Tsipras promises Greece will keep its word amid German spat
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to reassure euro zone partners on Thursday that Greece would stick to an extended bailout agreement with its international creditors […]
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FT City Network financiers warn investors over Grexit chaos
Investors are underestimating the chaos that a Greek exit from the eurozone could trigger, many of the City of London’s top financiers have warned. The […]
Is the Euro compatible with democracy?
“New elections change nothing,” asserted Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, ahead of the Greek vote in January that swept into office a radical-left government pledging […]
Government taps into pension funds to cover March needs
Shut out of debt markets, with aid from lenders frozen and with Mario Draghi, ECB president, blocking avenues suggested by Athens for temporary state funding […]
German MPs approve Greek bailout extension
The Bundestag voted overwhelmingly in favour of the four-month extension of the Greek bailout. Of 587 votes cast, 542 – yes 32 – no 13 […]
The Greek proposals: Key points
The Greek government, in what has become known as the Varoufakis email, put forward its plan for much needed reforms. The proposals include a commitment […]
Germans to vote on bailout after Athens violence
The German parliament is set to vote on a plan to extend financial aid to Greece by another four months. The extension – approved by […]
Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Anything’s better than austerity’
Last week, in between a hectic schedule of meetings with his euro zone counterparts in Brussels and colleagues and officials on his home turf, Greece’s […]
Eurogroup approves Greek deal, giving government four months to implement reforms
Greece secured a four-month extension of its financial rescue on Tuesday when its euro zone partners approved a reform plan, as Athens made a commitment […]
Greece draws up €7.3bn tax hit list aimed at oligarchs and criminals – report
Crackdown on tycoons and the smuggling industry is part of fiscal reforms to be presented to creditors on Monday, German tabloid Bild says Greece has […]
Paul Mason to Dijsselbloem: “What do you say to the Greek people, whose democracy you’ve just trashed?”
Greece gets its deal. But if the detail’s wrong ‘we’re finished’ The eurozone and IMF have done a deal with Greece, extending its bailout for […]
PM Tsipras declares war at home on Greece’s ‘oligarchs’
Greece’s new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood. International attention on Greece since the Syriza […]
Paul Krugman: Giving Greece a chance to recover is in Europe’s own interests
On the day that Greece’s talks with Eurogroup break down after Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem delivered an ultimatum to Athens, giving Greece until Friday […]
Eurogroup fail to agree Greek deal
As expected, Greece’s new government and its international creditors failed to agree on a way forward on the country’s unpopular bailout and will try again […]
Greek Finance Minister pledges deep reform after PM rattles markets
The Greek finance minister sought to reassure the world that his government has its hand firmly on the levers of reform after a speech by […]