Greece
Greece is a country in the southern Balkans
Alt. FinMin: 'Urgent need forcing us to collect money'
The alternate finance minister on Tuesday referred to "an urgent need that forces us to collect money", in comments to board members of a union representing the country's municipalities.
Wary of brinkmanship, eurozone steers away from new deadlines for Greece, official says
By Jan Strupczewski
Eurozone finance ministers will not set any deadline for Greece to come up with reforms to get more funding because such time limits lead to brinkmanship in negotiations, a senior eurozone official said on Tuesday.
Dijsselbloem expects deal with Greece in coming weeks [Update]
The head of the Eurogroup said on Tuesday that he expects Athens and its creditors to strike a new deal in the coming weeks and that it was in the eurozone's interests that Greece remains in the currency bloc.
Greek bank bonds fall to records as ECB said to review funding
Greek bank bonds fell to records as the European Central Bank was said to be studying measures to rein in funding to the country?s lenders.
Greek artist paints the Greek crisis on Euro bank notes
Hundreds of images that symbolize the Greek crisis, have been depicted by artist ‘Stefanos’ using Euro currency notes as a canvas.
Turkey rescues 30 Syrian migrants from sinking boat
Turkey's coastguard rescued 30 Syrians from a boat heading towards Greece after their vessel began to take on water in the Aegean Sea, state media said April 21.
The rescue operation came amid a surge in the numbers of migrants seeking to reach Europe, following the Mediterranean's worst migrant disaster in which as many as 800 people drowned off Libya.
Greek municipalities outraged by state move to use funds
Authorities from municipalities across Greece will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after the government ordered reserves from state enterprises to be placed in a common account to help the country meet its financial obligations and avoid default.
Greek PM to meet German chancellor on sidelines of immigration meeting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday on the sidelines of an emergency summit of European leaders on illegal migration, sources in Athens said on Tuesday.
Merkel-Tsipras to hold Brussels meeting on Thursday
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, within the framework of the European Summit scheduled to take place in Brussels. It should be pointed out that the European Union emergency Summit was called to talk about the recent tragic events in the Mediterranean, with the seemingly continuous shipwrecks filled with illegal migrants.
Euro-area debt levels surge to record, led by Greece
By Ian Wishart
Government debt in the euro area surged to the highest levels since the introduction of the single currency, underscoring the challenges still confronting the 19-nation bloc as it wrestles with Greece over new aid payments.