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Greece submits bill needed to start rescue talks
- Economy
- July 21, 2015, 12:24
The Greek government submitted legislation to parliament on Tuesday required by its international lenders to start talks on a multi-billion euro rescu(...)

Greece crisis: Merkel accused of ‘destroying Europe’
- Europe
- July 17, 2015
Germany’s Bundestag has mandated Berlin to join talks on a third bailout for Greece, after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the outcome will deter(...)

Senators differ on need for immediate debate on Greece
- Oireachtas
- July 15, 2015, 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Senators differed on whether the House should have an immediate debate on the Greek situation. Calling for a debate, Fianna(...)

Greek repayment of Samurai notes seen as sign of commitment to creditors
- Financial Services
- July 14, 2015, 12:21
The Greek government repaid Samurai notes maturing on Tuesday, according to bond agent Mizuho Bank, in a first sign the nation is honouring its obliga(...)

Syriza party members describe new deal as ‘humiliating’
- Europe
- July 14, 2015, 01:01
A far-left faction in Greece’s ruling Syriza party denounced the bailout deal as a “humiliation” as the leadership fought to contain a ripple of defe(...)

Syriza activists struggle to accept terms Tsipras has signed up to
- Europe
- July 14, 2015, 01:01
As she left Athens early on Saturday, Maria Kalyviotou was looking forward to spending a fortnight’s holidays in her parents’ village by the sea in th(...)

Greek bailout may take four weeks to negotiate
- Europe
- July 14, 2015, 01:00
Negotiations on a third bailout for Greece will take at least four weeks, the head of the eurogroup of finance ministers predicted yeste(...)

Greece deal: Main points of Euro Summit statement
- Europe
- July 13, 2015, 11:00
Below are the main points of the Euro Summit statement from Brussels, dated 12th July 2015. In brackets is the Eurogroup draft proposal text, where di(...)

Anti-German backlash as social media tweets denounce Greece "coup"
- Economy
- July 13, 2015, 08:09
A list of demands handed to the Greek government in order to secure a European bailout inspired a social media backlash against Germany and its hawki(...)

Greece blinked first, but lenders’ response could plunge Athens into political turmoil
- Europe
- July 13, 2015, 01:00
Greece blinked first. In a 13-page document sent to its international lenders last Thursday night, Alexis Tsipras’s government agreed to a raft of spe(...)