Greek debt relief was not on table during bailout negotiations, says EU official

Debt relief was not on the table during negotiations to extend Greece’s existing bailout programme and agree a package of reforms needed to unlock its remaining funds, according to a senior EU official.

The eurozone is starting to recover. Now the new phase of its crisis begins

Brace yourself for the next phase in the eurozone crisis, due to come around any time soon. That might seem an odd thing to say.

Greece may still have to quit euro - Merkel ally

BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece remains the biggest risk for the euro zone despite a calming of its economic and political crisis and may still have to leave the common currency, a senior conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

ECB's Patrick Honohan says Greek euro exit would not be 'fatal'

A Greek exit from the eurozone would damage confidence in the single currency bloc but not necessarily be fatal, Irish central bank chief and European Central Bank policymaker Patrick Honohan said on Saturday.