World news about “Greece”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Papandreou’s pre-summit ‘fairer’ borrowing appeal … was not to say Greece is asking for … call before Greece’s … 18/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, George Papandreou, Euro crisis
Merkel: Euro expulsion should be an option … a reference to Greece, she told … place should Greece default. But … 17/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Euro crisis
EU backs Greek standby aid … debt-stricken Greece financially if … needed: “Greece for the … ratings on Greece’s debt. … 16/03/2010 - Tags: Ecofin, Greece, Euro crisis
Just over half of Greeks back austerity measures Latest research shows just over half of Greeks back their government’s efforts to cut their ballooning debt and… 16/03/2010 - Tags: Ecofin, Greece, Euro crisis
EU agree protective measures for Greece EU finance chiefs say they have drawn up safeguards to help Greece should it default on its massive debt. Meeting in… 16/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Euro crisis
Greece’s finances, the menacing numbers … mechanics of Greece’s … zone entry, Greece celebrated … and Greece had to … will make sure Greece is not … 15/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, George Papandreou, Euro crisis
Greek euro ‘catastrophe’ means changing ways and understanding … the made-in-Greece part of the … a few years, Greece would have … 15/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Euro crisis
German-Greek MEP: ‘betrayal cliché part of euro problem’ … between Greece and … “Greece traditionnaly … with Germany. Greece depends also … people in Greece are panicking … 15/03/2010 - Tags: Germany, Greece, Euro crisis
VAT increases in Greece a further strain on low incomes … recovery, Greece has brought … enterprise in Greece hasn’t … 15/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Taxes, Euro crisis
Brussels considers euro zone crisis rescue fund … Spurred by Greece’s … the crisis in Greece.” … used to assist Greece in its current … 08/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, IMF, Euro crisis
Sarkozy promises to help Greek economy … help Greece get through … would stand by Greece and crackdown … “Today, Greece does not have … 08/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Nicolas Sarkozy, Euro crisis
Another tough Greek austerity plan … He added that Greece is now … banks for Greece’s … have ruined Greece, the Greek … 03/03/2010 - Tags: European Union, Greece, Euro crisis
EU pressures Greece on deficit cuts … have set Greece a deadline of … details of how Greece will hit its … to getting Greece back on track … 16/02/2010 - Tags: EU Commission, Greece, Euro crisis
Greek credibility on the line Young Greeks were told: ‘Get an education, so you’ll make a good living’. But something went wrong… 29/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Papandreou: “We want to make sure that Greece is credible” … Could Greece become the … make sure that Greece is credible. … allotted to Greece. This will be … 27/01/2010 - Tags: European Union, Greece, Turkey
Greek PM urges firm EU backing over debt problems… urged to give Greece firm support … financial aid, Greece aims to cut … 18/03/2010 - Tags: EU Parliament, Greece, Crisis
No end to austerity protests in Greece… In Greece, police have … to help Greece, if Athens … 16/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Demonstration
Eurozone thought to have agreed deal for Greece… package for Greece. … to helping Greece out. … Greece has announced … So far, Greece has not asked … 13/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Euro crisis
Greek protesters struggle to make headwayCalm has returned at least temporarily to the streets of Athens the day after the latest protests against the… 12/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Euro crisis
Protests unlikely to change Greek austerity plans… paralysed Greece as thousands … opportunity to Greece to get a loan … 12/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Euro crisis
Clashes break out in Greek capitalThe growing resentment over the Greek government’s strict austerity plans is still only at simmering point, but… 11/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Violence, Euro crisis
Greece grinds to a strike standstill… Ireland, Greece and Spain. … Outside Greece, financial … 11/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Euro crisis
Greeks lament austerity VAT rise… salary in Greece is 800 euro a … drink in Greece and the … 11/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Inflation, Euro crisis
Fresh wave of strikes brings Greece to a halt… the streets of Greece, with public … lies outside Greece. … from outside Greece with EU … 11/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Crisis
Another day another strike in GreeceThousands of Greek public workers are expected to take part in a nationwide strike. The organisers say the general… 11/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Euro crisis
