Greeks

Greeks despair over drowned refugee children

Greek divers trawled the Aegean Sea on Monday for survivors of the country`s worst maritime accident involving refugees, as officials reacted with despair at the scene of the tragedy in which 15 babies and children drowned.

Sep 15, 2015, 00:52 AM IST

Overwhelming majority of Greeks want to keep euro, poll shows

The poll by Metron Analysis for Parapolitika newspaper showed that although the overwhelming majority of those polled want to remain in the single currency, 55 percent said it was the right choice to vote `No` in last weekend`s referendum on tough austerity measures. 

Jul 11, 2015, 00:18 AM IST

Overwhelming majority of Greeks want to keep euro, poll shows

A total of 84 percent of Greeks want to keep the euro, an opinion poll released on Friday showed, with just 12 percent favouring a return to the drachma, as the country races to clinch a cash-for-reforms deal with its creditors.

Jul 10, 2015, 22:56 PM IST

Greeks `deserve better`: Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos

Greeks declared in a weekend referendum that they "deserve better" and "cannot accept a non-viable solution" to the country`s debt crisis, new Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said upon taking office on Monday.

Jul 07, 2015, 01:30 AM IST

Greek finance minister quits to smooth talks after 'No' vote

His sacrifice, after promising Greeks he would win a better deal within a day of their overwhelming referendum vote, suggested leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is determined to try to reach a last-ditch compromise with European leaders.

Jul 06, 2015, 13:58 PM IST

Bailout offer: Greeks defy Europe with overwhelming referendum 'No'

Voters in Greece resoundingly rejected creditors' demands for more austerity in return for rescue loans, backing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who insisted the vote would give him a stronger hand to reach a better deal.

Jul 06, 2015, 03:27 AM IST