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Merkel plea to save Europe as contagion hits Iberia

Europe's debt markets are flashing danger signals after spreads on Iberian debt reached the highest level since the launch of the euro.

05 May 2010

Greece: Germany must pay up

Telegraph View: It is not only the Greeks that need to take the hit.

05 May 2010

Merkel faces blow in regional elections

Angela Merkel faces defeat in a critical election this weekend as a growing backlash against a £19 billion German bail-out of Greece has threatened to mortally wound her coalition government.

05 May 2010

Black-hooded anarchists clash with riot police in Athens

Black-hooded anarchists clash with riot police in the Greek capital after three people are killed in a fire.

05 May 2010

Euro, stocks tumble as debt fears grip markets

The euro falls to its lowest in more than a year as violence in Athens erupts.

05 May 2010

Aftermath of Athens blaze which killed three people

Three people have died in a fire started by protesters in a bank in central Athens.

05 May 2010

Greek crisis in pictures

A riot policeman struggles to get up after being hit with a Molotov cocktail

Athens in turmoil as riot police and protesters clash in Greece.

05 May 2010

Police use tear gas as Greek protests flare up

Police in Athens have used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the country's parliament building, as they tried to break through a police line.

05 May 2010

Greek protests: three killed in burning bank

Greek protests turned deadly as three died in an Athens bank set alight while tens of thousands demonstrated against harsh new spending cuts aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy.

05 May 2010

Wealthy Greeks snap up London properties

Wealthy Greeks seeking a financial safe haven have helped drive up the price of luxury house prices in London, a new report shows.

05 May 2010

Greek protesters clash with police

Protesters clash with police outside Greece's parliament building amid reports that tear gas has been used.

05 May 2010

Greek police fire teargas at debt protesters

Clashes have broken out in Greece, as tens of thousands demonstrate against harsh new spending cuts aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy.

05 May 2010

Bail-out is 'reparation' for WWII

While high-finance will – or maybe not – save Greece, it is the low-ground that people both there and in Germany are scrabbling over to play the blame game.

05 May 2010

More Greek News

Greece debt contagion fears batter euro, stock markets

Single currency slides and share sell-off continues for second day on jitters over Europe debt crisis as Greek workers hold national strike.

05 May 2010

Angela Merkel: EU future at stake

German chancellor issues dire warning as the Greek bailout pushed the euro to a 13-month low against the dollar.

05 May 2010

Wadhwani: eurozone will face recurring debt crises

The eurozone faces the danger of further debt crises because of the delay in bailing out Greece, Sushil Wadhwani, a former Bank of England policy maker has said.

05 May 2010

Greek bailout leaves market cold

A super-sized €110bn (£95bn) bailout was supposed to calm markets, but investors seem to be as frantic as ever.

05 May 2010

Global shares tumble on Greece debt fears

Asian markets follow US and Europe down as tens of thousands of Greek workers walk out in protest at austerity measures.

05 May 2010

Greek general strike closes airports and tourist sites

Workers in Greece have begun a 48-hour general strike, halting flights, trains and ferries and paralysing public services in protest against spending cuts aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy.

05 May 2010

Euro plunges as Club Med debt fears spread

Fleeting relief over the EU-IMF bail-out for Greece has given way rapidly to a fresh bout of investor panic across southern Europe.

04 May 2010

Holiday firm reps cleared over Corfu gas leak deaths

Two holiday firm representatives have been found not guilty by a Greek court over the deaths of a brother and sister poisoned by carbon monoxide.

04 May 2010

Holiday firm reps cleared over Corfu gas leak deaths

Two holiday firm representatives have been found not guilty by a Greek court over the deaths of a brother and sister poisoned by carbon monoxide.

04 May 2010

Global shares tumble on Greece debt fears

European and US markets fell heavily on growing fears that rescue loans for Greece might not be enough to stop a sovereign debt crisis spreading.

04 May 2010

Euro weakens as Greece debt fears remain

The euro hit a one-year low against the dollar hit on concerns about Greek debt problems and fears of possible contagion to other eurozone countries.

04 May 2010

Greek protestors unfurl banners on Acropolis

Greek protesters have unfurled banners over the walls of the Acropolis attacking new austerity measures imposed as a condition of an international bailout.

04 May 2010

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