John Daly takes us through the highlights form the second half of the business year.

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The recent election that returned Alexis Tsipras to power saw a turnout 1.6m down on the referendum vote in July. Passionate Greeks have been left glum, says Yanis Varoufakis

Greece must implement its bailout programme fast to achieve its main aim of regaining access to market financing and escaping international supervision, re-elected leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras has said.

Who is Left, let alone ‘hard-Left’? Labour claims to be Left, while decrying the hard-Left, writes Gerard Howlin

Alexis Tsipras has received the formal mandate to form a government for the second time this year, after his left-wing Syriza party won Greece’s elections with an unexpectedly wide margin.

Greek voters yesterday returned Alexis Tsipras to power with a strong election victory, ensuring that the charismatic leftist remains Greece’s dominant political figure despite caving into European demands for a bailout he once opposed.

Greece’s former prime minister says he is seeking an absolute majority for his radical left Syriza party in upcoming early elections.

Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears yesterday that a snap election in two weeks would produce a fractured result, saying there were enough undecided voters to produce a clear winner on the day.

A caretaker government, led by Greece’s first female prime minister, was sworn in as the country heads to early elections next month, the third time Greeks will go to the polls this year.

Greece’s new prime minister has named the members of her caretaker government as the country prepares for early elections next month.

Greek financial markets are likely to rebound strongly in the final quarter of the year despite their current malaise. Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras last week resigned which paved the way for snap elections next month.

Greece’s radical left Syriza party can win re-election with an outright majority, a senior member said, governing without support from mainstream forces which also back the country’s new international bailout.

Greek opposition leaders made zero progress as they pressed on with trying to form a coalition yesterday, despite appeals from home and abroad for a rapid move to elections so the country can deal with its economic and humanitarian crises.

Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem urged Greece yesterday to hold elections as soon as possible to avoid delays in implementing a third bailout package.

Tsipras resigns but eyes strong return in vote.

The European Commission has urged Greece to stick to commitments it has made to reform its economy as prime minister Alexis Tsipras called a snap election within hours of new EU bailout cash arriving in Athens.

The German parliament approved a third bailout for Greece yesterday after finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, said the country should get “a new start”, while in Athens the government agonised over whether to call a snap election.

Greece has agreed to sell to a German company the rights to operate 14 regional airports.

Bailout deal sees Syriza fracture and a confidence vote looming

Greek legislators approved a bailout package that may unlock as much as €86 billion and help the nation avoid a default next week when it has to make a payment to the European Central Bank.

Greece’s economy unexpectedly returned to growth in the second quarter despite political turmoil and the threat of a Greek eurozone exit, data showed yesterday.

Greece will move rapidly to privatise its ports, regional airports and its power grid operator under a memorandum of understanding agreed with its international lenders.

Agreement with creditors could be concluded as early as this week

European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiators have begun talks with Greece to hammer out details of a third international bailout worth €85bn.

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has defeated a bid by dissenters in his left-wing Syriza party to push for an end to bailout talks and an exit from the euro.

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras says he does not want early elections but rebels within his radical left Syriza party could force his hand.

The Greek government has ordered banks to open today, three weeks after they were shut down to prevent the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, as prime minister Alexis Tsipras looks to the start of new bailout talks next week.

Greece got a triple dose of good news yesterday when creditors agreed to open talks on a third bailout package to give the country an interim loan to cover its debts and to provide more support to its closed banks.

People may not like bankers or capitalism, but they like being better-off and won’t vote to be poorer, says Victoria White

Greek politicians are debating an austerity bill ahead of a vote that will condemn the country to years of more budget savings, but is needed to get a desperately needed new bailout.

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras faces open revolt from some of his own ministers as he seeks support for a bailout deal that, while saving the country from financial collapse, will cause years of pain for Greece.

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Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is fighting for his political life, having agreed to a bailout that analysts predict will drive the country into two years of recession.

The embattled PM must convince parliament to vote in favour of deal and could face open mutiny, writes Kostas Karkagiannis

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

Eurozone leaders were considering giving Greece three days to pass a slew of legislation through its parliament making profound changes to how the country operates before they would even consider giving them a third bailout.

With eurogroup finance ministers talking tough and still no deal sealed with Greece by yesterday evening, investors are being warned of choppy waters ahead for markets in the coming days.

Greece’s negotiators head to Brussels armed with their reform proposals and parliamentary backing to seek a third bailout, but with the shadow of severe dissent from governing politicians hanging over them.

The Greek parliament has backed government proposals for economic reforms in the hope of ending the country’s debt crisis.

A harsher austerity programme than any that has gone before for Greece will be studied by troika officials today before going to eurozone ministers tomorrow.

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country has been transformed into an "austerity laboratory".

The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is to make a direct appeal to the European Parliament amid growing pessimism over chances of a deal to prevent the country’s financial meltdown.