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Greece to offer new bailout proposal to its lenders

July 6, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece was no closer Monday to reaching a new bailout deal with its international creditors, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Europe 

Europe ponders next move after Greece rejects bailout

July 6, 2015 VOANews Greece

“Europe is facing a difficult moment, but it is not in difficulty itself,” French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Monday

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Europe 

Greeks divided on Sunday’s bailout referendum

July 3, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

A poll of Greeks likely to vote in Sunday’s referendum on a European bailout proposal indicated they are nearly evenly

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Europe 

IMF: Greece’s financial condition getting worse

July 3, 2015July 5, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that debt-ridden Greece’s financial plight is even worse than it first thought as the

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Europe 

Finance minister: If Greece approves bailout, I’ll quit

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said he will resign his post if Greek voters approve Sunday’s referendum on bailout terms

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Europe 

Greek bailout crisis unresolved; talks continue

July 1, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

The Greek bailout crisis remains unresolved, with European finance chiefs saying they would continue to examine Athens’ last-minute debt relief

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Europe 

Greek PM hints he won’t pursue further austerity

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will respect the outcome of an upcoming referendum on his country’s economic future

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Europe 

Greece to default on $1.8 billion IMF loan payment

June 30, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece says it will not be able to make a $1.8 billion loan payment due Tuesday to the International Monetary

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Europe 

US urges Greece to resolve financial crisis within euro zone

June 29, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to find ‘a sustainable’ solution to the Greek financial

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