Investor-state dispute settlement has been the most controversial aspect of the TPP talks involving New Zealand and a part of EU talks with the US.

Trade talks with EU may take years to start, writes Audrey Young.

Germany offered Turkey the prospect of faster progress on its hope of joining the European Union in exchange for badly needed help in stemming the flow of refugees to Europe.

Europe's chambers of commerce grouping, EuroChambres, has given its blessing to NZ being added to the EU Commission's plans for free trade talks.

As many others recoil, Europe's greying powerhouse Germany senses opportunity.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker is trying to build political support for a mandatory scheme to relocate some 160,000 refugees

Sophia Duckor-Jones is in Hungary, where the refugee crisis in Europe has come to a head. The former Newstalk ZB reporter shares her story of trying to help.

Thousands of refugees remain stranded at Budapest's main international railway station, with authorities preventing them from moving on.

Angela Merkel has promised there will be "no tolerance" for violent anti-migrant protests that have gripped Germany in recent weeks.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came away with a much worse deal than the one he just persuaded Greek voters to reject.

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The focus has shifted to Athens, where Tsipras will struggle to push through tougher austerity package.

Fewer than 100 migrants have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean since the EU boosted its search and rescue operations at the end of April.

In a country in the midst of a new and ugly phase in its five-and-half-year-long debt crisis, eggs have become an unlikely barometer of life in a nonfunctional economy.

Greece's Parliament has approved a reform package to save the country from financial collapse.

It would be better for all concerned if the European Central Bank stopped the supply of credit to Greece and left the country to its own devices, writes John Roughan.

Greece has made a final bid for aid from Europe's bailout fund, as it faces a race against the clock to avoid economic collapse.

Members of Auckland's Greek community have expressed relief at the referendum's outcome.

Today's referendum result in Greece is set to dominate market trading this week, although economists predict that it will not lead to huge impacts locally.

Members of Auckland's Greek community gathered today to talk passionately about the state of the Greek economy and how that affects their families back home.

New Zealand’s Finance Minister is “not particularly concerned” about whether Greece’s financial crisis will roll on to New Zealand.

Greece has stockpiled enough reserves of fuel and pharmaceutical supplies to withstand a long siege, and has set aside emergency funding to cover all the country's vitally needed food imports.

Her critics call her the villain of the Greek drama, a taskmaster forcing a bankrupt nation to its knees.

The Greek Government is playing a dangerous game of chicken with the European creditors they owe a lot of money to.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

Mark Lister on the Greece financial crisis and putting it all in perspective.

While Tsipras' decision to hold a ballot increased the risk of Greece exiting the euro, evidence of contagion elsewhere was limited.

It's a tricky enough situation already, buried under financial jargon with regular breaking developments. And now it's even more confusing.

Capital controls are on the way, with all the disruptions to everyday economic activity that they entail - and Greek banks will stay closed for a week.