Greek referendum

The Australia-Greece solidarity campaign welcomes the resounding decision of the Greek people to say No to further austerity. We publicly thank the ACTU and the trade union movement as well as the Greens Parliamentarians and community activists who have...

Greece's finance minister Yanis Varoufakis says that the Greek NO vote landslide win on the July 5 Greek referendum is actually "a majestic, big YES to a democratic, rational Europe!" After a deadlock in bailout negotiations, Varoufakis and the SYRIZA...

The rejection of the creditors' proposed bailout in Sunday's Greek referendum has not only raised questions about the future of Greece but also of the Eurozone. In response to these developments and to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande's call for an...

  The Greek people have voted, saying a resounding No to the terms of the bailout deal offered by their international creditors. What will this mean for Greece, the euro and the future of the EU?  Here's what experts say...

The European Commission released a statement on the Greek referendum result that turned down a bailout deal that was partly designed by the Commission. Here is the full statement. The European Commission takes note of and respects the result of the referendum in Greece. President Juncker...

After a week of strong divisions and accusations, Greece's political leaders will have to turn the page and work together starting tomorrow. Prime Minister Alexis Tsirpas met with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, to ask for a meeting with Greece's party...

The Greek government is working to boost liquidity in Greece as Greek banks remain closed after a NO vote win in a referendum that rejected a take-it-or-leave it deal offered by the country's creditors. Top Syriza officials told The Telegraph...

Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that Greeks will regret the NO result of their referendum that rejected a deal his institution and the rest of Greece's creditors had put on the negotiations table. Here's the full statement: I take note of...

Martin Schulz, the President of the European Parliament called for people to respect Sunday's NO vote in the referendum, but also expressed his pessimism regarding Greece's future and warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country. "This is a difficult day: there's a broad majority in...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the nation following the country's unambiguous opposition to the international creditor's' proposed bailout deal, a stance which his administration has fully endorsed. Tsipras labeled the referendum as a victory for the whole of Greece,...