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Greek Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panagiotis Lafazanis gave a controversial interview in which he claims that an "honorable deal" is impossible and it is better for Greece to leave the European Union and seek alliances elsewhere. Lafazanis,...

The Greek government denies allegations that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was sidelined from Greece's negotiation team after the suggestion of Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsellbloem. Speaking to RTL Nieuws on Dutch television, Dijsellbloem spoke extensively about the Greek issue among other things...

The Greek government is rushing to table new measures and reforms on Thursday to get cabinet approval in an effort to reach a deal with creditors as soon as possible. The financial team is working feverishly so that the omnibus...

We didn't learn a lot from Alexis Tsipras in his highly anticipated television appearance where he answered questions from the host and audience. We learned, though, that he expects a deal with creditors by May 9. The Greek Prime Minister...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is backing Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis despite the fact that he has been targeted by his European Union peers who have reached the point of asking for his replacement. Sources from the Maximos Mansion say...

Friday's meeting of euro zone finance ministers bore no fruit for Greece and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was hammered by his peers. Athens was hoping that the meeting in Riga would help release much-needed partial funding. Especially after Thursday's statements...

French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that Greece must present a complete list of reforms before any bailout funds will be released. Athens is pushing for an intermediate deal before April 30, a "bridge program"...

There is no way we can reach an agreement with creditors before June and a political solution is the only way, said General Secretary of Fiscal Policy Nikos Theocharakis. Theocharakis, who is the head of the Greek negotiating team, described...

Greece will not come to an agreement with creditors before June 30 when the bailout extension expires, European Union officials in Brussels predict. Negotiations had stalled and recommenced on Saturday in Paris, but they ended without any progress. European partners...

"We are prepared for all kinds of events but I am excluding at 100 percent this Grexit, or Greek exit,"  said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The EC President spoke to The Politico newspaper about negotiations between Greece and international...