Bulgarians favour introduction of euro, but feel country not ready – survey
Bulgarian respondents in an Eurobarometer survey released on May 8 were broadly in favour of the country adopting the common
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Greek government significantly closer to deal with creditors
Hopes of a deal between the Greek government and the country’s creditors were raised Wednesday following positive statements from both
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Greece makes $222 million interest payment to IMF
Greece made a $222 million interest payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday. But another, much larger payment looms,
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Greece faces daunting funding needs in May
Greece’s next payment to the International Monetary Fund, totalling about 190 million euro in interest payments, is due on May 6
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Greek government under pressure to clinch deal with creditors
Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday to maintain contact during
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Plans for potential Greek exit from euro zone played down
European Union finance ministers, meeting in the Latvian capital of Riga, played down speculation Saturday that they are making plans
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Greece still far from a deal with creditors
A Euro Working Group (EWG) teleconference held Monday ended without much progress in ongoing talks between Greece and its creditors.
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Schäuble gives Greece ‘deadline’ of end of June for solution
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has given a “deadline” to Greece of the end of June. “The program has been extended twice.
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Juncker: There won’t be a Grexit, but Athens is not co-operating
Greek intransigence threatens to push the continent towards financial ruin, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview, and
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