Greece braced for second general strikeStriking refuse collectors in Greece hold a funeral march. They want to bury the government’s austerity… 10/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Euro crisis
Greek PM calls for action on speculators… As Greece prepares for … Greece’s … been held in Greece as part of a … 09/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Euro crisis
Violent protests in Greece over austerity measures… boiled over in Greece. … half of Greece’s five … 05/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Clashes
Papandreou looks to Germany for support… Greece is struggling … and allow Greece to borrow … 05/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration
Papandreou to seek support for Greek crisis… needed to keep Greece in the … giving Greece gifts every … plan, saying Greece must solve its … 05/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Crisis
Greek demonstrators occupy Finance MinistryHundreds of demonstrators have blockaded the Greek Finance Ministry in Athens to protest against harsh new austerity… 04/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Crisis
Elderly the latest Greeks to protest hard times… in protest in Greece against the … have ruined Greece. The Greek … to ensure Greece does not go … 03/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, George Papandreou
Greek premier warns of more drastic cuts… to reduce Greece’s … and to restore Greece’s credit … 03/03/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, George Papandreou
Greek PM to visit Germany over debt crisis… will pay for Greece’s debts, … plan to help Greece if the needs … 26/02/2010 - Tags: Germany, Greece, Crisis
Attempts to calm down Greek gold row… Caused by the Greece’s … ambassador to Greece in an attempt … ambassador to Greece, Wolfgang … 26/02/2010 - Tags: Germany, Greece, Diplomacy
Greek ‘austerity’ strike brings country to a haltA nationwide strike in Greece to protest against EU-backed austerity measures has brought the country to a… 24/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Financial Crisis
Greece faces another strike over austerity cuts… demanding that Greece implement a … half of Greece’s … 23/02/2010 - tag: Greece
Enlargement chief urges FYROM and Greece to agree on ‘Macedonia’… in 1991, while Greece has a northern … including Greece. A UN mediator … 19/02/2010 - Tags: EU Enlargement, Greece, Macedonia
Finance ministry workers join strike in GreeceHundreds of workers from the Greek finance ministry marched in Athens as part of a nationwide protest against the… 17/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Finance
Greece warned to speed up debt reduction measures… to defend Greece if debt market … I think Greece will do all … to attack Greece since it has … 16/02/2010 - Tags: EU Budget, Greece, Crisis
Greece not pressed for further crisis measures yet… strategy for Greece ahead of this … in March if Greece is on track, … if Greece is not on … that “Greece has not … 15/02/2010 - Tags: European Union, Greece, Economy
EU ministers meet again over Greek crisis… to discuss Greece’s budget … EU monitors Greece’s … 15/02/2010 - Tags: EU Budget, Greece, Crisis
EU offers Greece solidarity but no concrete aid… Debt-laden Greece did not ask … any risk of Greece going under … stressed Greece’s need … 12/02/2010 - Tags: EU Budget, Greece, Financial Crisis
Greek debate over EU stability pactProtesters in front of the Greek parliament have accused Bussels of putting the interests of banks and businesses… 11/02/2010 - Tags: Eurozone, Greece, Demonstration
Greece civil servants resist austerity plan… is to reduce Greece’s … age in Greece is 57. The … in Greece, … 11/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Eurogroup’s tough support for debt-laden Greece… to support Greece in its debt … Union supports Greece. But at the … is essential, Greece must fulfill … 11/02/2010 - Tags: EU Summit, Greece, George Papandreou
Euro club bands together to help Greece with debtPrime Minister George Papandreou is breathing a little easier. His fellow leaders of the 16 Euro currency states have… 11/02/2010 - Tags: EU Summit, Greece, Economy
Euro partners club together to help Greece… to help Greece with its debt, … If Greece defaulted on … 11/02/2010 - Tags: EU Summit, Greece, George Papandreou
EU leaders gather to discuss Greek solvency plan… woes of Greece and other … Greece’s fiscal … 11/02/2010 - Tags: EU Summit, Greece, Economy
Greek public services hit by 24-hour strikeGreek government services, schools, ports, some hospitals and flights ground to a halt on Wednesday as the civil… 10/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration
