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Tsipras repeats call for Greeks to vote "no" in referendum

The Greek Prime Minister has again urged Greeks to reject new bailout terms in Sunday’s referendum. In a televised address Alexis Tsipras described

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Tsipras says Greece must vote "no" in Sunday's referendum to push for better bailout deal

The Greek Prime Minister has repeated his call for Greeks to reject new bailout terms in Sunday’s referendum. In a televised national address Alexis

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Greece's capital controls... for how long?

Greek banks did not re-open on Monday, as the government imposed controls on capital, for one week, it said. Ordinary people queuing up at cash

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Greek pensioners queue for hours for cash payouts

Despite capital controls, nearly a thousand Greek banks opened their doors on Wednesday to let pensioners without cash cards to make withdrawals

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Germany

Merkel: no talks on new Greece bailout deal until after referendum

The German Chancellor has said there’ll be no negotiations on a new Greek bailout deal until after the country’s referendum on Sunday. But Angela

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Greek Prime Minister Tsipras confirms referendum, calls for Greeks to reject creditors' proposal

The Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has confirmed Sunday’s referendum on the bailout plan proposed by Greece’s creditors. He has called on Greeks

Economy

Eurogroup to consider new Greece bailout request

Eurozone finance ministers are to hold a conference call on Wednesday afternoon after Athens submitted a request for a third bailout lasting two years and worth 29.1 billion euros.

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Greece's eurozone future in balance as bailout expires

After Athens missed a deadline to repay an IMF loan, eurozone finance ministers are meeting to consider a last-minute request for a new bailout.

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Greeks divided over Sunday's referendum

Fears that the country is about to crash out of the euro brought thousands of Greeks into central Athens on Tuesday urging support for a Yes vote

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Greek tourism looks for early deal to shift clouds from the sunshine

Tourism accounts for a whopping 20% of Greek GDP and many in the industry are worried at what the effects of the debt meltdown will have on trade

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Crowdfunded site for Greek debt nears €1,500,000 in contributions

A crowdfunding campaign with its goal the equivalent of the Greek €1,6 billion IMF debt has a few more hundreds of millions to raise. While this may

World News

Time runs out: Greece misses 1.6 billion-euro IMF repayment

Time has run out for Athens: Greece fails to make an agreed 1.6 billion euro loan repayment to the IMF threatening its future in the euro zone.

Economy

Tsipras keeping promise, one refusal at a time

Five years of crisis, five months of negotiations. Elected in January this year on an anti-austerity programme, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Economy

All you need to know about the Greek referendum

Greece’s debt crisis is the saga that has seemingly dominated headlines for months (if not years) – the only positive being it’s gone on for so long

Economy

Greek euro exit drama weighs heavy on world markets

Worries over Greece have been weighing heavy on world markets. Euro zone shares suffered their biggest one day drop since 2011 on Monday with

Economy

Tsipras says if Greeks approve the EU's aid plan, Syriza will resign

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the Greek people that if they vote to accept the terms of continued EU financial aid in Sunday’s referendum he

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European leaders 'open to further negotiations' with Greece

European leaders say the door remains open for negotiations with Athens on the Greek debt crisis.

Economy

Greece to default on IMF loan on Tuesday as banks close and panic buying begins

Greeks stood around outside shuttered banks as a new week began during which Tuesday’s IMF payment of 1.6 billion euros won’t be paid, and by next

Economy

Greece stands close to eurozone exit ahead of austerity referendum

Which way now for Greece? With a 1.6 billion euro repayment to the IMF likely to be missed, Athens could be struggling for options on how it can

USA

Wall Street brings calm to volatile markets amid Greek turmoil

US stocks followed a global lead and fell as Wall Street opened as the weekends events in Greece dented investors confidence. However, the falls are