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Athens says Europe 'doesn't need IMF' on eve of crunch summit
Greece does not want any more help from the IMF, minister of state Nikos Pappas said on the eve of a summit.
22 June 2015
Amid deadlock on Greece, IMF releases funds to Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund, deadlocked with Greece over further financial aid, approved a new loan installment for Cyprus.
20 June 2015
Juncker says 'I don't understand Tsipras': report
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker voiced frustration with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a media report amid the deepening debt crisis.
20 June 2015
Grexit 'beginning of the end of the eurozone': Greek PM
A Greek exit from the eurozone would be the beginning of the end of the single currency, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was quoted.
19 June 2015
IMF's Lagarde says Greece talks need 'adults in the room'
IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned that a resolution to five months of tortuous debt talks with Greece required "adults in the room" in an apparent sideswipe at Greek officials.
19 June 2015
Greece's Tsipras calls Juncker, first time since last week: official
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, their first contact on the stand-off over a bailout deal since last week.
18 June 2015
Out of patience, IMF flexes muscles in Greek debt crisis
The International Monetary Fund has lost patience over Greece and is making it known.
17 June 2015
Ball in Greece's court in debt talks: ECB's Draghi
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi urged all sides in the negotiations on Greece "to go the extra mile", but insisted the ball was in Athens' court.
16 June 2015
Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic'
Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default.
15 June 2015
Greece bailout talks end with no deal, 'significant gap' remain : EU
Crunch bailout talks between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors ended without a deal on Sunday, with a "significant gap" still remaining.
15 June 2015
IMF, EU pour cold water on Greek debt deal hopes
Greece's creditors piled pressure on cash-strapped Athens as the IMF pulled its team out of talks and the EU warned Athens to stop gambling with the possibility of default.
12 June 2015
EU's Moscovici believes 'more than ever' in Greek debt deal
The EU's Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said he believed "more than ever" that a debt deal was possible between Greece and its creditors.
11 June 2015
Greek PM to meet Merkel as bailout deal nears
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was expected to meet with Angela Merkel in Brussels after the EU's top official for the euro said a breakthrough bailout deal could be "days" away.
10 June 2015
Greece's Varoufakis warns against historic 'failure' by EU
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis warned that EU leaders had a duty to avoid a historic "failure" and urged a swift accord in Greece's debt talks with its creditors.
09 June 2015
EU chief refuses to talk to Greece's Tsipras
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker refused a request from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to talk on the phone.
07 June 2015
IMF confirms delay in Greek debt payments to end of June
The IMF confirmed that Greece will be bundling four debt repayments due in June at the end of the month, averting the possibility of a Greek default.
05 June 2015
EU's Juncker says 'challenging' Greece talks to continue
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said that "challenging" negotiations with Greece would continue, after late-night talks with premier Alexis Tsipras broke up without a deal.
04 June 2015
Greece still rejects some of creditors' proposals: Tsipras
Greece still rejects some of the reform plans put forward by its EU-IMF creditors but sees a willingness to reach a deal in coming days.
04 June 2015
Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday attacked the country's creditors for insisting on what he described as "absurd" reforms.
02 June 2015
Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday attacked its creditors for insisting on what he described as absurd reforms.
01 June 2015