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Yet Another Election? Weary Greeks See Little Gain From Vote
September 17th, 2015
Greeks head to their third ballot in less than a year Greek voters say nothing is going to change for them Like many Greeks, Christi Psarra has no illusions about what the country’s third vote in less than ...
Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start
September 8th, 2015
Turned down for a 10,000 euro ($11,100) loan, George Sarris is one of hundreds of thousands of small business owners shunned by Greek banks. Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens’ Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old ...
Greece debt crisis: Interim PM Thanou is first woman leader
August 28th, 2015
Greece‘s top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou, has been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead of early elections next month. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos named Ms Thanou after efforts to form a coalition failed. Last week, Alexis Tsipras resigned as prime ...
Greece in tatters: Why snap election can’t save nation in crisis
August 24th, 2015
Greece is headed for its fifth general election in the last six years … After convincingly winning an election in January 2015 on an anti-austerity platform and securing a triumphant win for “No” in the referendum on a bailout deal in ...
Greek lawmakers back 3rd bailout after all-night debate
August 14th, 2015
Greek lawmakers approved their country’s draft third bailout in a parliamentary vote Friday that relied on opposition party support and saw the government coalition suffer significant dissent. The vote came after a marathon all-night session marked by procedural delays ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
Greece and lenders agree bailout, shares rally
August 11th, 2015
Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin. The deal, which came after 23 hours of talks ...
Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
August 3rd, 2015
Greek financial markets reopen on Monday after a five-week suspension as talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms required for a third bailout. Local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and warrants under certain conditions, according ...
Drachma revolt adds unease to Greece’s awkward alliance
July 30th, 2015
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ power-sharing acrobatics look harder to perform by the day. Opposition parties are propping up his left-wing government long enough to negotiate a new bailout and keep the country in the eurozone, while senior members of ...
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law
July 27th, 2015
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law? At a roundtable held under the Chatham House Rule, Jonathan Rayner heard City lawyers consider the potential fallout. Greek riot police silhouetted against ...
