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With envoys from international lenders in Athens checking the books before releasing more tranches in a series of rescue loans as part of a second bailout of $173 billion, the Finance Ministry said it expects to have a primary...

With social unrest raging again in Greece - this time over the killing of an anti-fascist for which a member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party was arrested - major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader...

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who said all will be well with the economy beginning next year, will begin a new round of critical talks with the country's international lenders beginning Sept. 22, meeting the top envoys from the...

The International Monetary Fund approved Monday the release of 84.7 million euros ($113.1 million) in bailout funds to Cyprus. The IMF executive board approved the funds after completing the first review of Cyprus's performance under a three-year, billion-euro loan program...

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who is upbeat about the chances for a recovery and a return to the markets next year, has denied that Greece is being pressed by its international lenders to adopt more fiscal consolidation...

Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's major opposition party the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) which is opposed to international bailouts and the austerity measures that come with them, is due to meet European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Committee...

Greek Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who ordered the firing of thousands of public workers before their positions could be reviewed as he promised, found himself heckled and blocked from getting into his office on Sept. 16 during an...

Upset with big pay cuts and not being paid for months in some cases, Greek medical workers warned that reductions in the health care system are putting people at risk and causing many doctors to flee the country in...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's public statements that Greece may need a third rescue package started a debate on the necessity and effects of additional aid to the country. The IMF estimated Greece needs between 8.25 and 10.5 billion euros...

Already struggling despite a 50 billion euros ($65 billion) government recapitalization, Greek banks are being squeezed by the European Union to reduce their operating costs, which means layoffs of workers when the unemployment rate is already a record 27.9...