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European Commission Offers Greece Last-Minute Deal

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sent a possible "last-minute" solution to the debt issue to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to reach a deal before a referendum, a Commission source said Tuesday. "Having been in contact with PM Tsipras yesterday,...

Greece and Creditors Hold New Talks on Deal Ahead of IMF Deadline

Greece and its creditors are reportedly working on yet a new last-minute bailout deal ahead of a $1.8 billion loan repayment deadline to the IMF that the country does not have funds to fulfil. Greek radio station Real fm reported that the new...

Thousands Demonstrate Against Greece's Deal with Creditors

Thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday evening at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens to protest against the proposed deal by Greece's creditors. Most protesters said they are against "the blackmailing of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund." The rally was...

'To Potami' Leader Urges Greek PM to Call off Referendum

Greek opposition "To Potami" leader Stavros Theodorakis appealed to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday to cancel the July 5 referendum and "stop the destruction." "We will not become beggars in the Balkan neighborhood. The 'yes' to Europe will win," Theodorakis said, adding...

Tsipras: 'No More Austerity in Greece as Long as I Am Prime Minister'

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave an interview to Greek public broadcaster ERT in the late hours of Monday, talking about the upcoming referendum set to be held on July 5. The referendum will ask Greeks to accept or reject the...

President Anastasiades Supports Greek Request for an Extension to the Bail-Out Program

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his support to the request of the Greek government for an extension to the Greek bail-out program. In a twitter message today, Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides wrote that “the President Anastasiades replied to a...

EU Rejects Bailout Extension Request From Greece

European Council President Donald Tusk rejected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras request to extend the bailout loan period to Greece for about a week, until the debt-ridden country holds a referendum about its future. Tusk told Tsipras on Monday hat...

ND Leader Samaras: The Real Question Is 'Yes' or 'No' to the Euro

Main opposition leader Antonis Samaras said on Monday that the real question of the referendum which will be held in Greece on July 5 will be whether to stay in the euro or not. Speaking to New Democracy’s (ND) parliamentary...

Russia Hopes EU Will Avoid ‘Negative Scenarios’ Over Greece Debt

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias held a phone conversation, initiated by the Greek side, earlier in the day, according to the ministry. During the talk, Kotzias informed of the status of negotiations between Greece...