greece economy

Greece Ends Three-Year Bailout Plan with EU

Greece has successfully completed a three-year eurozone emergency loan program worth €61.9 billion ($70.8 billion) to tackle its debt crisis.…

6 years ago

Greece Bailout: Eurogroup Agrees to Unlock 10.3 Billion in New Loans

In a major breakthrough deal, eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as…

9 years ago

Greece Crisis: Parliament Passes Austere 2016 Budget

Greek parliament has approved the 2016 budget that includes sharp spending cuts and some tax increases amid economic recession. The…

9 years ago

Greece Makes €750 Million Debt Interest Payment to IMF

The Greek government has started the transfer of €750 million ($834 million) in debt interest to the International Monetary Fund…

10 years ago

Grexit: Yanis Varoufakis raises possible referendum if bailout negotiations fail

Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said it is possible that a referendum could be held if the eurozone rejects…

10 years ago

Greece debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis ready to do whatever it takes to reach bailout deal

Greece is ready to do "whatever it takes" to reach agreement on its bailout in the next two days, Finance…

10 years ago

Greece debt talks: Officials fail to reach agreement in Brussels

Greece has failed to reach an agreement with eurozone officials over the country's debt crisis, though both sides said there…

10 years ago

Greece government to present alternative debt plan at EU finance ministers meeting

The Greek government is to present its first concrete proposals for an alternative debt plan at an emergency meeting of…

10 years ago

Alexis Tsipras: Greece seeks bridge loan rather than bailout extension

Greece is seeking a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, PM Alexis Tsipras has said. In an…

10 years ago

Greece: PM Alexis Tsipras confident that agreement can be reached with creditors

Greece’s new PM Alexis Tsipras has said he is confident that agreement can be reached with creditors over repayment of…

10 years ago

Greece crisis: Angela Merkel rules out any debt cancellation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out canceling any of Greece's debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial…

10 years ago

Greece: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis rejects debt talks with troika

Greece's new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika"…

10 years ago

Greece: Alexis Tsipras’ government faces straight talking from Martin Schulz

Ahead of his visit to Greece, European Parliament President Martin Schulz says he will use "straight talking" in his first…

10 years ago