Greece seals new bailout deal to avoid euro exit

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 13:10

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed to tough reforms after 17 hours of gruelling negotiations in return for a three-year bailout worth up to 86 billion euros, Greece's third rescue programme in five years.

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 cannot accept debt relief for Greece: Board member

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 13:30

The European Central Bank cannot take part in any debt cut for Greece, one of its executive board members, Benoit Coeure, said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Greece could exit euro `by accident` finance minister warns

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 18:38

Greece could exit the euro by accident, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said Tuesday in a new warning of what could happen if anti-austerity leftist party Syriza wins the election later this month.

Berlin prepares for possible Greek exit from euro: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 16:24

Germany has made preparations for the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone, including any run on Greek banks, a German newspaper reported Wednesday without giving its sources.

Merkel warns against Greek default, euro exit

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 14:24

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Europe was doing everything in its power to prevent Greece from defaulting on its debt and cautioned that an exit from the euro zone would unleash "domino effects" and should be avoided at all costs.