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Greek coffers running empty bring 'accident' threat closer
By Marcus Bensasson & Nikos Chrysoloras
With Greece?s coffers emptying and payments looming, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras?s government is coming ever closer to a financial day of reckoning.
Eurozone bond yields fall as ECB buying isolates Greek crunch
By Marius Zaharia
Euro zone government bond yields fell on Friday, with the European Central Bank's bond buying splurge reducing Greece's cash crunch to a sideshow for the moment.
Greek yields fall, stocks rise after PM Tsipras says reforms coming soon
Greek government bond yields fell and stocks rose on Friday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors that he would soon present a set of economic reforms to unlock cash and stave off bankruptcy.
Friday's fall in yields at the open was only a fraction of Thursday's sharp rise.
Partial Solar Eclipse – Watch it live!
The National Observatory of Athens said that a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Greece late on Friday morning. People are warned against looking at the Sun without special eye protection, especially children.
The eclipse is to take place from 10.39 a.m. to 12.49 p.m., with its deepest point occurring at 11.43 a.m.
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Tsipras assures EU creditors reforms coming to unlock cash
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors at late-night crisis talks in Brussels that his leftist-led coalition would present soon a full set of economic reforms in order to unlock cash to stave off bankruptcy.
Greek PM assures EU creditors reforms coming to unlock cash
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured European Union creditors at late-night crisis talks in Brussels that his leftist-led coalition would present soon a full set of economic reforms in order to unlock cash to stave off bankruptcy.
Greece to Submit Reform Proposals Earlier Than Planned
The Greek Prime Minister from the left-wing SYRIZA party held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande late on Thursday.
The meeting took place during the European summit currently held in Brussels.
EU institutions statement on Greece
Text of a statement by the presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the Euro Group on Greece after a meeting with the Greek prime minister, German chancellor and French president in Brussels on Friday:
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Deputy PM admits cash situation is getting difficult
Dragasakis says problems will grow without swift agreement
By Sotiris Nikas
Greece has both major and pressing liquidity problems that will only be exacerbated unless there is a swift agreement with the country?s creditors, Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis admitted.
Tsipras told not to expect breakthrough at EU summit talks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to meet late on Thursday night with a number of key European Union figures in Brussels in a bid to kick-start the stalled negotiations between Athens and its lenders but was warned not to expect a breakthrough.