Greek finance ministry hits back at German newspaper report

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's finance ministry dismissed on Sunday a report by a German newspaper which said that euro zone officials were shocked at Greece's failure to outline plans for structural reforms at last week's talks in Brussels.

Europe's outlook darkens as German growth fades

BERLIN (AP) — Europe's economic outlook darkened further Thursday when top economists slashed their growth forecasts for Germany and warned that public support for more financial aid to struggling countries was evaporating.

Europen banks warned against raising Greek risk exposure

BERLIN: Central banks in Europe should not increase their exposure to Greece due to the high level of political uncertainty there, Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.

Greece lurches towards new vote, hard left leads

ATHENS: Greek politicians were set to abandon their quest to form a government today, leaving the president with one final chance to avert new elections that could drive Greece out of the European single currency.

Greece now needs €145bn bailout to avoid collapse

Ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote to agree to a series of stark austerity measures designed to meet lenders' requirements, it emerged the so-called Troika of rescuers are preparing to plough more funds into the troubled European nation.