Greece
In Greece, left government’s opponents copy protest tactics
Critics of Greece's leftwing government reckon they have the ingredients to copy their opponents' tactics: An angry electorate, a trending hashtag, and a call to demonstrate outside Parliament.
Greece to avoid default this summer, eyes debt relief
Greece will avoid a default this summer after international creditors reached a milestone decision early Wednesday to unfreeze a batch of bailout loans and to find a way to ease the country's debt load.
Greek bonds shine after parliament passes unpopular reforms
Borrowing costs in Greece fell sharply on Monday, with 10-year government bond yields hitting four-month lows after lawmakers in Athens passed unpopular pension and tax reforms that could encourage the country's creditors to
Greece Parliament passes 2016 budget
Greece's Parliament has approved the 2016 budget that includes deep spending cuts and tax hikes amid economic recession.
Alexis Tsipras insists he can lead Greece out of crisis by 2019
Greece's left-wing prime minister easily won a confidence vote early Thursday, and pledged to usher the bailout-reliant country out of its financial crisis by 2019, mitigating creditor-mandated austerity with support for the
Alexis Tsipras’ leftist party comfortably wins Greece election again
Jubilant supporters of Alexis Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party cheered, waved party flags and danced today after the party comfortably won Greece's third national vote this year despite a party rebellion over his acceptance of
Greece polls suggest Alexis Tsipras may squeak home in election
Polls have suggested that Greece's Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras might squeak home in Sunday's snap election as the exhausted Greeks fear fresh turmoil ahead.
‘We will win’ says Alexis Tsipras as Greece vote goes down to wire
Alexis Tsipras wound up his campaign to be re-elected Greek prime minister by declaring his victory would strike a blow for Europe's left, as final polls gave him a slim lead.
Drowned Syrian toddlers and their mother buried in Kobani
Two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother as they were trying to reach Greece were laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobani on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
Father of drowned Syrian toddlers prepares to take bodies home
The distraught father of two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother and several other migrants as they tried to reach Greece identified their bodies on Thursday and prepared to take them back to their home town of Koba
Opinion polls predict tight race, fractured Parliament
Several opinion polls released over the weekend, 3 weeks ahead of Greece's snap election, show a tight race and no overall majority in a Parliament even more fractured than the previous one.
Greece opinion polls show Syriza leads by narrow margin
Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras's leftwing Syriza party is leading the conservative opposition ahead of a national election next month but with a narrow margin, two new opinion polls showed on Saturday.
Greek opinion polls show Syriza leads by narrow margin
Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras's leftwing Syriza party is leading the conservative opposition ahead of a national election next month but with a narrow margin, two new opinion polls showed on Saturday.
Former PM Alexis Tsipras’ popularity tanks ahead of Greece elections
Greece's former governing radical-left party is unlikely to win an outright majority in a crucial national election next month, and its lead over the opposition conservatives has narrowed, early opinion polls showed Friday.
Poll sees Alexis Tsipras in lead as Greece gears up for elections
Greece geared up for its fifth election in six years with a poll today showing leftist leader Alexis Tsipras in the lead for re-election despite a wave of defections from his Syriza party.
