European Union Debt Crisis

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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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  European Union Can't Let Greece Plunge Into 'Chaos' In Refugee Crisis: Angela Merkel

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that the EU cannot allow Greece, a country bailed out from its huge debt crisis, to plunge into "chaos" by shutting European borders to refugees.

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  Angela Merkel Named TIME's 'Person of the Year 2015', Baghdadi Second

  Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart.

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  Angela Merkel Says Migrants Bigger Challenge for European Union Than Greek Debt Crisis

  Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.

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  Germany Gained 100 Billion Euros From Greece Crisis: Study

  Germany, which has taken a tough line on Greece, has profited from the country's crisis to the tune of 100 billion euros (109 billion US dollars), according to a new study today.

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  Greece Says Cannot Handle Migrants; UNHCR Calls Crisis 'Shameful'

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.

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  Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.

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  What Next for Greece? A Timeline

  Leaders from Greece and other eurozone countries are looking to see if there is a way to resolve the struggling country's ongoing debt crisis, following a resounding rejection by Greeks of the latest bailout conditions.

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  8 Days in the Greek Debt Crisis

  Greece and the entire eurozone are in limbo as the country votes in a crucial referendum on bailout conditions today.

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  Key Dates in the Greek Debt Crisis

  Greeks vote in a closely-watched bailout referendum that has divided the nation and could determine its financial future as well as that of the government.

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  Background on the Greek Debt Crisis

  Despite having received 240 billion euros ($270 billion) in aid since 2010, Greece remains stuck in a debt crisis while other eurozone members once snared in the same trap have returned to growth.

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  Opinion: The Guardian View on the Greek Referendum: Hard to Imagine a More Dismal Choice

  The Greek crisis has led Brussels into the business of regime change, says The Guardian.

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  Eurozone in Panic as Athens Teeters on Brink of Default

  Greece was teetering on the brink of a default that could see it crash out of the euro hours before a key debt deadline was due to expire today,as the country's prime minister warned Athens's coffers were empty.

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  Greek Crisis Threatens European Dream, Say Analysts

  Europe's failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks lasting damage to the post-war dream of "ever closer union" at a time when it faces new threats on its borders, analysts said.

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  Europe Closes in on Greece Debt Deal

  Eurozone leaders said they hoped to finally seal a Greek bailout deal this week to save Athens from default and a possible exit from the euro, but Germany warned that more hard work was needed.