Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on late Wednesday they didn't make enough progress in talks with Greek finance minister on the Greek debt crisis during the eurogroup meeting and talks will be continued next Monday.
Roundup: Greece eyes bridge agreement next week, final deal on debt in September: gov't sources
Greece's new government will stick to its anti-austerity pre-election agenda and will not request an extension of the current bailout program which expires on February 28, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday during a closely watched policy statement at the parliament.
It has been a busy Wednesday for new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as they were lobbying across Europe for a solution to its debt.
Italian analysts are keeping a close watch on what they expect to be a compromise solution to debt problems of bailed-out Greece following Syriza's electoral victory on Sunday.
Greek anti-bailout radical left SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on Monday as Prime Minister as talks for the formation of a coalition government were underway.
Greece's Christodoulos Xiros, the fugitive convicted member of the November 17 group who had gone missing in January 2014, was arrested in an Athens suburb on Saturday, Greek Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias was quoted as saying.
Four bodies have been found on Monday by rescuers in the sea area off Corfu island near the Italian ferry Norman Atlantic which was adrift since early Sunday after a fire started at the garage, Greek Shipping Minister Militiadis Varvitsiotis said.
The first Chinese Film Week kicked off in Athens, which aimed to introduce wider Greek audiences to modern China and bring the two peoples closer.
Greek archaeologists have gradually unearthed an amazing ancient tomb in northern Greece in recent months which has sparked scenarios this week that it could be linked to Alexander the Great and his family.
People in Greece enjoy full moon in museums and archaeological sites
Greece took a symbolic first step in its return to international capital markets on Wednesday formally announcing its intention to issue a five-year bond "shortly" for first time since the start of the debt crisis which led the country at the brink of default four years ago and into the EU/International Monetary Fund mechanism.
Greece was looking forward to building stronger ties with China, and China was a "friend" and pointed to it having been the "top investment partner" during Greece's difficult years.
Greece formally assumed the European Union (EU)'s rotating Presidency for the first half of 2014 on Wednesday with a ceremony attended by several top European dignitaries.
Greek parliament rejected on Wednesday evening a proposal tabled by main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA party for an inquiry into the terms of a controversial agreement regarding the sale of Greece's Skaramangas shipyards three years ago and the subsequent purchase of submarines by the Greek state.
A Greek-owned cargo vessel came under attack by pirates off the coast of West Africa and two of the crew members have been abducted, Greek authorities said on Tuesday.
Russia will support Greece's efforts to overcome the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral cooperation in several sectors, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in Athens.
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