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People read newspaper headlines showing the results of Greece's referendum, in Athens on Monday.

Latest On Greek Crisis: Finance Minister Resigns, As EU Leaders Meet

1:54pm July 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his resignation could help the prime minister negotiate a better deal with the EU. However, he said, he will wear the "loathing" of Greek creditors "with pride."

German Finance Minister Wolfang Schaeuble frowns on a pro-no poster opposite graffiti that reads "no" in German — but also sounds like "yes" in Greek. The photo was taken in Athens on Sunday.

After Bailout Referendum Is Rejected, Greece's Finance Minister Resigns

2:40am July 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

By a decisive margin, the people rejected a package of austerity measures from international creditors and handed their leaders a mandate to try to renegotiate the deal.

Greeks stand outside of a local school in Athens that served as a voting station.

After Rejecting Bailout Plan, Greece's Economic Future Is 'Invisible'

11:23pm July 05, 2015

by Chris Arnold

Greek voters turned down a bailout offer from European leaders on Sunday. Both before and after the votes were counted, Greeks were divided over how the outcome would affect the country's future.

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The EU and national flags fly in the foreground of the Parthenon, as Greek voters prepare to decide whether to continue negotiating for more international loans.

If The Mess In Greece Is All Greek To You, Then Read This

10:59am June 30, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

This week, Greek will miss a $1.73 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund. The debt crisis has the potential to create financial, economic and geopolitical trouble for Americans.

A security worker brings money to a National Bank branch in Athens on Sunday. Greeks have been withdrawing euros in anticipation of a possible default on the country's debt payments early next week.

Greece To Close Banks, Impose Capital Controls Amid Looming Default

9:19pm June 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Greek officials announced that they would close banks until July 6 in efforts to stanch a run on the euro.

People stand in a line to use the ATMs of a bank in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Saturday after the country's prime minister announced a snap referendum on an international bailout â pushing Athens toward a Tuesday deadline for a plan t

Greece Slouches Toward Default As Germany Rules Out Further Debt Talks

3:54pm June 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Germany says that there will be no more negotiations after the Greek premier called for a nationwide referendum on a bailout plan. Meanwhile, fearful Greeks are withdrawing their euros.

People line up at an ATM outside a National Bank branch in Athens last month. Greek bank deposits fell by $6.3 billion in April and on Friday, people withdrew more than $1 billion in a single day.

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Greece Pledges New Proposal To Resolve Debt Crisis

1:37pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The European Central Bank gave Greece an emergency loan of more than $2 billion on Friday to stave off collapse, but a June 30 deadline looms for payment on the next installment of an IMF loan.

Kindle e-readers were piled high at an Amazon Fulfillment Center. The central focus of the nascent European probe will be Amazon's e-book agreements with publishers.

EU Launches Antitrust Probe Of Amazon's E-Book Business

5:08pm June 11, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

The European Union's executive arm announced Thursday that it will investigate the e-tailing giant's contracts with publishers. At issue are a few key clauses that might give Amazon an unfair edge.

Regilla Bastian (center), pictured with her Greek mother, Calliope Spanou, and German father, Jens Bastian, considers herself European but worries about Greece's future, and her own, in the continent.

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As G-7 Begins, Greek Bailout Tops Agenda — And Isolation Fears Grip Greece

10:28am June 08, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The leftist party that swept Greek elections earlier this year promised to save Greece from the clutches of austerity. But Greece and the European Union remained deadlocked over a new credit deal.

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The Bank of England in London in a photograph taken in March. The central bank inadvertently revealed that it was planning for a possible withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union.

Email Slip Reportedly Reveals United Kingdom Plan For Possible EU Exit

4:33pm May 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In the communication that The Guardian says it received accidentally from the Bank of England, officials outlined details of the plan known as "Operation Bookend."