Merkel girds for right-wing revolt in Greece bailout vote

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 11:17

Approval of the latest 86 billion euro ($95 billion) emergency rescue plan for Athens is seen as assured given the 504 seats Merkel`s left-right "grand coalition" holds in the 631-seat Bundestag lower house.

Spanish parliament to approve new Greece bailout

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 18:15

Spanish lawmakers were Tuesday to approve Greece`s third international bailout, which Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy decided to put to a vote in parliament ahead of a year-end general election.

Greece bailout deal `will not work`: Varoufakis

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 23:55

Greece`s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Wednesday warned that the latest bailout deal was doomed to fail despite Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saying he was "confident" of ending economic uncertainty.

Alexis Tsipras confident of Greece bailout deal backing

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 23:12

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday he was confident that international creditors would back a framework bailout deal now being scrutinised by EU states and set for a parliamentary vote in Athens.

Greece, creditors fine-tune third bailout

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 18:25

Athens and its creditors were set today to put the finishing touches to a third international bailout agreement aimed at saving Greece's stricken economy from collapse.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras confident of loan support as EU states scrutinise bailout

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 18:23

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday said he was confident his debt-crippled nation would secure loan support from a third international bailout heading for parliamentary approval this week.

Greece's third bailout agreed 'in principle'

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:50

"What we don't have is a political agreement," said Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt, hours after Athens suggested that the deal was all but done.

Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 08:26

The reports came at the end of a week of fevered speculation over what Syriza hardliners had in mind as an alternative to the tough bailout terms that Tsipras reluctantly accepted to keep Greece in the euro.

Greece bailout talks to start on Monday

Last Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 17:06

Meetings with officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which had been expected to begin on Friday, were delayed by logistical issues, including the location of talks and security.

Greece bailout talks to start on Monday

Last Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 17:06

Meetings with officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which had been expected to begin on Friday, were delayed by logistical issues, including the location of talks and security.

Greece bailout deal by mid-August: EU`s Moscovici

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:08

Greece and its creditors aim to finalise a deal for the country`s third bailout by mid-August in time for Athens to make a huge payment to the ECB, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Wednesday.

Greece to vote on second bailout bill in new test for Alexis Tsipras

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 20:03

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday faced a new test of his authority in parliament, where lawmakers were to vote on a second batch of reforms to help unlock a huge new bailout for Greece`s stricken economy.