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Greece: Sunday Night Deadline for Deal

By Demetris Nellas and Derek Gatopoulos ATHENS, Greece (TheStreet) -- Greece's finance minister said negotiations for the bailout deal his country needs to avoid defaulting on its debts must be completed by late Sunday, but that a breakthrough is being held up by demands from debt inspectors for more austerity measures. Evangelos Venizelos said Saturday the negotiations in Athens with rescue ...

Greece: Debt talks must be done by late Sunday

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's finance minister said negotiations for the bailout deal his country needs to avoid...

Greece forces overtime in critical debt talks

ATHENS: Greece on Sunday insisted on extending critical talks on a debt rescue into Monday, as the government's coalition backers denounced pressure from public creditors to pass harsher austerity measures.

Greece's Moment of Truth

European Union and Greek national flags fly near the Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece. File photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images ATHENS | The Greek government declared Saturday that it had reached partial agreement with its euro area creditors on a $170 billion bailout package. But a gulf of differences remains, with only a day of talks to go. "We've effectively agreed on how ...

Second bailout for Greece hangs on razor's edge

ATHENS: Greece's efforts to win a second bailout from international creditors teetered in the balance as negotiations in Athens failed to clinch an agreement.

Greece on "knife edge" in push to agree bailout

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister scrambled Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro rescue, after his finance minister said just hours remained to clinch a ...

Greece Fights on Two Fronts to Secure New Bailout

Greece’s efforts to secure a second, €130 billion international bailout and avoid a default next month stalled on Sunday.

GREECE: Debt Deal Talks Will Continue Through Monday

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Leaders of parties supporting Greece's coalition government say crisis talks for huge new debt deals will continue Monday.

Talks on second bailout on Greece at a critical point; premier meets debt inspectors again

By Demetris Nellas, The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece - Representatives of Greece's creditors met again Sunday with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos to press their demands for tougher austerity measures ...

Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday. Athens has wrangled without success for weeks with lenders and private bondholders on the bailout package and a bond swap plan, putting itself ...