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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the 'lessons' of the bailout would not be ignored

'A new day is dawning' as Greece exits bailout

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has hailed the end of a "modern-day Odyssey" after Greece emerged from nine years of bailouts.

Business • 21 Aug 18

Over 180 people have been injured in the wildfires with many still unaccounted for

At least 74 killed, dozens injured in Greek wildfires

Three days of national mourning have been declared after at least 74 people died in a series of wildfires that broke out east of the Greek capital.

Greece • 24 Jul 18

Greece is due to leave its financial rescue programme on 20 August

Key dates in Greece's debt crisis

Here are some key dates in the Greek debt crisis, as Eurozone nations agree on the final elements of a plan to get the country out of its eight-year bailout programme and make its massive debt more manageable.

Greece • 22 Jun 18

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has accused the country's creditors of 'playing games' and causing delays

EU and Greece seek bailout deal by Friday

Greece and its international lenders remained at odds in talks to release fresh bailout loans to Athens today.

Business • 05 Apr 17

Bank officials said they are expecting queues for the first few days

Greece begins paying EU and IMF as banks reopen

Greece repaid the European Central Bank today the bank said, clearing a key obligation worth about €4.2bn with one of its top lenders, after receiving temporary funding while it negotiates a bigger bailout deal.

News • 21 Jul 15

Police said 34 separate fires had broken out on four main fronts

PM calls for calm as Greek fire spreads

Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures have broken out around Athens and other parts of southern Greece, sending residents fleeing as clouds of smoke billowed over their homes.

News • 17 Jul 15

Greece has asked for €53.5bn to help cover its debts until 2018

Eurozone meeting adjourned until tomorrow

.Eurozone finance ministers have adjourned their crisis meeting on Greece until tomorrow morning.

News • 12 Jul 15

Alexis Tsipras will meet the leaders of the country's international creditors tomorrow

Greek PM to meet creditors in Brussels

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet the leaders of the country's international creditors tomorrow in Brussels, a government official said.

News • 23 Jun 15

A man holds a Greek flag in front of the Greek parliament in Athens as people gather in support of their government

Greece readies reforms to keep bailout alive

Greece is racing to finalise reform proposals that would keep its loan lifeline open under an EU debt deal that saw its anti-austerity ambitions curtailed.

News • 23 Feb 15

In an address to parliament Alexis Tsipras also promised measures to cut bureaucratic spending

Greece seeking bridge loan instead of bailout

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said Athens will seek a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, which is due to end on the 28 February.

News • 08 Feb 15

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Greek leader Alexis Tsipras met in Brussels this morning

ECB stops banks using Greek debt as collateral

The European Central Bank is suspending a waiver allowing Greek banks to use government debt as collateral for loans, depriving the banks of a key avenue to much-needed cash.

News • 04 Feb 15

Alexis Tsipras arrives for the inaugural meeting of his cabinet in Athens this morning

Tsipras says Greece will not default on debts

The new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his country will not default on its debts.

News • 28 Jan 15

Alexis Tsipras waves on his way into the prime minister's offices in Athens

New Greek Prime Minister ready to end austerity

Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister of a new anti-bailout government determined to end nearly five years of austerity.

News • 26 Jan 15

Angela Merkel rules out Greek bailout changes

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out renegotiating Greece's bailout and has warned that the new government must stick to the lending agreements.

News • 16 Jun 12

Greece to hold new election after talks fail

Greece will hold new elections after politicians failed to form a government, nine days following an inconclusive vote.

News • 15 May 12

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras will attend tomorrow's talks

Greek coalition talks end without conclusion

Last ditch talks to form a coalition and avoid fresh elections in Greece ended inconclusively this evening.

News • 14 May 12

Evangelos Venizelos has three days to form a government

Venizelos in third bid for Greek coalition

Greece's centre-left leader Evangelos Venizelos has met the country's president about the possibility of forming a coalition government following last Sunday's inconclusive election.

News • 10 May 12

Fresh election to break Greek deadlock likely

There is growing expectation in Greece that another election will be required to break the political deadlock and enable a coalition government to be formed.

News • 09 May 12

Alexis Tsipras said he will exhaust all possibilities to agree a deal

Greek far-left seeks to form government

The leader of Greece's far-left is to try to form a government after parties backing an international bailout deal failed to put together a coalition.

News • 08 May 12

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