ATHENS: Greece’s leftist government Thursday sought to deflect criticism over tensions with the Bank of Greece, saying it respected the bank’s independence...
ATHENS: Greece emptied an emergency IMF holding account to repay 750 million euros ($839 million) due to the international lender, a Greek central bank...
ATHENS: Greece's leftist government offered its biggest concessions so far in a race to remove roadblocks in crunch talks with lenders on a cash-for-reforms...
ATHENS: Greece is expected to ask Thursday for an extension to its eurozone loan agreement skirting tough bailout conditions to avoid running out of cash...
ATHENS/BRUSSELS: Greece’s new leftist-led government, isolated in the eurozone and under pressure from the European Central Bank, vowed Friday not to accept...
ATHENS: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will not agree to anything at a meeting with euro zone partners next week that keeps Greece's current...
ATHENS: Left-wing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors Wednesday by halting privatization plans agreed...
ATHENS: The leader of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party was sent to jail on Thursday pending trial on criminal charges, the first time an elected party...
ATHENS: Greece will not meet targets on reforming its public sector by an end-of-the-week deadline set by its international lenders, Finance Ministry...
ATHENS: A Greek court ruled that shuttered state broadcaster ERT must reopen immediately, a court official said on Monday, offering the squabbling ruling...
ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved to defuse a political crisis over the government’s abrupt closure of state broadcaster ERT that...
ATHENS: Greece’s fragile government faced an internal revolt and fierce public protest Wednesday over the sudden closure of state broadcaster ERT, hours...
ATHENS: Syrian shopkeeper Osama fled the fighting in Aleppo convinced he would be welcomed in Europe. Five months later, he is stuck in near-bankrupt Greece,...
ATHENS: Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against austerity that confined ferries to...
ATHENS: The International Monetary Fund has relaxed its debt-cutting target for Greece and only a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) gap remains to be filled for...
BERLIN/ATHENS: International lenders failed for the second week to reach a deal to release emergency aid for Greece and will try again next Monday, but...
ATHENS: Greece approved laws Monday to enforce budget targets and ensure privatization proceeds are used to pay off debt, seeking to appease foreign lenders...
ATHENS: Greece's government narrowly voted to approve an austerity package early on Thursday to unlock vital aid and avert bankruptcy, despite an internal...
ATHENS: Hundreds of thousands of Greeks began a crippling 48-hour strike Tuesday to protest against a new round of wage and pension cuts that parliament is...
ATHENS: Greece’s government presented a new austerity package to parliament Monday as a week of strikes and protests kicked off over proposals that...
ATHENS: Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of the...
ATHENS: Tens of thousands of angry Greek protesters filled the streets of Athens Tuesday to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who offered sympathy but no...
ATHENS: Greece will bring forward painful budget cuts to end a decade of primary deficits while grappling with a sixth year of recession, according to a 2013...
ATHENS: Greece acknowledged Monday it was having trouble persuading its foreign lenders to accept a plan to save nearly 12 billion euros over the next two...
ATHENS: Greek political leaders broadly agree on an austerity package demanded by the country’s lenders but have yet to decide on how to soften its...