Greek referendum

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in an interview with BBC on Sunday that her institution will not step forward to provide additional financial assistance to Greece, if the Greek government miss its €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) payment on...

According to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, Greece seems to be doing the best thing it can under the current circumstances. Krugman thinks that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is acting wisely because he has decided not to reach a decision single-handedly. In reality,...

Greece has called for seven referendums over a period of 54 years (1920-1974). According to sansimera.gr, six of the referendums were related to the State while one of them to the approval of the Constitution. Three out of seven referendums were...

Although Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has already called for a referendum on whether Greece should accept the creditors' demands, the SYRIZA leader had a different opinion about such a tactic back in October 2011. When Tsipras was asked by Greek journalist Nikos Chatzinikolaou...

Today's Eurogroup has taken dramatic proportions since, according to foreign news agencies, Greece’s place in the Eurozone is now at stake. German newspaper Handelsblatt reported that the Finance Ministers will not accept the Greek bailout program extension. “While long queues...

Germany's vice chancellor Gabriel has said in a radio interview that he is open to a Greek referendum on its bailout deal. He acknowledged that austerity might have caused more harm than good in Greece. In an interview with Deutschlandfunk...

As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that Greece will hold a referendum to ask the Greek people if they approve of a bailout deal with the country's creditors, here is a final draft of the creditors proposal for...

The final countdown before the critical May 11 Eurogroup has already started. Meanwhile, the heavy atmosphere that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis faced at the Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting have brought to light scenarios of snap elections or a referendum. The Greek...

ATHENS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office is denying a report that she recommended to Greek President Karolos Papoulias that Greece should hold a referendum on whether to stay in the Eurozone. Late last year, she blasted then Prime...

Although the French Press up until now have expressed negative opinions about Greek PM's referendum decision, the director of the daily Libération Nicola Demorand thanks Greece for this decision, stating: "One must be thankful to the Greeks, the avant-garde of...