Brussels closely watching Greece crisisThe crisis facing Greece has struck fear into the heart of the European Union. This amid debate about the stability of… 10/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Greek civil servants take to the streetsIt began with government tax workers last week, now other Greek civil servants have taken to the streets. Many state… 10/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration
Greece pushes ahead with cuts despite strikes… is the turn of Greece’s … Greece has pledged to … 10/02/2010 - tag: Greece
More Greek strikes threatenedGreek civil servants have warned of further strikes if the government unveils tough austerity measures to cut its… 08/02/2010 - Tags: Greece, George Papandreou
Eurozone worries dominate G7 finance summitEurope’s debt crisis has been the subject of intense debate at a meeting of the G7 nations’ finance… 06/02/2010 - Tags: Canada, Greece, G7
Strikes begin over Greek austerity plan… measures in Greece. … Greece has been under … challenge for Greece’s … 04/02/2010 - Tags: European Union, Greece, Economy
EU to police Greek austerity plan… to ensure Greece’s … at slashing Greece’s budget … 03/02/2010 - Tags: European Union, Greece, Economy
EU backs Greece’s fiscal austerity measures… warning that Greece may well have … Greece’s … and by when Greece should reduce … 01/02/2010 - Tags: EU Budget, Greece, Economy
No ‘plan B’ if Greece fails to repay its debt… of states like Greece is a time bomb … for Greece and other … 31/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, World Economic Forum, Finance
Papandreou says don’t bet against Greece… undermining Greece and using it … He also denied Greece would seek … 28/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Greek PM urges farmers to accept changeThe Greek prime minister has dismissed claims by striking farmers for more money. On Monday farmers continued ten… 27/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Agriculture, Economy
Investors rush for Greek bond sale… Cash strapped Greece has won back … sale points to Greece’s credit … Greece’s credit … With Greece appearing to … 26/01/2010 - Tags: Banking, Greece, Financial Crisis
Trial of Greek teenager shooting opensTwo Greek policemen have gone on trial for the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in Athens. His death sparked mass… 20/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Justice
Greece submits new fiscal plan to EU scrutinyGreece may well become the first EU member state to face penalties if it fails to counter the fiscal crisis engulfing… 19/01/2010 - Tags: Ecofin, Greece
Greek farmers take to the roads in protestGreek farmers have caused traffic chaos to start the week, blocking major motorways and clogging up the main border… 18/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Demonstration
Debt worries TrichetEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has said growing debt is a major problem for some European… 15/01/2010 - Tags: ECB, European Union, Greece
Greece moves on deficitGreece has unveiled part of its three-year plan to slash its budget deficit. It is under pressure from other … 14/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Angst over Greece’s austerity plansUnions in Greece are threatening to hold nationwide strikes next month amid growing discontent about new austerity… 08/01/2010 - Tags: Greece, Politics, Financial Crisis
Greece details budget cuts to EU… are in Greece to hear … on Wednesday, Greece insisted that … not bail out Greece if its debt … 06/01/2010 - Tags: ECB, Greece
Greece backs budget cuts to rescue economy… credit rating, Greece’s … then there is Greece’s youth. … 24/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Politics, Crisis
Another Greek debt rating cut… latest to cut Greece’s debt … three cited Greece’s … outlook for Greece negative, … 22/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Economy
Calls for ‘national unity’ over Greek debt… saying Greece must put its … which has seen Greece’s … would destroy Greece’s social … 20/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Politics, Crisis
Greece has suffered its second credit rating downgrade in a weekStandard & Poor’s said the fiscal measures just announced are unlikely to lead to a… 17/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Unemployment, Crisis
Negative response to Greek debt measuresGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s proposed measures to slash the country’s debt have drawn an angry… 15/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, economic growth, George Papandreou
Greek PM says country is sinking under its debts… to reduce Greece’s public … Last week Greece’s credit … 15/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Financial Crisis
Ancient eroticism on show in AthensLittle, it seemed, could shock the Greeks or Romans, when it came to sex and love. An exhibition at the Museum of… 14/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Athens, Exhibition
