EU to tell Greece time, patience running out
Euro zone leaders will tell Greece on Thursday that time and patience are running out for its leftist-led government to implement agreed reforms to avert a looming cash crunch that could force it out of the single currency.
Mar 19, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Greece protests to Germany over Schaeuble comments: official
Greece protested Thursday to Germany over comments by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble deemed "condescending" towards his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis, an official said.
Mar 12, 2015, 20:13 PM IST
Greece warns of possible referendum ahead of crucial meeting
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has upped the stakes sharply ahead of Monday`s crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of new Greek elections or even a referendum on any debt deal.
Mar 08, 2015, 19:30 PM IST
EU deal a `fig leaf` for Greece: FM Varoufakis
Greece`s maverick Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Friday called a hard-fought EU deal securing a bailout extension a "fig leaf" vaguely worded "deliberately" to secure approval by European parliaments.
Feb 27, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
Greek finance minister says willing to sign different finance deal
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Monday he had been prepared to agree to a deal with creditors that would have given Athens four to six months additional credit in return for putting major new budget policies on hold.
Feb 17, 2015, 09:07 AM IST
Asia stocks climb after Wall St record, eyes on Greek talks
Asian markets advanced Monday following a record close on Wall Street, while Greece`s leadership said it was confident it could hammer out a new debt deal with European creditors.
Feb 16, 2015, 17:13 PM IST
Greek finance minister enters euro zone lions' den
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis headed for a showdown with euro zone finance ministers on Wednesday after his new leftist-led government won a parliamentary confidence vote for its refusal to extend an international bailout.
Feb 11, 2015, 19:22 PM IST
Greek finance minister met with 'scepticism' in Berlin talks
Greece's finance minister has faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners as he met his tough-talking German counterpart for the first time to ask for debt forgiveness.
Feb 06, 2015, 04:36 AM IST
Greece has started debt-swap talks with IMF, minister tells paper
Greece has started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a plan to swap its sovereign debt for growth-linked bonds, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Feb 04, 2015, 17:19 PM IST
Greek finance minister in London seeking support for debt deal
The latest stop on his European charm offensive comes as US President Barack Obama warned that imposing tough austerity programmes on Greece could backfire on its creditors.
Feb 02, 2015, 09:10 AM IST