(REUTERS) Euro zone finance ministers said on Sunday (July 12) some issues remained before they could give the green light for a third bailout programme for Greece. They asked Greece to show it was serious about the reforms it pledged to implement by getting them approved in parliament in the coming days. Some laws will have to be passed by Wednesday and the entire package endorsed by parliament before talks can start, ministers said. […]
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How did Greece get here?
(Reuters) Alexis Tsipras was voted Prime Minister of Greece on a wave of euphoria after his leftist Syriza party won the election in January this year, promising to overturn 5 years of harsh austerity. With not quite enough votes to form a government, he joined forces with the anti-bailout, far-right Independent Greeks, headed by Panos Kamenos, whom he made Defence Minister. Also invited to join the cabinet were Nikos Kotzias as foreign minister, and […]
Greek cabinet meets on eve of crucial eurozone summit
(REUTERS) Greek ministers arrived in Athens on Sunday (June 21) for a full cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss concessions the government may present at an emergency eurozone summit on Monday (June 22). Greece’s left-wing government promised on Saturday (June 20) to offer concessions to creditors to unlock billions of euros in funds and stave off default. With its banks hanging on life support from the European Central Bank, and billions of […]





