IMF says next Greek payment to Fund due May 6

Greek officials face growing pressure at home and abroad to reach an agreement with European and IMF lenders to avert a national bankruptcy.

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New Greek team in EU capital for bailout talks

Relations between Greece and its EU partners reached a new low last week (24 April), when Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis was scolded by ...

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When to include your sorority or fraternity on your résumé

Given the numerous Greek life scandals that have been surfacing, it can be difficult to know whether it would help or hurt to include your fraternity or sorority on your résumé. We turned to the career experts and asked their opinion; the consensus was an overwhelming yes — but only if you recently graduated.  "Employers want to see that you were active in your college campus, in addition to getting good grades and pursuing relevant internships," says Amanda Augustine, a career management expert and spokesperson at TheLadders, an online job-matching service for professionals. "It shows that you were a well-rounded student and were able to handle multiple activities in between study sessions." If you held a leadership position within your house, make sure to highlight that, Augustine says: "It demonstrates your leadership skills and your ability to take initiative." Additionally, many sorority's and fraternity's are involved in community service and charitable activities, which employers react favorably to, she explains. Another benefit: You may end up interviewing with someone who was in the same sorority or fraternity, and you'll have an instant connection — which can be a great icebreaker when you're in the hot seat. However, the experts note that once you've secured your first job and have started your professional career, your any mention of Greek life should be removed from your résumé. "Your résumé real estate is precious," says Augustine. "Leave these activities for a mention in your LinkedIn profile instead. The only exception would be if you ended up looking for a new job and it's been less than two years since you graduated."SEE ALSO: The perfect time to show up for a job interview Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: What the Chinese saying 'The ugly wife is a treasure at home' actually means

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Greek bailout talks to stretch into weekend

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has entered a new round of bailout talks with creditors that are expected to stretch into the weekend, but insists it is ...

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The enforcer

IF IT’S a Wednesday, it must be Vestager day. Or so it has seemed this month in Brussels, as Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, has made ambitious moves against formidable adversaries for three weeks in a row. On April 15th it was Google, which Ms Vestager thinks unfairly privileges its shopping service over rivals. A week later she trained her sights on Gazprom, Russia’s mostly state-owned gas giant, accusing it of unfair pricing and market meddling. And on April 29th Ms Vestager announced a probe into the subsidies European governments provide to electric utilities, some of which she thinks may amount to illegal state aid. Amid constant reminders of the EU’s weakness, from Mediterranean migration to the endless Greek saga, Ms Vestager’s shows of strength are a reminder that Brussels has bite. Ms Vestager, who previously served as Denmark’s economy minister, is clearly a tough cookie. But her impact has as much to do with European law as with her personality. Unburdened by the constraints that shackle most of her 27 fellow commissioners, she can block mergers, launch surprise raids on private offices and threaten...

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Commitment anxiety

THE romance between Ukraine and the European Union is full of unmet expectations. Ukraine wants commitment from the EU; the EU wants proof that Ukraine has really changed. When EU officials visited Kiev on April 27th for a joint summit, they snubbed Ukraine’s requests for a peacekeeping force in the Donbas, for additional military aid and for visa-free travel. Western financial assistance is trickling in, but Ukraine wants more. “Greece already received $300 billion, with no war, with no Russian tanks,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the prime minister, said after the summit. Ukraine, he complained, has received just one-tenth as much. The EU says help will come, but only after reforms. “You keep reforming, we keep supporting,” said the European Commission’s president, Jean-Claude Juncker. European leaders want to see Ukraine implement its new laws and decentralise governance, as agreed in the Minsk peace plan. Some worry that failure to do this will invite Russia to relaunch the war. Already violence is ticking up near the rebel capital of Donetsk and the Ukrainian-held port of Mariupol. Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s president, takes umbrage at charges that reforms are lagging. Lawmakers recently passed legislation to break up gas monopolies, increase energy-sector competition, and unbundle the state gas conglomerate Naftogaz, a fiscal black hole. Last month Mr...

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IMF Doesn't Expect Greece to Exit Eurozone

The International Monetary Fund doesn’t expect Greece to exit the eurozone, a spokesman said Thursday, but he signaled the IMF could be preparing contingency plans if Athens defaults.

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