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Is anti-austerity fever cooling off in Greece?
Mark Lowen May 1, 2013
Protestors in Greece are rallying against austerity. The gathering comes just days after the country's government voted to allow 15,000 public employee layoffs.
Greece keeps cutting while France looks for growth
Andrew Walker Apr 29, 2013
Two European countries have come out with very different ways to tackle their economic problems.
Germans wary of Greeks bearing... reparations demands
Stephen Beard Apr 12, 2013
Greeks fed up with their country's economic woes see a quick fix -- Germany stumping up more than $200 billion in further reparations for World War II aggression. Germans are unimpressed.
5 things you need to know about Cyprus' economy
Katie Long Mar 18, 2013
As Cyprus debates a controversial bailout plan to tax savings accounts, here are the five things you need to know about Cyprus, its economy, and why it is important to the global economic recovery.
In Cyprus bailout, what's Russia got to do with it?
Stephen Beard Mar 15, 2013
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today, and at the top of their agenda is Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island nation, which has 850,000 people, is in desperate need of a bailout.
Greek Parliament investigates former finance minister over 'tax list'
Mark Lowen Jan 18, 2013
George Papaconstantinou is under investigation over allegations he removed the names of his family members from a list of Greek tax evaders.
Brothel sponsors Greek soccer team
Mark Lowen Dec 21, 2012
As local and national funding is slashed, two soccer teams in Greece are turning to some unusual sponsors to make ends meet.
Greece gets an upgrade but protests continue
Mark Lowen Dec 19, 2012
Greece's credit rating just got an upgrade by Standard & Poor's. The ratings agency bumped Greece up to a solid B-. And it says that rating is stable -- meaning it won't change in the next several months.
ECB keeps Greek debt secrets under wraps
Stephen Beard Nov 30, 2012
The European Central Bank has won a legal battle against Bloomberg News to keep some of the ECB’s internal documents about Greece's debt private.
Questions remain about the future of Greece
Mark Lowen Nov 21, 2012
A meeting to agree Greece’s next round of bailout money has ended after almost 12 hours with no decision. Athens won't get vital bailout funds without an agreement.
