Alexis Tsipras
Greece
New Law to Change Greece's Media Landscape
A new bill concerning the Greek media was voted into law by the Greek Parliament late on Thursday night with 154 votes of the ruling coalition parties - SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) - and the vote of independent deputy Nikos...
Business
Greek PM Tsipras Promises a New Era in Country’s Television Landscape
Greece’s television landscape will soon change, with the number of licenses granted for TV channels broadcasting nationally restricted to four, according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The Syriza-led government has been eager to change the country's television landscape since...
Economy
Greek Farmers Respond to the Government
Even though PM Alexis Tsipras invited the Greek farmers to an open dialogue regarding the hot issue of the pension reform plan and the security funds, the farmers appear uncompromising to their stand.
According to Tsipras, there is room for...
Economy
Greek PM: Government Will Meet All Commitments on Time
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident during his cabinet meeting saying that all the government's commitments will be met on time.
"We have paved the way in order for the program review to be completed on time," Tsipras said...
Greece
PM's Policies are Not Resolving Any Problems, Main Opposition Spokesman Charges
The policies and practices followed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on proposed pension reforms are creating new “explosive” problems, New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said Tuesday, responding to criticism leveled by the prime minister’s office against party leader Kyriakos...
Greece
Greek PM Says Involvement of NATO in Aegean For Monitoring of Refugees Should Be Confined to Turkish Territorial Waters
Germany and Turkey agreed the other day to cooperate in order to prevent the flow of Syrian refugees from reaching Europe.
Meeting in Ankara, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also discussed ways to help Syrians...
Economy
'We Are Dead' If Review of Bailout Program Is Delayed Until Start of Summer, Says Greek Finance Minister
Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece’s finance minister, told the parliament yesterday, February 8, that “we are dead” if the review of the new bailout program will not be completed soon and is delayed until May or June.
His comments about the state...
Greece
'Iran Is Key Player for Stability and Peace in Mideast,' Says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said that the purpose of his two day visit to Iran is to strengthen relations between the Islamic Republic and Greece, but also made it known that he hopes that Greece can play...
Business
Greek PM Visits Iran for 'Strategic Cooperation'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said his official visit to Tehran aims at establishing economic, trade and energy ties between Iran and Greece, and subsequently with the European Union.
Greece can act as a conduit for establishing economic, trade and...
Greece
Iranian Ambassador to Greece: 'Greek PM's Visit to Tehran a Milestone'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to Tehran on February 7-8 will be a milestone for the two countries' bilateral relations, the Islamic Republic of Iran's ambassador to Greece, Majid Motallebi Shabestari, said in an interview with ANA-MPA on...