Catalans have voiced preparedness to declare unilateral secession from mainland Spain.

The International Monetary Fund says Greece is no longer in default on its loans.

An analyst says Angela Merkel is far out on a limb taking positions on Greece that literally threaten Europe itself.

The European Union has approved a seven-billion euro short-term loan to Greece, which is desperately needed for Athens to cover its imminent debts. European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis announced the decision following a meeting in Brussels. Greece needs to pay four-point-two billion euros to the European Central Bank on Monday. Earlier in the day, German lawmakers gave the federal government the green light to go ahead with negotiations on Greece’s 86 billion euros bailout deal. Germany is the main creditor of Greece and its approval was needed for the much-debated bailout deal to go ahead. Police in Berlin arrested a number of protesters who gathered outside the parliament in solidarity with the anti-austerity movement in Greece.

A recent poll shows a majority of the Finnish people are against a new bailout for cash-strapped Greece.

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The European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank review Greece's latest reform package.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calls for the restructuring of Greece’s massive debt.

The United States says Europe must restructure Greece’s debt to provide it a path for debt sustainability and growth, and to keep the country in the eurozone.

An academic says hard liners wanted to force an economic crisis in Greece and were trying to precipitate a Greek default.