Greece
Greece acts over Lesbos migrant crisis
The Greek government and the UN refugee agency have brought in extra staff and ships to deal with some 25,000 stranded migrants on the island of Lesbos.
8 September 2015, 05:17 AM
Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in Athens
Thousands of migrants are arriving in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its shores.
2 September 2015, 05:04 AM
'Bourne 5' will take place in 'post-Snowden world'
The NSA whistle-blowing revelations from Edward Snowden to play a crucial role in actor Matt Damon’s next Bourne movie.
31 August 2015, 13:21 PM
Greece crisis: Syriza rebels 'to form new party'
Rebels from Greece's main party, Syriza, are to break away and form a new party, reports in Greek media say.
21 August 2015, 07:39 AM
Greece crisis: PM Tsipras 'to hold September election'
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to call a snap election for 20 September, according to Greek media.
20 August 2015, 15:25 PM
Greek MPs back €85bn bailout after marathon talks (video)
The Greek parliament has backed the country's new bailout deal after all-night talks, despite a rebellion by many MPs in the governing Syriza party.
14 August 2015, 11:16 AM
Greece ‘reaches bailout deal’
Greece and its international creditors have agreed the substance of a new multi-billion euro bailout deal, according to a Greek finance ministry official.
11 August 2015, 06:15 AM
Resolving Greece's Debt Crisis
Greece's desire to stay within Eurozone is a seriously constrained choice for its economy. This is because it will continue to plague price competitiveness of Greece's exportables in the rest of the world.
23 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Greek parliament passes second crucial bailout bill
Greece's parliament on Thursday passed legislation on a second batch of reforms needed to help unlock a huge international bailout for the country's stricken economy.
23 July 2015, 05:41 AM
Greek debt crisis: Banks reopen amid tax rise
Greek banks reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt.
20 July 2015, 09:03 AM
Celebrities and world's rich lining up to snap up Greek islands
Johnny Depp has reportedly become the latest celebrity to take advantage of Greece’s plunging economic woes to score a deal and gift himself a small private island.
20 July 2015, 05:07 AM
Greece debt crisis: Eurozone deal laws backed by MPs
Greek MPs have approved tough economic measures required to enable an €86bn eurozone bailout deal to go ahead.
16 July 2015, 08:59 AM
Greece debt crisis: IMF attacks EU over bailout
The International Monetary Fund attacks the bailout deal offered by eurozone leaders to Greece.
15 July 2015, 04:38 AM
A defining moment for Europe
Over the past couple of months, a Greek tragedy has been in the making. Doomsayers had made all kinds of prophesies – regarding Greece, Europe, the financial world, and the Euro.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Greece debt crisis: What's the deal?
A detail analysis of BBC on Greece debt crisis.
13 July 2015, 11:52 AM
EU scraps Greece summit with bailout deal on knife-edge
The EU cancels full 28-nation summit on Sunday to decide whether Greece stays in the European single currency as a divided eurozone struggled to reach a reform-for-bailout deal.
12 July 2015, 11:21 AM
Eurozone to resume Greece talks
Eurozone finance ministers are due to resume crunch talks in Brussels on a bailout deal for Greece.
12 July 2015, 04:56 AM
Hopes rise of Greece bailout breakthrough
Fresh Greek bailout reform proposals submitted to Eurozone partners are cheered by France and Italy, raising hopes that a last-ditch compromise could be reached to prevent a dreaded "Grexit."
10 July 2015, 15:37 PM
Greece debt crisis: MPs to vote on new bailout plan
Greek MPs are to vote later on whether to back PM Alexis Tsipras's tough new proposals to secure a third bailout.
10 July 2015, 08:09 AM
Can the Greek Referendum offer any lessons?
In a historical referendum on July 5, 2015, the Greek voters overwhelmingly sided with the current government in its debt negotiations with its European partners.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM