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Greece's new anti-austerity government will put before parliament early next week its first legislation tackling the "humanitarian crisis" caused by years of cuts.

• 28 февраля 2015, 13:17

Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.

• 20 февраля 2015, 13:05

Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected Greece's new president, is a veteran conservative insider whose selection has raised its share of eyebrows among the ruling left.

• 19 февраля 2015, 11:23

Greece was expected to bid for extra debt crisis aid from the EU without strings attached, ahead of a closely-watched ECB meeting on the country's emergency funds.

• 18 февраля 2015, 16:32

Eurozone ministers have handed Greece an ultimatum to request an extension to its bailout programme after crunch talks collapsed.

• 17 февраля 2015, 14:18

Greece goes into talks with its eurozone partners demanding changes to a massive international bailout.

• 16 февраля 2015, 13:09

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that his government would not be pressured into breaking promises made to voters.

• 13 февраля 2015, 12:17

Greece's foreign minister said his left-wing government wants to resolve the nation's debt squeeze with Europe.

• 11 февраля 2015, 12:48

Greece's radical new government was fine-turning details of a controversial reform deal it hopes to seal with sceptical EU creditors at critical talks.

• 10 февраля 2015, 14:52

A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be "unshakeable" in carrying out the new Greek government's anti-austerity agenda.

• 09 февраля 2015, 13:29

Moody's placed Greece's credit rating on review for a downgrade Friday, citing "high uncertainty" about the country's talks with creditors.

• 07 февраля 2015, 13:23

Greece's finance minister faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners.

• 06 февраля 2015, 12:06

Greece's new government remains committed to its NATO role despite close ties with Russia that have worried its allies.

• 05 февраля 2015, 10:49

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Greece will be able to strike a deal with its EU partners over its massive debts.

• 04 февраля 2015, 14:47

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.

• 03 февраля 2015, 17:45

Greece will not deliver a strong economic recovery unless authorities loosen austerity programs, US President Barack Obama suggested in remarks that aired.

• 02 февраля 2015, 13:21

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he wanted to reach a new agreement with international creditors on his country's debt burden "by the end of May".

• 02 февраля 2015, 13:03

The European Union must halt "spasmodic" action against Russia, adding Greece could not be ignored in EU affairs simply because it owes money.

• 02 февраля 2015, 11:00

German Chancellor rejected the prospect of debt relief for Athens, adding to tensions between the radical new Greek government and its international creditors.

• 31 января 2015, 14:35

Greece's new radical Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Italy and France next week for meetings.

• 31 января 2015, 11:20