Greece's prime minister designate will name a new crisis cabinet on Friday to roll out painful austerity measures and calm the political turmoil that has threatened to bankrupt Athens and force it out

Greek party leaders have agreed on house speaker Filippos Petsalnikos to head the country's new coalition government, barring any last-minute changes, sources from the two major parties said on Wednes

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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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday agreed to step down and political leaders will meet tomorrow to form a new unity government to end the political crisis, the president's office said.

Greece must ratify an EU bailout package designed to haul the near-bankrupt country out of its debt crisis by the end of the year, a Greek government spokesman said on Saturday.

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a nail-biting confidence vote in parliament early Saturday after vowing to form a government of national unity in the crisis-hit country.

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote early on Saturday, calming a vicious revolt in his Socialist party with an emotional pledge to step aside if necessary and seek a cros

Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday launched efforts to form a coalition government to run the country for the next four months, arguing the move is vital to demonstrating Gre

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Friday he had told his European partners that Greece had officially scrapped its plan for a referendum that had enraged leaders Europe-wide.

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Greece's prime minister abandoned his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to popular vote Thursday, keeping his government alive — but passionate squabbling in Athens left the country's solve