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Greeks woke up to shuttered banks and closed cash machines on Monday, as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors pushed the austerity-battered country to the brink. The crisis also caused global markets to dive with European shares bearing the brunt of the crisis. Ciara Lee reports.
Greeks woke up to shuttered banks and closed cash machines on Monday, as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors pushed the austerity-battered country to the brink. The crisis also caused global markets to dive with European shares bearing the brunt of the crisis. Ciara Lee reports.
Some members of Greece's leftist government reportedly want to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma. As Ciara Lee reports the allegations highlght chaos in the ruling Syriza party just as bailout talks begin in Athens.
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country's debt have broken down. As Sonia Legg reports Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout as "unacceptable".
Debt-laden Greece and EU paymaster Germany have struck hardline postures ahead of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance ministers. But as Ciara Lee reports France has called for compromise