Merkel says she wants Greece to stay in the euro zone
By Noah Barkin and Kylie MacLellan Germany’s Angela Merkel played down the chances of a Greek exit from the euro zone on Wednesday, but made...
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France’s Hollande says euro zone membership ‘up to Greeks’
By Andrew Callus and Nicholas Vinocur French President Francois Hollande said on Monday countries including Spain and Greece had paid a heavy price to stay...
Nothing left to lose
By Hermes Solomon GREECE will hold a snap general election on January 25, throwing the country into a new period of political turmoil just as...
Greece faces crucial vote that could trigger election
By Renee Maltezou Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faces a vote in parliament on Monday that will decide whether the country goes to snap elections...
Greek parliament vote in balance after Samaras election offer
By Angeliki Koutantou Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ surprise offer to lawmakers to go to the polls late next year in exchange for a vote...
Numbers tight for Greek PM Samaras ahead of crucial vote (Update 1)
By Angeliki Koutantou Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called for support on Wednesday ahead of a tight parliamentary vote that will trigger elections unless he...
Greek Syriza poll lead narrows ahead of key presidential vote
By Renee Maltezou Greece’s anti-bailout Syriza party is more popular than Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ New Democracy but its lead has narrowed, an opinion poll...
Greek PM warns of return to crisis days, January elections
By Renee Maltezou Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appealed to lawmakers to elect a head of state to avert a national election next month and...
Greek radical leftists declare “historic win” against austerity
GREEK FAR-LEFT opposition leader Alexis Tsipras declared victory over austerity policies on Monday as final results confirmed his anti-bailout party had won the country’s election for the...
Greek premier says economic pain will ease next year
By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris Greece’s economic pain will ease in 2014 as it exits a recession that will be less acute than forecast...
