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Germany, Greek opposition clash on austerity
Germany's finance minister and Greece's leftist opposition leader clashed Monday over the austerity program attached to Athens' international bailout ...
Greece: Shots fired at ruling party HQ
A gunman fired a spray of bullets at the headquarters of Greece's governing center-right New Democracy party near central Athens early Monday, with ...
Germany's Schaeuble to meet Greek opposition chief
Germany's finance minister will meet Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, a vehement opponent of Berlin-backed austerity policies, when he visits ...
Greek gold mine savior to some, curse to others
Barbed wire cuts across woodland patrolled by dozens of private security guards. Burly and stony-faced, they demand identity cards from anyone trying ...
Greek deficit improves but jobless rate soars
Greece's coalition government on Thursday reported a steep drop in the budget deficit in 2012, but unemployment rose again at an alarming rate as ...
Greek PM optimistic about country's progress
Greece's prime minister stressed his country was determined to win back credibility in Europe, and was delivering on the reforms and austerity needed ...
Greek govt majority trimmed over accounts scandal
A junior partner in Greece's three-party governing coalition kicked two of its lawmakers out of its parliamentary group Monday, reducing the troubled ...
Greece's Samaras to visit Germany next week
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Berlin next week. Merkel spokesman Steffen ...
Greece: former finance minister faces prosecution
Greece's coalition government called on Monday for the indictment of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for allegedly removing the names ...
Greek ex-finance minister caught up in scandal
Greece's former finance minister is at the center of an escalating political scandal after three of his relatives were allegedly found missing from ...
Standard & Poor's hikes Greek rating by 6 notches
Standard & Poor's ratings agency on Tuesday upgraded Greece's credit grade by 6 notches, yanking the debt-heavy country out of default but still ...
EU: Tax collection still lagging in Greece
Greece is failing to collect the tax it is owed and is in danger of missing key targets that need to be met to reduce the government's staggering debt ...
EU scores hat-trick with Greek, bank deals, Nobel
Finally, it has been a good week for Europe. After months of bitter debate, European Union finance ministers finally reached two crucial agreements ...
Greeks earning ?42,000 to be taxed at top rate
Greeks earning more than €42,000 ($55,000) per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent, under a major new tax reform bill submitted to ...
Greece to buy back 31.9 billion euros of bonds
Greece will buy back €31.9 billion ($41.5 billion) of its bonds from private investors at a third of their nominal price, the debt agency said ...
Greece to announce bond buyback results Wednesday
Greece will reveal the results of a key debt buyback deal Wednesday, after an extended deadline for private investors to decide whether they will sell ...
Greek PM pledges first glimmer of recovery in 2013
Greece's prime minister on Tuesday promised an austerity-weary nation that 2013 will bring the first signs of economic recovery after a punishing ...
Greece, Cyprus center stage in eurozone meeting
Details of a plan for Greece to reduce its heavy debt by buying some of it back at bargain prices will be presented Monday to finance ministers from ...
German Parliament approves Greek debt deal
German lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a deal aimed at trimming Greece's debt load and keeping the country financially afloat but the country's ...
Merkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece. Her strategy: Do just ...
Greek bankruptcy averted - for now
European and global financial leaders have agreed to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in additional ...
A look at Greece's key financial figures
European and global financial leaders agreed Tuesday to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in debt ...
Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt
The 17 European Union nations that use the euro have struck an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a program to reduce Greek debt and ...
Greek PM presses for deal on loan
Greece reacted with dismay Wednesday after European finance ministers failed to agree to release vital rescue loans, with the prime minister warning ...