Tsipras: We won’t sign a new austerity programme
Speaking in parliament on June 5, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said he called the session because the people, and
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Greece to miss 300M euro IMF loan repayment on June 5
Greece will not make a payment of 300 million euro to the International Monetary Fund on June 5, but instead
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Tsipras meets Juncker for crunch talks in Brussels
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed in a telephone call with German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande
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Tsipras: Greece made ‘comprehensive and realistic proposal’ to creditors
Greece has sent a “comprehensive and realistic proposal” to its creditors that it hopes will seal a deal over its
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Athens in search of quick deal with creditors to avert June default
Greek government sources suggest an interim deal will be agreed imminently that would secure Athens meets its heavy debt repayment
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Smoking declines in EU, Greeks and Bulgarians top tobacco consumption
While smoking has declined across Europe, including among young people, the highest rates of smoking continue to be in Greece
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Greece anxious about tourism this year
Greece was hoping to set a record in tourist numbers this summer, but the turbulent debt crisis has clouded the
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Tsipras says Athens is in final stretch to secure deal with lenders
The Greek government on Wednesday said it is starting to draft an agreement with creditors that would pave the way
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Greece fires default warning but rules out capital controls
According to Greek government officials, progress was noted in technical talks at Brussels Group level over the weekend ahead of
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