The European Commission does not feel any nostalgia for the way the Greek government handled its negotiations with its creditors in the first half of 2015, spokesman Margaritis Schinas said on Thursday, asked to comment on the three-year anniversary from the referendum called by the governing coalition in Greece and the political controversy over post-bailout surveillance.
Europe on Sunday was officially silent and collectively dumbstruck as it watched Spanish riot police barging into polling stations, grabbing ballot boxes and beating and dragging out Catalan citizens.
Reliable sources have said that at the recent European Union summit in which David Cameron made his last appearance as British prime minister after the country voted to leave the bloc, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered the line of the day.
For reasons relating to the history of nations, perhaps even to individual or mass psychology, saying No (or its synonyms) seems more attractive than saying Yes.
The Greek National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) said on Tuesday that it is launching its own investigation into complaints by TV viewers last week that some stations were biased in their coverage of the referendum.
Few heads of state have heaped more praise on Greece after it spurned creditor demands than Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Greece’s new Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras travel to Brussels on Tuesday with the aim of keeping the country in the eurozone but with most of its partners seeming to have decided that an exit would be more preferable.
First instance prosecutor Dimitris Gyzis is to launch an investigation into the opinion polls carried out ahead of Sunday’s referendum as well as their use by TV stations ahead of the vote.
Euclid Tsakalotos, the mild-tempered professor who was appointed as Greece's new finance minister on Monday, is a clear change in style from his combative predecessor Yanis Varoufakis.
The history of the European Union is dotted with plebiscites where the initial outcome, like this weekend's Greek bailout vote, seemed catastrophic but was eventually resolved.
The White House said on Monday that Greek and European leaders should seek a compromise on Greece's debt crisis that allows Greece to remain in the eurozone.
Credit ratings agency Fitch said on Monday Greece’s “no” vote in Sunday’s austerity referendum “dramatically increases” the risk of the country leaving the eurozone.
Greek party leaders on Monday signed a joint statement, expressing common goals, including the securing of funding in exchange for reforms and seeking debt relief.
The leader of Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos said Sunday's "no" vote in Greece had strengthened the negotiating position of the government in Athens, which he was convinced would reach a deal with its creditors in coming days.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed the referendum in Greece that rejected further austerity measures, as the Kremlin urged compromise between the EU member and its creditors.
The Greek referendum result is giving heart to anti-austerity parties in other countries.
