Greece Crisis

The Greek parliament passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all, CNN reported

Economic slump pushed up unemployment, left Greeks poorer

Needs to implement reforms to secure a new loan under its 86 billion-euro bailout programme

Greece has enough money to see it through for now, even if it fails to get the next tranche of bailout funds by July

Greek banks will once again be allowed to participate in ECB's regular refinancing operations

Bank's report also underlined the need for the implementation of more structural reforms

Greece now hopes the creditors will complete the first assessment of its third bailout program

EU ministers are likely to expect further commitments by Greece on faster privatisation and a hike in indirect taxes before they approve a deal

Discussion on new debt relief measures at a crunch meeting on Monday in Brussels.

Bailout monitors from the EU and IMF will return to Greece in an effort to complete a long-delayed review of the programme

Germany's lower house backed the programme following a three-hour debate on Wednesday

Greek Energy Minister Panos Skourletis gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the government will call a confidence vote following a rebellion among lawmakers from the ruling Syriza party over the country's new bailout deal.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced the widest rebellion yet from his leftist lawmakers as parliament approved a new bailout programme on Friday, forcing him to consider a confidence vote that could pave the way for early elections.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will seek a confidence vote after August 20 when a debt repayment to the European Central Bank falls due, a government official said on Friday after his coalition won approval for a new bailout accord.

Greek lawmakers bickered through the night over a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat, only hours before euro zone finance ministers are due to decide on Friday whether to approve the vital aid for Athens.

The German govt gave a cautious welcome to a draft deal, but some uncertainties remain

ECB, IMF & European Commission agreed on measures and prior actions that will unlock some Euro 86 billion in funds for Greece

Greece and international creditors agreed on a new multi billion euro bailout deal on Tuesday, a finance ministry official said, in an accord which will keep the country in the eurozone and avert bankruptcy.

Greece and its international lenders were locked in marathon talks overnight to seal a multi billion-euro bailout deal on Tuesday, racing against a countdown to European Central Bank debt repayments falling due in days.

Greek officials have previously said they expect the bailout accord to go to the country's parliament for approval by August 18