Greek economic crisis

The population decline in Greece, which has been steady since 2011, means the country will have the oldest population in the EU by 2030. That is the conclusion of a recent report by Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, about...

Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker criticized outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling the Greek debt crisis in 2015 on Thursday, saying that her “hesitations” and “reluctance” undermined efforts to deal with the situation. “I think her biggest failure was...

"I have been accused of being very generous with Greece." These were the remarks of former German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in an interview with Deutsche Welle. Schaeuble had been the finance minister of Germany—Greece's biggest lender—during the crucial years...

Greece is turning a page with a decision that corresponds to the sacrifices of the Greek people, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, commenting on the decision taken by the Eurogroup on Greece, which unlocked the next loan...

Greek economic sentiment index fell to 93.2 points in May from 94.9 in April, but remained above last year's levels (90.1 points in May 2016), the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) said on Thursday. IOBE, in a monthly...

  The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on adolescent obesity in Europe and named Greece the champion of having the most overweight teens. The report said that 6.5 percent of Greek adolescents are overweight, meaning that one in...

Tourism has been the only sector strengthened during the crisis, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) said after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, State Minister Alekos Flambouraris and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos. The 2017 tourist season...

Greeks are still not convinced that they can trust banks with their earnings, according to a recent report from the Bank of Greece (BoG). Not only are Greeks still stashing away their money under mattresses or in home safety boxes, the...

There are many readily evident examples of the economic crisis that has gripped Greece over the past several years. Businesses have closed, shops remain empty and not many new businesses have managed to flourish given the banking situation making it...

While at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shocked many with her response to an idea put forth by Kitty Boone, Vice President and Executive Director, Public Programs...