Greek referendum

Greece should reform its economy before European creditors restructure its sovereign debt, said International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, a day after the country's default on the Fund. Lagarde spoke to Reuters and hinted her frustration as she said that...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued a statement expressing solidarity toward the Greek people and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after Greece decided to default on the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "I would like to officially express solidarity toward Prime Minister Tsipras and the...

Greek main opposition leader Antonis Samaras strongly criticized Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a brief televised address on Wednesday, blaming him for closing Greece’s banks. "He did not have the bravery to admit he is the one who signed...

While Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was negotiating with international creditors for the the country's salvation earlier today, a huge banner that urged Greek citizens to vote "No" in the July 5 referendum on the institutions' proposed bailout deal was hanged on the...

Government officials revealed on Wednesday that if Greek citizens vote "Yes" in the July 5 referendum on the international creditors' proposed bailout deal, the Greek government will put its signature without any hesitation. The Greek officials argued that if the referendum's result...

  The Eurozone’s nineteen Finance Ministers held a teleconference on Wednesday to discuss Greece’s request for a two-year deal with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and decided to not take further action on the matter until after Sunday’s referendum. Eurogroup President Jeroen Disselbloem said...

Through an article entitled “Key Greek Referendum Debt Document Mistranslated” Bloomberg points out an important mistake that was made in the Greek translation of one of the two documents that Greeks are asked to approve or reject through the...

After a week of continuous developments in Greece and abroad, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the nation on Wednesday, just a few hours before the planned Eurogroup, and spoke in favor of voting NO in Sunday's referendum. Tsipras confirmed that...

The Council of Europe found that the referendum scheduled to be held on July 5 does “not meet international standards.” In an interview with the Associated Press, Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland revealed that the Greek referendum has a number of shortcomings...

Thousands of Greeks protested in front of the Greek Parliament asking to stay in the European Union and the euro. The mayors of Athens and Thessaloniki delivered speeches and demonstrated for Europe. Despite the early drizzle that developed to a hard rain,...