Mitsotakis becomes Greece's new PM on vow to end economic crisis

The 51-year-old Harvard graduate and former McKinsey consultant has pledged to create jobs and get rid of obstacles to business

Greece heads to polls with voters expected to oust Tsipras

Polls forecast that Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a former banker and scion of a leading Greek political family, will win an absolute majority in Sunday's legislative elections

Greek MPs approve Macedonia name change in 'historic' deal

(UPDATED) A total of 153 MPs in the 300-seat Greek parliament approve the name Republic of North Macedonia despite widespread public opposition

Gloves come off as Greek elections loom

With the ballot scheduled for October but expected as early as March, hostility between the ruling leftist Syriza party and the frontrunning New Democracy conservatives has hit fever pitch

Blame game blows up over deadly Greek wildfires

Forensics experts press ahead with the difficult task of identifying the bodies of those who perished in the catastrophe, where at least 87 people perished

Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row

(UPDATED) Officials in Athens insist that the deal will help stabilize the historically volatile Balkan region, permitting Greece to focus on other regional challenges

Greek judges accuse Tsipras government of 'dirty' attacks

The government is systematically attempting to subjugate and control justice the association of judges and prosecutors protested over the weekend

Greek holiday island battles to recover from deadly quake

The quake strikes at the height of the tourism season Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meanwhile warns against dramatizing the issue

Newly restored shrine at Jesus' tomb unveiled

Religious leaders open the ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built at the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried

Obama warns against 'crude' nationalism

After a year of populist shocks from Britain s vote to leave the EU to Trump s surprise win last week and the rise of anti migrant movements in Europe Obama cautions against succumbing to divisive instincts

Greek PM proposes constitutional change for 'direct democracy'

Alexis Tsipras says people should be allowed to elect the nation s president – who is currently chosen by parliament – if efforts by lawmakers fail

Emergency measure that feeds Greek crisis

Overall the Greek economy which had begun growing again at the end of 2014 shrinks by 1 4 in the first quarter of 2016

Greece in debt relief 'breakthrough' with eurozone, IMF

UPDATED Analysts warn however that the details of the crucial deal are sketchy

Greek parliament approves new austerity measures to unlock bailout cash

UPDATED The 7 000 page bill that raises the sales tax cap and introduces a contingency mechanism to slash spending further in case of budget overruns is passed thanks to the Syriza led coalition government s slim majority

Greek MPs vote on reform package amid nationwide strikes

Greece s budget deficit has ballooned as it struggles to keep up with mammoth debt payments which the International Monetary Fund believes is unsustainable

Pope brings hope to migrants, chastises leaders in Lesbos visit

UPDATED Pope Francis begins his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos whose goal he says is to show closeness and solidarity with the refugees

IMF: Current Greece finance plans not realistic

We question whether it is plausible for a country with such high unemployment and the attendant social pressures to be running such big surpluses over many political cycles to come

Greece expels second wave of migrants to Turkey under EU deal

Greek officials say two boats carrying 124 migrants – most of them Pakistani men – had been sent back across the Aegean Sea where hundreds have lost their lives in a quest to reach Europe

IMF chief says Greece plan 'good distance away' amid leaks row

The IMF conducts its negotiations in good faith not by way of threats and we do not communicate through leaks says Christine Lagarde

Refugee conditions in Greece 'deteriorating' – Angelina Jolie

Jolie also meets Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who tells her there are 30 000 people trapped in the Greek mainland because of unilateral actions by the countries on the Balkan route

EU chief sees first consensus on migrant crisis

New official figures show that a record 1 2 million asylum seekers arrived in the EU in 2015 – more than double the figure from the year before

Thousands of Afghans stranded in Greece as Macedonia shuts border

UPDATED Overall some 8 000 people are trapped on Greece s northern frontier and at the port of Piraeus after Macedonia introduced the measure on Sunday in a bid to stem an unrelenting influx of migrants

Greece set to recognize Palestine

The motion to recognize the state of Palestine will be put in a parliamentary vote next week a government source says

Greece passes 'tough' austerity-extending 2016 budget

Behind the numbers anybody can see the agonizing effort to support the working classes says Prime Minister Tsipras

