Pro-bailout conservatives win Greek election
Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded on Sunday after the conservative New Democracy came first in critical elections and pro-bailout parties won enough Parliamentary se
Greek police fire tear gas as 100,000 people protest austerity plan
Greek police on Sunday fired tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters outside parliament, where tens of thousands had massed in a rally against austerity plans being debated by lawmakers.
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Greece facing 'uncontrolled chaos' without debt deal: PM
Greece's prime minister on Friday warned his crumbling coalition that the country faces ‘uncontrolled chaos’ without a debt deal while a two-day strike and protests in Athens left at least ten injured
Greek government approves eurozone debt deal
Greece's coalition government early Saturday ‘unanimously’ approved a eurozone debt deal and accompanying austerity measures to avert a looming bankruptcy, the prime minister's office said.
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Eurozone gives Greece ultimatum for new bailout
Eurozone finance ministers put off a decision on Thursday on a new bailout to save Greece from bankruptcy, giving Athens less than a week to meet three conditions in return for 130 billion euros in ai
Europe's EFSF bailout fund partially operational in December
A beefed-up European debt crisis defence shield, the EFSF bailout fund, will be operational in December but fully fleshed out only in February, Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads the eurogroup finance min
Agreement clinched on new Greek PM: State TV
Greece's main two political parties have agreed on an interim prime minister to take the crisis-hit country out of deadlock and avert a looming bankruptcy, state television NET said on Monday.
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