Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras  (pictured) has rejected suggestions that Athens is under pressure to come to terms with its creditors by the end of next month The euro stands on the brink of its biggest ever crisis today as Greeks vote in their general election – with the anti-austerity party Syriza maintaining a four-point lead in the polls. With the euro at its lowest value against sterling in seven years, a Syriza victory could trigger panic in the EU and the eurozone – risking bankruptcy for Greece and its exit from the euro. With the fate of Greece’s €240 billion bailout from the European Union and IMF unclear, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has rejected any suggestion that Athens is under pressure to come to terms with its creditors by the end of next month.
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Euro on brink of its biggest ever crisis as Greeks vote in general election
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Syriza victory could trigger panic in  EU and eurozone and risk bankruptcy
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Euro is at its lowest value against the pound sterling in seven years
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Fate of Greece’s €240 billion bailout from the EU and IMF remains unclear
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Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has rejected suggestions that Athens is under pressure to come to terms with its creditors by the end of next month
Yesterday it emerged that some Greeks have stopped paying their tax bills in recent weeks, hoping a @placeholder government would not pursue the debt.