Jeroen Dijsselbloem
The tricky business of electing a new IMF managing director
New leadership will face overrepresentation of advanced economies and possibility of dwindling resources
Greek deal unlocks funds but delays debt relief
Deal allows possibility of future debt relief but drops IMF’s stronger demands; pushes most difficult decisions back
Greece set to request new ESM bailout
Greece expected to submit new proposal to ESM in effort to unlock bailout funds; ECB appears to increase haircuts on collateral used by Greek banks to obtain emergency liquidity
European leaders to meet as Greeks scramble to produce new proposals
Heads of state and finance ministers to meet on July 7, with Greek government expected to present new proposals; chief negotiator takes over as finance minister
Eurogroup calls emergency conference as Greece turns to ESM for help
Greece asks for two-year bailout programme from European Stability Mechanism, triggering yet another emergency Eurogroup meeting; ECB’s Cœuré admits exit from the euro is now possible
Eurogroup president looking for Greece deal ‘in next couple of days’
Jeroen Dijsselbloem says new Greek proposals are a ‘positive step in the process’ of the bailout review in a short press conference; government heads next to meet in Brussels
Bank of Greece foresees ‘uncontrollable crisis’ if talks fail
Central bank weighs in with bleak prognosis for life without the euro as talks go to the wire; next Eurogroup meeting on June 18 offers last chance
Greece talks more positive but time running out, says Varoufakis
Finance minister says Greece and its creditors are increasingly seeing eye-to-eye, but a deal is needed in the next ‘couple of weeks’; country manages to scrape together IMF repayment
Draghi says ECB may have to reassess Greek emergency liquidity
ECB president says situation in Greece may force governing council to revisit the terms of emergency liquidity, as another round of negotiations breaks down
Greek crisis meeting gets go-ahead despite German challenge
A meeting of the Eurogroup will take place Friday after Greece yesterday sought a six-month bailout extension, but Germany has moved quickly to challenge the proposed compromise
Latest round of Greek bailout talks collapses
Discussions over extending Greece’s bailout collapsed late last night after the country's finance chief Yanis Varoufakis rejected a plan by the Eurogroup to continue with the current programme
Dutch central bank sells claims on failed Icelandic lender Landsbanki
The Netherlands Bank recovers $2.2bn it paid out to Dutch depositors of Landsbanki in 2008 as it sells last claims on failed bank's estate to Deutsche Bank
ESM direct recapitalisation gets go-ahead
Eurogroup reaches agreement over main features of direct bank recapitalisation under the European Stability Mechanism, but commentators warn the deal could still falter; CRD IV also adopted
Europe's finance ministers inch closer to bail-in framework
Meeting of finance ministers, the ECB and the European Commission highlights differences between member states but strikes a hopeful note for agreement
Dijsselbloem defends Eurogroup over Cyprus bail-in plan
Eurogroup president fields questions from European Parliament and defends the original Cyprus plan; refuses to name names over who proposed levy on smaller depositors