Yanis Varoufakis
Speakers Gather at Emergency Economic Summit in Athens as Greece Reaches Moment of Truth
Greece had to empty out an emergency bank account in order to pay its last IMF debt repayment. Now there really is no money left, but millions more euros have to be paid within weeks.
Deadline Looms As Greece Haggles with Euro-Creditors Over Bailout Terms
"We have spent the last two weeks discussing who will meet who, where, and in what configuration," said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, leader of the Eurozone finance ministers. "There is no further time to lose."
Greek Debt Standoff Continues as Finance Ministers Struggle to Find Common Ground
The eurozone's financial heads failed to reach an agreement to resolve the Greek debt crisis for the second time in less than a week during negotiations in Brussels.
Greeks Protest Against Austerity as Leaders Try to Negotiate With Creditors in Brussels
While a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels broke down without an agreement, people gathered peacefully in Athens to support their government's anti-austerity plan.
The Man in the Hot Seat: Greece's New Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Has Creditors Rattled
Supporters say the anti-austerity economist is the right man for the job in times of crisis. Critics accuse him of wanting to bankrupt the country, and take it out of the Eurozone.