Eu Bailout

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  EU Fiscal Oversight Of Greece Ends After 12 Years

  Greece on Saturday concluded 12 years of European Union fiscal surveillance that was imposed in return for bailouts after a crushing debt crisis.

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  Greece Inks Deal With Creditors to Unlock 12 Billion Euros: Minister

  Greece has struck a deal with its international creditors to unblock some 12 billion euros in much-needed loans, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said today after marathon talks.

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  Greek Lawmakers to Approve First New Bailout Reforms

  Greece's parliament was expected to approve later today a first batch of reforms and tax cuts stemming from its third EU bailout.

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  Greece Must 'Quickly Implement' Bailout Deal: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

  Greece must "quickly implement" the terms of a tough EU bailout agreed in July, newly re-elected left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday.

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  European Union's Pierre Moscovici Says 'No Worries' Over Outcome of Greece Vote

  EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Saturday said he felt "no worries" over the outcome of elections in Greece on September 20 and that the new government would back the country's huge bailout, no matter the result.

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  Optimism for New Greek Bailout Deal Despite German Misgivings

  Hopes were raised that Greece and its creditors would reach an agreement Tuesday on the terms of a third bailout for the debt-ridden nation despite the misgivings of EU paymaster Germany.

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  Greek 'Compromise' Proposed After Alexis Tsipras, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel Talks

  The leaders of Greece, Germany, France and the EU proposed a "compromise" on a bailout deal for Athens at late-night talks which will now be put to the rest of the euro zone, a European source told AFP early today.

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  9 Days in the Greek Debt Crisis

  Greek voters' defiant rejection Sunday of the terms of an international bailout capped a dramatic week for the country in its standoff with EU and IMF creditors, who are demanding tough austerity measures in return for further rescue funds.

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  Polling Opens in Crucial Greece Bailout Referendum

  Polls opened today for Greece's crucial referendum on whether or not to accept international creditors' conditions for a bailout, with the EU on tenterhooks for an outcome which could shape the bloc's future.

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  Greece's Alexis Tsipras Digs in Against Bailout

  A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged Greeks on Wednesday to reject an international bailout deal, wrecking any prospect of repairing broken relations with EU partners before a referendum on Sunday that may decide Greece's future in Europe.

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  EU's President Jean-Claude Juncker Makes Last-Minute Offer to Greece: Sources

  European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a last-minute offer to Athens in a bid to reach a bailout agreement before the deadline expires on Tuesday, European Union and Greek government sources said.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras to Meet Angela Merkel as Bailout Deal Nears

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was expected to meet with Angela Merkel in Brussels Wednesday after the EU's top official for the euro said a breakthrough bailout deal could be "days" away.

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  Exchange of Documents With Greece a 'Good Sign': European Union

  The EU hailed as a positive step Tuesday the exchange of documents between Greece and its international creditors, as Greece said it had submitted a reform plan to win vital bailout cash.

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  Greece Plays for Time as Bailout Clock Ticks Down

  Greece on Sunday expressed confidence that a deal with the European Union (EU) over its loathed bailout could be reached, but also warned the February 28 deadline may be too tight.

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  Defiant Greek PM Sets up EU Clash With Bailout Rejection, Austerity Roll

  Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras laid out plans on Sunday to dismantle Greece's "cruel" austerity programme, ruling out any extension of its international bailout and setting himself on a collision course with his European partners.