Greek lawmakers to vote on austerity-extending 2016 budget

The coalition government is trying to meet conditions for an unpopular third international bailout enacted in July

Greece's new Syriza-led govt survives no-confidence vote

The governing coalition of the premier s left wing Syriza party and the nationalist Independent Greeks ANEL used their 155 strong majority to pass the motion through the 300 seat parliament

EU welcomes Tsipras victory, says no 'time to lose' on reforms

Alexis Tsipras secures his second mandate as Greek prime minister this year at a snap general election Sunday that should allow him to drive through unpopular reforms under a third rescue package worth up to 86 billion euros

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Greece will elect 'fighting government', usher in 'new era' – Tsipras

Polls open at 0400 GMT in the cliffhanger vote pitting Tsipras s radical left Syriza party against the conservative New Democracy bloc headed by tough talking ex lawyer and defense minister Vangelis Meimarakis

Greek election too close to call with 48 hours to go

Will young radical ex PM Alexis Tsipras triumph again or will he be punished for tying Greece to painful economic reforms?

Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll lead

UPDATED President Prokopis Pavlopoulos signs a decree dissolving parliament and confirming the widely expected date of September 20 for the crisis hit country s fifth election in 6 years

Greece names top judge as caretaker PM ahead of snap vote

Vassiliki Thanou 65 is known for firing off an emotional letter to European Commission chairman Jean Claude Juncker in February

Greek political leaders row over snap election

An unprecedented war of words has broken out between Greece s outgoing government the parliament chief and the president over early elections

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Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns

The snap election is expected to be held on September 20

Eurozone approves Greek bailout in return for far-reaching reforms

New loans of up to 86 billion euros 96 billion will be made available over the next 3 years to Greece says the European Commission

Eurogroup must decide Greek debt deal today – France

The International Monetary Fund believes Greece must get some debt relief if the government is ever to have hope of getting the economy back on its feet

Germany skeptical over Greek bailout deal backing despite Tsipras confidence

As eurozone ministers prepared to examine the accord in Brussels on Friday August 14 Tsipras says he is confident the 400 page document will be approved

Greece reaches deal on third bailout with creditors

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos: We are very close There are a couple of very small details remaining on prior actions

Greek bailout talks with auditors begin as market to reopen Monday

The government hopes to conclude the EU IMF fiscal audit before August 20 when it is scheduled to repay 3 4 billion euros to the European Central Bank including interest

A frosty welcome for Greece's hated creditors

The IMF EU and ECB became a widely loathed emblem of the painful austerity demanded by Greece s creditors in return for two previous bailouts cuts many say brought the country s economy to its knees

Greece asks for fresh IMF aid in step closer to bailout

In his letter to IMF Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos notes that Greek parliament has passed two laws enshrining a series of tough reforms demanded by the creditors including tax rises and a pensions overhaul

Greece passes second crucial bailout bill

UPDATED The bill passes by a resounding 230 votes out of the 298 members of parliament present after a marathon debate stretching into the early hours that nonetheless exposed deep divisions in the governing Syriza party

Greece to vote on second bailout bill in test for Tsipras

Analysts say it will nonetheless prove a test of whether Tsipras can avoid a split within Syriza that could fell his fragile coalition government

Financial reboot: Banks reopen in Greece after 3-week shutdown

UPDATED The head of the Greek bank association urges citizens to bring their savings back to the banks

Banks to reopen, taxes hiked as Greece prepares to reboot economy

UPDATED Greece is preparing to restart its struggling economy after months of fraught confrontation with its creditors

Greek banks to reopen Monday but capital controls remain

The three week shutdown costs the country s struggling economy some 3 0 billion euros 3 3 billion not counting lost tourism revenue

Greek lawmakers back bailout as clashes erupt in Athens

UPDATED Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras manages to push through a series of unpopular reforms demanded by the country s international creditors despite scenes of anger over austerity in Athens

Greece to vote on bailout after explosive IMF report

UPDATED The outcome of the crucial vote is far from clear after the IMF issued a stark warning that Greece would need far more debt relief to stop it crashing out of the common currency

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