EU not laying ground for Greek exit: Moscovici

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 04:11

The European Union is not laying the groundwork for a Greek exit from the eurozone, Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici insisted Thursday.

Greek economy minister sees deal with EU/IMF on reforms next week

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 17:27

Greece should reach a deal with its euro zone partners and the International Monetary Fund next week on a package of reforms, which will help to unlock remaining bailout funds, the country`s economy minister said on Wednesday.

Greek debt deal `possible` but not before Easter: EU president

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 17:22

A new Greek bailout deal is possible before an end-April deadline but it will not come before Easter, EU president Donald Tusk said Tuesday.

EU warns Greek reform list `not there yet`

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 21:52

The EU warned Monday that Greece and its creditors had yet to hammer out a new list of reforms despite talks lasting all weekend aimed at staving off bankruptcy and a euro exit.

Disorderly Greek euro exit can`t be excluded: Schaeuble

Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015, 17:25

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Friday a disorderly Greek exit from the euro could not be excluded if Athens fails to reach a deal with its international creditors.

ECB prepares for a Greece exit from euro zone: Report

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 19:20

The European Central Bank is preparing for the event that Greece leaves the euro zone and its staff are readying contingency plans for how the rest of the bloc could be kept intact, German news magazine Spiegel reported in a preview of its magazine.

Greek stocks plunge more than 4% after talks collapse

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 15:04

Greek stocks plunged 4.54 percent shortly after opening Tuesday, after showdown debt talks between Athens and its creditors collapsed, raising fears the country may crash out of the eurozone.

Greek finance minister says willing to sign different finance deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 09:07

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Monday he had been prepared to agree to a deal with creditors that would have given Athens four to six months additional credit in return for putting major new budget policies on hold.

ECB lifts amount of emergency lending available to Greek banks

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 23:59

The European Central Bank has increased the volume of emergency liquidity available to Greek banks to USD 74 billion, bank sources said.

Greece heads for bailout showdown with EU

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 22:05

Greece's new government headed for a showdown with sceptical European partners on Wednesday as it took its demands to renegotiate its huge bailout to crunch talks in Brussels.

Greek finance minister enters euro zone lions' den

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 19:22

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis headed for a showdown with euro zone finance ministers on Wednesday after his new leftist-led government won a parliamentary confidence vote for its refusal to extend an international bailout.

Unrealistic to expect Greece to repay debt in full: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 10:56

The possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt repayments under a Syriza government is likely to spark renewed fears the country could be forced to leave the eurozone -- a so-called "Grexit".