EUROPEAN UNION

IMF's participation in the new 86 billion-euro bailout is uncertain because the fund demands debt relief to ease the burden on Greece.

The president of the German lower house of parliament has invited lawmakers to a special session on Wednesday morning to vote on a new 86 billion euro bailout package for Greece.

The European Central Bank called the performance disappointing and expressed concerns of a further hit if the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.

The measure is expected to be put to a parliamentary vote by Friday, but opposition from within the Syriza party has raised concerns of delays.

As the migrant population of would-be asylum seekers is expected to reach 500,000, Germany may restrict borders

European finance ministers have agreed in theory to a $94 billion bailout package, but Greece is far from being in the clear.

The Greek government is hoping to finalize terms of a third bailout ahead of the Aug. 20 deadline to repay 3.4 billion euros ($3.7 billion) to the ECB.

Greece’s economy and finance ministers met with officials of the European Union and International Monetary Fund in Athens Saturday.

Ukraine hopes the policy change will help improve its relations with Europe.

The country's leaders cited increasing global instability as the rationale for the potential defense policy change.  

Roughly 137,000 North African and Middle Eastern migrants have arrived in Greece, Italy, Hungary and other parts of Europe since January 2015.

Greece reached an agreement for a third bailout after months of acrimonious talks with its international creditors.

British and French government ministers are calling for EU action to curb what they dub a "global migration crisis" that has hit their shores in recent weeks.

In exchange for funding, Greece has accepted significant reforms to pensions, taxes, its collective bargaining system and public spending.

The U.S. search giant has rejected demands from France's data protection agency to implement the controversial European order, dubbed the "right to be forgotten," on its international search engines.

The plan reportedly included stealing from the national bank and from taxpayers to finance a national return to the drachma.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that he did not support many of the reforms, but said passing them was the only way for the country to stay in the eurozone.

The country secured a 7.16 billion euro bridge financing from the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) last week.

Hungary has begun constructing a razor-wire border fence, aimed at stemming a tide of migrants, newly wary of attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sacked hardline former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and two deputy ministers on Friday in a change that marked a split with the main leftist faction in the ruling Syriza party.

Egypt has arrested more than 600 Egyptian and Sudanese people in the past month for trying to emigrate illegally.