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Big Week Looms for Greece

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition government, which has only a four-vote majority in the 300-member Parliament, faces a tough week including renegotiations with its international lenders over delayed reforms and a looming budget gap before it's submitted to...

Troubled Troika Talks Pushed Back

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras' planned resumption of negotiations with the country's international lenders, set for Sunday morning, Nov. 17 - the anniversary commemorating the beginning of the end for the ruling military junta in 1974 - have been...

Greece, Troika Back To The Table

The on-again, off-again talks between Greece and its international lenders to reach an agreement over implementing more reforms and filling a budget hole of as much as 2.9 billion euros ($3.87 billion) are now set to resume again on...

SYRIZA Would Block EU Funding

If he's ever elected, major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZ) leader Alexis Tsipras said he would veto any European Union decision requiring unanimity to make the country's international lenders better the terms of their bailout deals -...

Stournaras Says Troika Will Pay Up

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said the country's international lenders are on the verge of giving up demands for more austerity measures in return for continued aid and will come through with the money anyway, including a pending one...

160 Million Fund for Youth Unemployment in Greece

According to the European Commission, the total amount of 160.24 million Euros will be provided to Greece in order to support the unemployed youth during the years 2014 and 2015. The funds are part the European Youth Employment Initiative. The...

Greece Says On Track For Surplus

While Greece is locked in tense negotiations with its international lenders over a looming budget gap of as much as 2.9 billion euros, Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said he still expects the country will record a primary surplus...

Stournaras Says He Can Seal Troika Deal

While Greece's international lenders said they are "miles apart, billions apart" from an agreement with Greece on how the government can fill a looming budget hole of as much as 2.9 billion euros and implement more critical reforms, Finance...

Greece, Troika "Miles Apart" On Agreement

Greece's hopes of getting a deal sealed with envoys of international lenders over how to close a looming budget gap and speed the pace of delayed reforms has apparently hit a road block with reports the two sides are...

Greece Tells Troika Cuts Not Needed

Frantic to avoid imposing more austerity measures after vowing not to do so, the Greek government has told its international lenders that it can bring in 2.2 billion euros ($2.94 billion) in revenues by going after tax cheats -...