Alexis Tsipras

The Greek government is requesting a nine-month extension of the current loan agreement to ensure the funding of Greece's economy, government sources in Brussels said on Wednesday. According to the sources, the request includes funds from the European part of the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of the EU-CELAC summit in Brussels on Wednesday, government sources said, and agreed to meet again on Thursday. "The two men exchanged views in detail...

Although Germans remain persistent regarding Greek reforms on taxes, state asset sales and retirement benefits, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be more flexible in unlocking further financial aid to Greece if the country decides to initiate at least one major overhaul, two...

"The ball is clearly in Greece’s court," European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said on Wednesday. Schinas underlined that Greece needs to be consistent with what was discussed between the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the president of the European...

The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the EU summit with Latin America and Caribbean leaders is in doubt, reports say. According to reports by Reuters...

Greece continues sending new proposals over the debt issue but creditors continue to reject them as lacking, thereby prolonging the impasse in negotiations, says a Financial Times report. According to the report, European Commission officials in Brussels have called this...

The issue of the ongoing Greek negotiations must be discussed in the European Parliament, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) leader Guy Verhofstadt said on Tuesday during a press conference in Brussels. "As far as Greece is...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly said that meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels on Wednesday over the debt issue would be a waste of time. The Greek PM is meeting on Wednesday evening with German Chancellor Angela...

Greek main opposition New Democracy attacked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday for saying that a potential Grexit would destroy the Eurozone. "He has not realized that the only one who will be destroyed by a Grexit will be Greece,” party spokesman...

The Greek government has covered half the distance on the issue of primary surpluses and expects the institutions to meet it half way, government sources said on Tuesday, adding that Athens has proposed a primary surplus of 0.75% for...