Merkel urges Rome to back eurozone - Solutions , such as in the case of Greece, can be found

With voters in Italy now headed for the latest in a quick succession of national elections, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging whoever ends up running the country to continue to support the European Union's eurozone.

Anger over Greek plan to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia

A political dispute in Greece over a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia is deepening, with opposition politicians and critics decrying plans to sell 66m euros ($78.7m) worth of surplus missiles and bombs to the Arab Gulf country.

Grèce - La zone euro suspend l'allègement de la dette après des mesures sociales de Tsipras

Les mesures d'allègement de la dette grecque, accordées début décembre par la zone euro à Athènes en échange de réformes, ont été suspendues après l'annonce par le Premier ministre grec, Alexis Tsipras, de nouvelles mesures sociales, a annoncé mercredi le porte-parole du président de l'Eurogroupe.

Greece insists Germany pay reparations, compensation for WWII damage, losses

Greece asked the German government on Tuesday to pay reparations and compensation for the damage it inflicted on the country during World War II.

Greek MPs ratify deal for sale of majority stake in Piraeus port to China's COSCO

Greek lawmakers ratified on Thursday with an overwhelming majority the landmark concession agreement with China's COSCO Shipping for the acquisition of a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA or OLP in Greek).

Greek PM marks first anniversary in office.- "We can change Greece. We can change Europe"

A year ago on the Jan. 25 national elections in Greece, the Radical Left SYRIZA party achieved a historic victory assuming office for first time in the country's modern history with the promise to end austerity and bailouts.

Greece set to recognise Palestine

Greece is set to recognise the state of Palestine in a parliamentary vote to be attended by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a government source said Sunday.

In unprecedented move Greek PM calls Jerusalem Israel's 'historical capital'

When Alexis Tzipras was elected prime minister of Greece in January 2015, Israel watched the political shift closely. The victory of the radical, left wing pro-Palestinian Syriza party was considered bad news.

Greece’s Ruling Party Calls for National Strike Against Austerity Policies

Greece's ruling Syriza party's labor policy department on Wednesday urged the Greeks to take part in a general strike on November 12 against the "anti-people" austerity policies of the government.

Hollande pledges to help Greece fulfil bailout reforms

French President Francois Hollande Friday pledged to help Greece carry out its bailout reforms by modernizing its state and tax administration.

Greeks head to polls for third time this year

Polling stations have opened in Greece for the third time this year as almost 10 million voters choose a new prime minister and government.

Outgoing leftist premier, Alexis Tsipras, had made pre-election promises in January to put an end to the austerity measures which have battered Greeks for years.

Opositor cifra en 90.000 millones de euros los errores de Tsipras

El líder del mayor partido opositor de Grecia, Nueva Democracia, Vangelis Meimarakis, declaró que los errores que cometió Alexis Tsipras como primer ministro le costaron al país 90.000 millones de euros.

Greek PM requests fresh mandate to move forward, no Grexit option

In his first interview after resigning last week to force snap general elections in autumn, Greece's outgoing Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended his decision as a necessary step on Wednesday, requesting a fresh mandate to move forward and implement the new Greek bailout.

France vows to work with new Greek government

France took note of Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras' resignation after Athens received the first installment of it's 86-billion-euro (97.56 billion U.S. dollar) bailout deal, the French foreign ministry said Friday.

EU says "not concerned" about bailout implementation after Tsipras' resignation

The European Union (EU) said Friday that it was not concerned about the implementation of Greece's third bailout program, a day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation and called a snap election.

Greek bailout tranche disbursed on time, as gov't considers snap polls

The first tranche of the new Greek bailout program, the third in five years, was disbursed on Thursday on time allowing Athens to repay its maturing debts to international creditors, the finance ministry announced.

Migrant crisis ‘surpasses’ Greek abilities

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Aug. 7 said a huge influx of migrants and refugees “surpassed” his debt-hit country’s abilities as he announced a raft of measures and asked for EU help to handle the crisis.

Greek PM warns hardliners with snap vote to approve reforms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on July 29 said he would hold early elections if hardliners in his party continued to resist an unpopular new bailout deal that promised debt relief.

Greek PM defends choice of harsh debt deal. ("Signing a document that I do not believe in")

On the eve of the vote in the Greek parliament for the ratification of the agreement for the resolution of the Greek debt crisis which was reached in Brussels on Monday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended on Tuesday evening his choice of sealing a harsh deal rather than a disorderly default and Grexit.

Tsipras, Merkel agree to discuss Greece's proposals at summit

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone July 6 and agreed that Athens would present proposals to a eurozone summit the next day, a Greek government source said.