PM says Greece will pay its bills… said: “Greece has great … problems which Greece has is that we … forward, and Greece becomes a … 11/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Financial Crisis
Crisis meeting called on Greek economyThe Greek prime minister has vowed to clean up the country’s economy. As Greek financial markets took a… 10/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Economy, Financial Crisis
Greece rocked by second day of violent unrestRunning battles between anarchists and police have rocked Athens for a second day. Violence in the Greek capital… 07/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Violence
Clashes go on long into the night in AthensAnarchists have been fighting running battles with police into the early hours of the morning in the streets outside… 07/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Clashes
Riots in Greece on shooting annniversaryRioting has broken out in Greece on the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenage boy. In Athens shops… 06/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Violence
Greece braced for wave of protestsAuthorities in Greece are preparing for a wave of protests on the first anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a… 06/12/2009 - Tags: Greece, Demonstration, Arrest
Injuries and arrests on the streets of AthensViolence erupted on the streets of central Athens on Tuesday night with up to 13 policemen reportedly injured, one… 18/11/2009 - Tags: Greece, Clashes
H1N1 vaccination campaigns begin in Spain & GreeceSpain has launched its mass H1N1 flu vaccination campaign, which will initially target the highest-risk groups. Unlike… 16/11/2009 - tag: Greece
Gun attack on Greek policeSix police officers and a passer-by have been wounded in a gun attack on a police station in Athens. One of the… 28/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Attack
Vancouver flame begins Olympic journey… Olympia in Greece, the Olympic … travel around Greece, only arriving … 22/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Olympic Games, Vancouver
Report: boom in illegal migrants to Greece… by sea in Greece has … Greece forms a … 14/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Immigration
Down to business as Greek government sworn inGreece’s new socialist government has been sworn-in in a solemn ceremony in Athens. Prime Minister George… 07/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Politics, George Papandreou
Papendreou’s government takes shapeGreece’s new Prime Minister Georges Papandreou has wasted no time naming his economy and finance ministers, as… 07/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Unemployment, Politics, Socialist party
Tough challenges for Greece’s new PM… to form Greece’s next … to lead Greece out of a … heirs of Greece’s famous … 05/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections, George Papandreou
Immigrants hail Greek Socialists’ poll win… Members of Greece’s … problem in Greece. Tens of … 05/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections, Immigrants
Greece: Costas Karamanlis admits defeat in Greek electionOutgoing Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has admitted defeat in the Greek elections and resigned as leader of the New… 04/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections, Costas Karamanlis
Greek elections: Socialists oust Conservatives in Greece to take powerGreece’s Socialists have won Sunday’s election with enough seats to form a government and oust Costas… 04/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections, George Papandreou
New Greek government faces hard budget decisionsAnalysts have been highlighting the scale of the challenges facing George Papandreou and the incoming socialist… 04/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections
Greek candidates vote in snap pollVoting continues in Greece for a new government, with the country’s leaders casting their ballots. Recent… 04/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections
Greek elections: Greek Conservatives may rue snap poll… the teeth of Greece’s … Last year Greece saw its worst … 04/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections
Greece votes for new government SundayGreek voters go to the polls on Sunday, to choose a new government. Surveys suggest the conservative Prime Minister… 03/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Greece faces competing election campaigns… economy, Greece, will have a … of recession. Greece faces a battle … must deal with Greece’s … 01/10/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections
Greek PM pledges tougher reforms ahead of poll… days before Greece goes to the … to deal with Greece’s … 30/09/2009 - Tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Small bomb in Athens as election day approaches… the run-up to Greece’s early … Arguing that Greece is suffering … downturn, Greece is now on the … 23/09/2009 - Tags: Greece, Elections, Attack
