Greece
Greek gov't vows to tackle domestic corruption
By Stephen Grey
Greece's new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood.
International attention on Greece since the SYRIZA party took over has focused on the leftist government's fight against an austerity package imposed from abroad.
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Tsipras to meet Papoulias on Wednesday
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet Greek President Karolos Papoulias at the Presidential Mansion on Wednesday at noon, the Athens-Macedonian news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Greek accord a question of wording, says French finance minister
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday there was a consensus with Greece on issues such as debt and ruling out a haircut and reaching an agreement was mainly about wording.
Greek euro exit risk increases with EU ultimatum on support
By Karl Stagno Navarra, Alessandro Speciale & Mark Deen
Greece edged closer to a euro exit after the currency region's finance ministers said there will be no more talks on financial support unless the Greek government requests an extension of its existing bailout program.
Greece 'will not accept ultimatums' in EU talks, gov't source says
Greece "will not accept ultimatums" in last-ditch EU talks over the future of its reforms and cash support, a government source said Tuesday.
"The Greek government will not accept ultimatums. It is determined to honour its public mandate and the history of democracy in Europe," the source said as EU finance ministers were to meet again to discuss the Greek crisis.
Greek govt luxury cars being auctioned off at e-Bay
Luxury cars for politicians are soon to be a thing of the past. The shielded BMW, purportedly worth around 750,000 euros, and its sister car - bought during the leadership of former socialist PASOK prime minister George Papandreou - are going under the hammer along with other cars in an auction aimed at raising money for the Greek state.
Varoufakis, you're so funky, they want to write songs about you! (video clips)
There are a number of songs inspired by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis giving him something of a cult status? Infact regardless of your musical tastes there's probably a Varoufakis song for you:
Rebetiko version?"Yanis good-looking kid, Yanis leventis, Yanis showy? Varoufarastoryteller"
Greek defiance means hope at home tinged with anxiety
By Maria Petrakis
Christina Zografou wasn't among the thousands of Athenians who gathered in Syntagma square on Sunday to support Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Conservatives hold emergency meeting on economy
Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras convened an emergency meeting on the economy at the New Democracy?s headquarters on Tuesday.
Taking part in the meeting were former Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, former Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Samaras?s aides, Stavros Papastavros and Chrysanthos Lazaridis.
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Greek euro exit risk raised by Commerzbank as talks break down
By Stephanie Bodoni & Corina Ruhe
The risk of Greece exiting the euro was raised to 50 percent by Commerzbank AG after talks with euro- area finance ministers broke down on Monday.