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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 ...
Agreement on Greece reached: EU
July 13th, 2015
Euro zone clinches deal with Greece after all-night haggle Euro zone leaders clinched a deal with Greece on Monday to negotiate a third bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the euro zone after a whole night of haggling ...
EU Demands Complete Capitulation From Tsipras
July 13th, 2015
European leaders gave Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a straightforward choice: ditch his principles or quit the euro. Tsipras was presented with a laundry list of unfinished business from Greece’s previous bailouts at an emergency summit that stretched in ...
Orderly Grexit Poses a Puzzle for EU Lawyers Gaming Out Doomsday
July 10th, 2015
Grexit on Sunday? Not so fast, say the lawyers. Even if the creditors pull the plug, Greece will remain legally part of the euro zone on Monday. It could hang on in a half-out, half-in state indefinitely, creating legal ...
Greece debt crisis: Eurozone receives economic reform plan
July 10th, 2015
The Greek government has submitted economic reform proposals to try to secure a further bailout from its creditors, eurozone officials say. They say they received the plan late on Thursday – just two hours before a midnight deadline. They ...
Asia shares win reprieve but Greece, China concerns limit gains
July 7th, 2015
Asian stocks won a reprieve on Tuesday after sharp falls the previous day but investors remained on edge amid uncertainty over Greece‘s position in the euro and volatility in mainland Chinese equity markets. Chinese shares dropped almost two percent ...
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
July 6th, 2015
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece‘s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, ...
Stocks, euro staggered by Greece; China rescue in doubt
July 6th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a six-month trough and the euro stumbled on Monday after a Greek vote against austerity measures endangered its future in the single currency and raised the risk of a full-blown crisis in the euro zone. A ...
Greece crisis: Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum
July 2nd, 2015
Eurozone finance ministers have ruled out any further talks on a fresh bailout for Greece until the country holds its referendum on Sunday. Greeks will be asked to accept or reject proposals made by creditors last week, with Prime Minister Alexis ...
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
June 30th, 2015
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a ...
