Hopes Dashed for Deal to Reunify Cyprus (The Wall Street Journal)
Hopes for a deal to reunify Cyprus this year were dashed in the early hours of Tuesday, when negotiations prepared for months failed over entrenched disagreements. Read more:
Cyprus, crisis and the bank that came back from the brink (The Guardian)
Only three years ago, Bank of Cyprus was on the critical list. It had been forced – under the terms of a €10bn bailout of the country – to seize […]
Greek Finance Minister Urges Quick Deal on Debt Relief (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greece’s finance minister warned Germany and other creditors to agree on a debt restructuring in coming weeks, or miss the best chance to bring his struggling country’s seven-year crisis to […]
Obama Urges Europe to Address Its Debt Crisis (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—President Barack Obama urged Europe to resolve lingering issues from its debt crisis, saying on Tuesday that leaders should favor growth over austerity, as part of their response to the […]
Police Investigate Grenade Attack on French Embassy in Athens (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greece’s anti-terror squad is investigating a hand grenade attack outside the French embassy in central Athens, which left a police officer lightly wounded, Greek police officials said. Read more:
Greece Establishes Independent Media Authority to Handle TV Licenses (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greece’s government and opposition late on Thursday broke an impasse toward the regulation of the country’s television sector, after they formed an independent media watchdog that will now take responsibility […]
Greek Police Clear Anti-Mosque Demonstrators as Golden Dawn Vows to Fight On (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greek riot police cleared out protesters blocking the construction of the capital’s first mosque Friday, as the far-right Golden Dawn party backing the protests pressed its opposition to the mosque […]
Greek Prime Minister Reorders Cabinet (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet late Friday to speed up talks with Greece’s creditors and revive the morale of his ruling left-wing Syriza party after heavy setbacks. […]
Greek retirees rally against planned new pension cuts (The Associated Press)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek retirees staged an anti-government rally in Athens on Thursday to protest a new round of cuts under the country’s international bailout program. Read more:
Greece Defies EU, U.S. on Sanctions for Iran’s Bank Saderat (The Wall Street Journal)
Greece has spurned its European allies and Washington by blocking European Union sanctions on an Iranian bank the U.S. accuses of financing terrorism, officials familiar with the move say. Read […]