List of Greece articles
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waitingforeuro Godot Was a Eurocrat
The crisis in Greece isn't an ancient tragedy; it's a modern farce only Samuel Beckett could have written.
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GettyImages-160046979 The Fed Is Worried About Greece and China Even if the White House Isn’t
The Fed is keeping interest rates low to stem off fallout from two crises the White House says won't impact the American economy.
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ATHENS, GREECE - JUNE 21: Protesters attend an anti-austerity pro-government rally in front of the parliament building on June 21, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece's leftwing government believes it can reach a deal with its creditors on Monday. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) The Geopolitics of a Grexit Are Actually Pretty Boring
Those fretting that a Greek departure from the eurozone will unleash a flood of migrants and send Athens into the arms of a waiting Putin should calm down. None of this is going to happen.
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GettyImages-157911306crop Bad Metaphor Watch: The Tragedy of the Greek Crisis Edition
As the Greek crisis nears its end, everything is a Greek tragedy.
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GettyImages-479784630 European Leaders Warn ‘Grexit’ Could Be Closer Than Ever Before
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was supposed to have new proposals to save his country from economic disaster. He doesn't, and European officials are warning of a Grexit.
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GettyImages-478969504_merkel2 Be Bold, Frau Merkel
The Greek people have spoken. Now it’s time for Germany and other creditors to summon some political courage, and extend the debt-relief they desperately need.
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GettyImages-477704248crop Putin Lurks on the Sidelines as Greek Economic Crisis Heads Down to the Wire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to bring Greece into his orbit as it seeks concessions from its European creditors.
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GettyImages-479285998_960 Where Does Greece Go After ‘No’?
After Sunday's vote, the debt-ridden country is staring down three tough options.
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A woman passes by a graffity in central Athens on February 20, 2015. Germany and Greece face off in yet another eurozone meeting Friday in search of a last minute bailout compromise, with Berlin insisting Athens accept continued austerity in return for fresh debt aid. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) The Greek Referendum Can’t Change Reality
Regardless of Syriza’s new mandate, Greeks are still in for more years of economic hardship.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 30: A flag of the European Union is visible through tree branches on November 30, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Many European leaders are warning that the growing debt crisis within the Eurozone is reaching critical proportions and that only weeks remain to take decisive action if the Euro is to survive. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Fragile Europe, Exposed and Unmoored
The fig leaf that was covering up the flaws in the single currency system has finally fallen off. Where do we go from here?
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GettyImages-479559058 Greece Rejects European Austerity
Greek voters rejected European austerity. It could lead to Athens being left out of the eurozone.
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GettyImages-179480220_960 Could China Save Greece from Financial Ruin?
As Greek voters head to the polls to decide their economic future, there's one country that already has money bound up in the country that has the capital to bail them out. But will Xi step in to save Tsipras?
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GettyImages-153796832crop For Greece, ‘Oxi’ Referendum Campaign Is Resonant of Anti-Nazi Resistance
When Mussolini demanded Greece surrender, he received a one-word reply -- oxi.
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Pensioners wait outside a national Bank branch, as banks only opened for the retired to allow them to cash up to 120 euros in Athens on July 1, 2015. The European Union will decide whether to grant Greece a last-minute bailout package to avoid pushing it further towards an exit from the eurozone. Greece failed on the eve to make a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first industrialised country to do so. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) Postcard From a Paralyzed City
In Athens on the eve of referendum, competing rallies duel at sunset, tourists flee for the islands, and Mr. Zapatis wonders if he will ever get his pension money.
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<> on December 10, 2014 in New York City. The Worst-Case Scenario for the Global Economy
If Greece and China both falter, here’s how it could all come tumbling down.