Greece to vote on second bailout bill in test for Tsipras
Greek lawmakers are set to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Athens is to receive its third huge international bailout, in a key test of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' authority.
EU fails to reach migrant settlement target
EU ministers failed to agree on how to redistribute a total of 40,000 mostly Syrian and Eritrean migrants from overstretched Italy and Greece.
Merkel rules out Greek haircut, open to debt relief
German Chancellor Angela Merkel again ruled out forgiving some of Greece's crippling debt but said Berlin was open to a flexible repayment plan.
Ukrainian PM says Greece can learn austerity lessons
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that Greece could learn a few lessons from Britain about how to implement austerity measures.
Greek PM faces hard sell on bailout deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was Tuesday to hold meetings with his parliamentary majority, faced with the tough task of selling a new bailout deal.
Dutch finance minister Dijsselbloem re-elected Eurogoup head
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem was re-elected as head of the Eurogroup which coordinates policy for the 19-nation euro single currency area.
Tsipras tells US Treasury Secretary deal must 'respect' Greeks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew his country wanted the eurozone to provide a bailout, but one that "respects the Greek people".
British PM wants EU employment law exemption: reports
Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking a British exemption from European Union employment laws as part of his push to gain more autonomy from Brussels.
EU to help Balkan countries struggling with migrant wave: Merkel
The European Union will help Hungary and western Balkan countries struggling with an influx of migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
Nazarbayev predicts rapprochement between EEU and EU
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is sure rapprochement between the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan and and the 28-nation European Union is going to take place.
Merkel: 'still no basis' for talks on new Greek bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was still no basis for talks on a new Greek bailout, as she arrived in Brussels for an emergency summit of eurozone leaders.
EU's Juncker wants 'to avoid Grexit'
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.
Tusk urges EU to avoid 'dramatic messages' on Greece vote
EU president Donald Tusk urged the bloc to avoid sending any "dramatic messages" even if the Greeks were to vote against bailout conditions in their weekend referendum.
IMF: Greece needs 36 bn euros more from EU
Greece needs 50 billion euros over the next three years, including 36 billion euros more from EU lenders, to stabilize its finances even under existing creditor plans.
Eurozone refuses Greek bailout extension, more talks Wednesday
Eurozone finance ministers declined to extend Greece's bailout Tuesday hours before its expiry and a possible IMF default.
Moscow hopes Brussels will avoid 'negative scenarios' over Greece: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed the hope that Brussels would avoid "negative scenarios" over Greece amid fears that the country is heading for a eurozone exit.
China's UN climate pledges 'expected': state media
China is expected to unveil its long-awaited national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond 2020, a state-run newspaper said.
'Black Monday' in Greece as panic simmers
It has already been dubbed "Black Monday" -- jittery housewives, shoppers and business owners queued in vain at cash machines in Athens, where the country awoke to capital controls and shuttered banks.
EU to make latest proposals on Greek crisis on Monday: Moscovici
The president of the European Commission will make his latest proposals later to try to avoid a Greek default, adding that Athens was 'centimetres' away from a deal when discussions broke down.
Italy does not fear Greek contagion: finance minister
Italy's finance minister played down the threat of Italy being hit by the fallout from market instability linked to the Greek crisis.