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A woman wears a face mask as she pulls her shopping cart at the open air Porta Palazzo market, which reopened after two months of closure, in Turin, northern Italy, May 4, 2020 (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
May 6, 2020, 1:46 pm
EU forecasts 7.7% recession of ‘historic proportions’ due to virus pandemic
European Commission expects bloc’s economy to contract, with 19-member single currency zone rebounding by 6.3% in 2021, but in an uncertain recovery that would be felt unevenly
By AFP
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi delivers a speech during a campaign meeting on a referendum on constitutional reforms, on December 2, 2016 at Piazza della Signoria in central Florence. (AFP/Claudio Giovannini)
December 4, 2016, 9:28 am
Europe holds its breath as Italy votes for change
Staking his premiership on reforming the constitution, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says he will resign if proposal fails
By Angus Mackinnon
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi reacts during a press conference at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on November 28, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Andreas SOLARO)
December 2, 2016, 1:38 pm
Italy’s Renzi next to be swept aside by 2016 populist wave?
Polls point to defeat for PM’s plan to streamline parliament, making him next victim of anti-establishment sentiment sweeping global politics
By AFP
Delegates vote during a party congress of the German right wing party AfD at the Stuttgart Congress Center on May 1, 2016 (AFP/ Philipp GUELLAND)
May 2, 2016, 3:49 am
German right-wing party adopts anti-Islam platform
Nationalist AfD backs ban on minarets and veils while rejecting more nuanced call to ‘stop Islamism but seek dialogue with Islam’
By AFP
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor union gather during an anti-austerity rally in Athens, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
July 23, 2015, 4:48 am
Greek parliament tested by dissent ahead of key reform vote
Latest austerity bill, a prerequisite to obtaining new bailout funds for cash-strapped Athens, faces opposition from within ruling Syriza party
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
A woman wearing a hat in the colors of Greece's national flag, looks at wallets designed as Euro banknotes on display, outside a kiosk in central Athens, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
July 15, 2015, 6:15 am
Greece pledges to get rid of tax evasion as a way of life
With Parliament set to vote on tax hikes and pension cuts, Athens agrees to tackle 10 billion Euros in annual tax losses
By Alan Clendenning
A demonstrator waves a Greek flag during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens, Friday, July 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
July 12, 2015, 2:17 am
Greece struggling to convince creditors it’s for real
As it seeks a third European bailout in five years, Athens aims to show it can push through dramatic reforms
By Pan Pylas and John-Thor Dahlburg
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, foreground, is escorted by police officers after voting in Greece's debt referendum at a polling station in Athens, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
July 8, 2015, 5:06 am
Greece gets until Sunday for proposals to stave off collapse
As Greek economy grinds to a halt amid debt crisis, eurozone leaders balk at easing terms on bailout loans
By Mike Corder and Raf Casert
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, a former mayor of Florence. (CC BY Buy Tourism Online, Flickr)
July 8, 2015, 2:32 am
EU to hold ‘decisive’ summit on Greece on Sunday
‘Situation in Greece is a priority for us,’ says Italian PM Renzi after emergency eurozone leaders meeting
By AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Francois Hollande (R) talk together as they leave following a meeting at the Elysee Palace on June 6, 2015, in Paris (Bertrand Guay/AFP)
July 7, 2015, 3:34 am
Germany, France demand ‘serious’ proposals from Greece
After Greek public votes ‘no’ on EU-imposed austerity measures, European leaders say ready to talk but demand ‘credible’ offers
By Aurelia End and Marc BURLEIGH
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arriving for a press conference in Athens, March 4, 2015. (AFP/LOUISA GOULIAMAKI)
July 6, 2015, 10:22 am
Greek finance minister quits in concession to creditors
Yanis Varoufakis says he was unwelcome at eurozone talks; resignation could aid bailout efforts
By Marc BURLEIGH and Ella Ide
A man sleeps, holding an icon of Jesus Christ, outside a closed shop with spray paint reading "Poor vote "NO" in central Athens, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
July 5, 2015, 6:38 am
Europe on tenterhooks as debt-ridden Greece votes on bailout
Greeks head to polls to decide on whether to accept EU’s terms or exit Eurozone, in decision that could shape future of continent
By AFP
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) acknowledges applause from his party's lawmakers during a parliamentary session in Athens on June 28, 2015. Greece will hold a referendum on July 5 on the outcome of negotiations with its international creditors taking place in Brussels. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP)
June 28, 2015, 5:41 pm
European Bank set for emergency talks as ‘Grexit’ looms
Greece hurtling toward default; French prime minister warns of ‘real risk’ country will leave eurozone
By Frank Zeller
A woman waves a Greek flag during a speech by Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the newly elected Syriza party outside Athens University Headquarters, Jan. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Fotis Plegas G.)
January 26, 2015, 3:05 pm
Greek Syriza party forms government after election win
Voters swing left after five years of harsh austerity measures under right-wing government
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an oil rig in the Mediterranean Sea. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 11, 2014, 5:25 am
Mediterranean energy finds ‘game changers’ in renewed Cyprus peace drive
As leaders prepare to meet in world’s last divided capital, prospect of gas deal with Israel increases likelihood of resolution
By Charlie Charalambous
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