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  • Chronology of the Greek financial crisis.

    Timeline of Greece's financial woes

    Timeline of Greece's financial woes

    2556 days ago
  • FILE: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Finance Minister Eyclid Tsakalotos attend a parliamentary session in Athens on 15 July, 2015. Picture: AFP

    Greece, lenders clinch bailout deal after marathon talks

    Officials hope funds can be disbursed in time for a major debt repayment due next week.

    2557 days ago
  • FILE: The European Commission said it anticipated a deal this month. Picture: AF

    Greece and lenders in final push to seal new bailout

    The European Commission said it anticipated a deal this month.

    2558 days ago
  • FILE: Greece’s finance and economy ministers were locked in negotiations with representatives of creditors on Sunday, which stretched until the early hours of Monday. Picture: AFP.

    Greece hopes to conclude bailout talks by 11 August

    The bailout must be in place by 20 August, as Greece has a repayment falling due to the European Central Bank.

    2558 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Picture: AFP.

    Greece's Tsipras says loan deal with lenders close

    A multi-billion bailout could stave off the country's financial ruin and economic collapse.

    2562 days ago
  • FILE: The Greek Parliament in Athens in July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greece and lenders strike upbeat tone

    A bailout worth up to €86 billion must be settled by 20 August or a second bridge loan agreed.

    2563 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on 6 July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Tsipras asserts control over party with congress vote

    Tsipras defended his decision to accept harsh bailout terms as the best deal anyone could win for Greece.

    2568 days ago
  • The Greek Parliament in Athens in July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    OPINION: The optimist's guide to Greece

    Hugo Dixon says trust between Greece and the other eurozone countries has been all but destroyed.

    2570 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on 6 July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greek bailout talks to start on Monday

    The finance ministry said talks were expected to start after the logistical issues were resolved.

    2574 days ago
  • FILE: At the same time as euro zone leaders are ordering Greece to balance its budget and liberalize its product markets, EU trade negotiators are fighting to defend its signature cheese. Picture: Free Images.

    What's in a name? US, EU battle over 'feta' in trade talks

    EU trade negotiators are fighting to defend its signature cheese.

    2575 days ago
  • Protestors stand behind a huge Greek flag in front of the Greek parliament in central Athens, on 29 June 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Laws passed, Greece to open bailout talks

    A second package of reform measures was adopted despite a rebellion that may bring early elections.

    2575 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Finance Minister Eyclid Tsakalotos attend a parliamentary session in Athens on 15 July, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greek PM keeps lid on Syriza rebellion to pass bailout vote

    Tsipras won parliamentary approval for a second package of reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal.

    2576 days ago
  • People withdraw cash from ATMs in central Athens on 19 June, 2015, as a beggar lays on the pavement. Picture: AFP.

    Greek PM rallies Syriza backing before bailout vote

    Tsipras aims to seal the bailout which could offer Greece up to €86bn in new loans to bolster its finances.

    2577 days ago
  • FILE: Alexis Tsipras in June 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greece submits bill needed to start rescue talks

    Alexis Tsipras has until Wednesday night to get those measures adopted in the assembly.

    2578 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on 6 July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greek banks ready to open today

    Greek banks will open branches across the country today after a three-week shutdown.

    2579 days ago
  • The European Union flag. Picture: freeimages.com.

    In Greek crisis, one big unhappy EU family

    Germans, Finns, Dutch, Balts and Slovaks no longer want taxpayers’ money to go to bail out Greeks.

    2580 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras takes part in a session at the Greek Parliament in Athens on 10 July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greek banks to re-open Monday after cabinet reshuffle

    The decree to re-open the banks came hours after new ministers were sworn in after a cabinet reshuffle.

    2581 days ago
  • FILE: Summer wildfires, though common for the season, heaped additional misery on the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, which is struggling to obtain a new bailout from foreign creditors.

    Dozens flee homes as wildfires rage in Greece

    Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and other parts Greece.

    2581 days ago
  • Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Finance Minister Eyclid Tsakalotos attend a parliamentary session in Athens on 15 July, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Greek parliament approves bailout measures

    In the 300-seat chamber there were 229 votes for, 64 against & 6 abstentions.

    2583 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab shows Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressing the nation in Athens on 1 July 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Reluctant Tsipras fights to pass reforms in Greek Parliament

    The Prime Minister must face down a rebellion in his anti-austerity Syriza party.

    2584 days ago
  • People queue in front of an ATM to withdraw cash from a National Bank of Greece in central Athens on 28 June 2015. Picture: AFP

    IMF calls for Greece debt relief ahead of bailout vote

    An IMF study shows that Greece needs far more debt relief than Europe has been willing to contemplate so far.

    2584 days ago
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