Greek Bailout

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Resigns, Seeks Snap Election in September

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned today to pave the way for early elections on September 20, government officials said, hoping to quell a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party and seal support for a bailout programme.

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  Greek Parliament Approves Bailout After All-Night Debate

  Greek lawmakers finally voted through the country's third international bailout today after a bitter all-night debate, hours before European finance ministers were due to meet to approve the deal with Germany digging in its heels.

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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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  Negotiations on Greek Thrid Bailout Package to Begin on Monday

  Representatives of Greece's creditors will begin talks in Athens on Monday on a third bailout package to the debt-swamped Greek government, the IMF and European Commission said.

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  Greece Deal is 'Hard' For All Sides, 'Last try': Merkel

  Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German parliament today that the deal for a third Greek bailout was hard for all sides but the last chance to resolve the crisis.

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  Greek Bailout Needs Set at 82-86 Bilion Euros: Eurozone Document

  A new bailout for Greece could amount to between 82 and 86 billion euros, according to a eurozone document drafted Sunday and seen by AFP.

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  Germany's Angela Merkel Says, Greece Deal Will Not Be 'At Any Price'

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Sunday that a Greek bailout deal will not come 'at any price' as she entered a eurozone summit aimed at bridging gaps on how to keep Greece in the single currency.

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  Greece Talks 'Still Very Difficult, Work in Progress': Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem

  Talks on a new Greek bailout are "very difficult" but eurozone finance ministers are still working for a deal, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Saturday after the discussions were halted for the night.

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  Greek Referendum: What Happens Now After The no Vote?

  Greece's financial system is on the brink of meltdown: banks are reported to have only around €500m left in cash - equal to just €45 (£32) per head of the 11 million-strong population.

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  Why I Set Up the Greek Bailout Crowdfund

  A million euros collected, this campaign is by the people, for the people, says Thom Feeny.

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  British Shoe Seller Tries to Crowdfund Greek Bailout

  A British shoe shop worker launched an online crowdfunding campaign to raise the money for Greece to meet its now expired IMF debt repayment, saying he just wanted to help austerity-stricken Greeks.

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  UK Man Launches Crowdfunding Bid to Bail Out Greece

  A British shoe-shop employee has raised over 30,000 euros ($33,575) so far through an online crowdfunding project to help Greece meet its IMF debt repayment due today.

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  In? Out? In Between? A Greek Legal Riddle For European Union

  The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has told Greeks that saying 'No' to a bailout deal would be a vote to ditch the euro. Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said Greece had no intention of quitting and cannot be forced out.

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  Athens Ready For 'Difficult Compromise' With Creditors, Says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Athens was ready for a "difficult compromise" which may eventually involve new concessions, a government source said today.

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  Protests in Greece Against EU-International Monetary Fund Loan Deal

  Greek unions planned protests in Athens and other cities on Thursday over the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.