brussels this week.
Feb 11, 2015, 07:06 AM IST
