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Greece stumps up IMF cash

Greece has paid 750 millions euros that it owes to the IMF, officials said on Monday, as eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the

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Greece to pay IMF by Tuesday's deadline, says finance minister Varoufakis

Athens will pay the 750 million euros it owes to the IMF on time, the country’s finance minister said on Monday. Yanis Varoufakis was in Brussels for

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Varoufakis: 'Greece always meets its obligations to its creditors'

Sport

Athens street pole vault event reaches new heights

For a 3rd consecutive year, the Greek capital Athens has organized the Athens Street Pole Vault event. Piotr Lisek from Poland and Kostas Filippidis

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Greece draws battle lines over war reparations from Germany

The village of Distomo has long been a symbol of Greek suffering during the World War II Nazi occupation and also of war reparations Athens says Berlin has never paid.

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Athens re-hires laid off public workers as it seeks more cash help

Greece is defying its international creditors and re-hiring thousands of public sector workers, including cleaners. A law has been passed which will

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Golden Dawn trial adjourned a second time

Organisational concerns were cited as the reason for the suspension of proceedings until the 12th of May, but the defendants also refused to appear before judges at the Athens prison once again.

Economy

Exclusive: EU on track for breakthrough with Greece this week, says Moscovici

The European Commission could be ready to agree a deal to unblock funding to Greece within a week, Pierre Moscovici, the European commissioner for

Economy

Greece in new debt diplomacy, next funding crisis days away

Fears mounted once again on Tuesday that Greece would fail to make a large debt repayment later this month. Athens

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Two die in riot at Greek jail

Two people have been killed and 21 injured in a riot at Korydallos prison in Athens. The violence is said to have been caused by a conflict between

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May Day marches in Athens, Madrid and Moscow

May Day protesters in Athens have been joined by the Greek Finance Minister in a show of defiance against international creditors as negotiations

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Every Friday euronews’ different language journalists pick a selection of stories that didn’t make the top headlines around Europe and the world

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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis 'attacked' by protesters in Athens restaurant

The incident on Tuesday night comes as the Syriza government, caught between the demands of European creditors and the expectations of Greek voters, is charged with introducing reforms to secure bailo

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Is Bulgaria's border wall forcing migrants to risk deadly crossings?

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Greek state broadcaster to reopen

Greece’s state broadcaster “The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) is to reopen nearly two years after it was unplugged as part of government

Cyprus

Greek Cypriots hope election in north will help revive peace talks, says analyst

Greek Cypriots are watching the outcome of the election in northern Cyprus closely. According to analysts, there is a feeling that opposition

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Fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, Varoufakis tells euronews

I believe that we are are close to an agreement. The most important thing is to get it right. Not simply to sign any agreement just in order to get an agreement

Latvia

No more aid till 'big, big problems' solved, Eurogroup tells Greece

There was food for thought for the Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as the eurozone said in no uncertain terms that Athens would get no more

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Exclusive: fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, says Varoufakis

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Eurogroup puts pressure on Greece

Eurogroup officials have been piling the pressure on Greece at the latest bailout talks taking place Friday in Riga.