Alexis Tsipras

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras said on Thursday, June 4 that speculations over elections are nonsense. Samaras also called on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to participate in a wide national consensus. Samaras also noted that Tsipras’...

Another crucial meeting between Greek officials and lenders over the Greek debt ended in a fiasco followed by vague statements such as "we are on the final stretch" or "we will meet again in the next few days." The impasse in...

Several of the measures proposed by creditors in order to achieve an agreement belong to the "red lines," thereby they were rejected by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the early morning hours on Thursday in Brussels. "Greece cannot consider further...

EC President Juncker received Greek Prime Minister Tsipras today at 20:30 CET to discuss the state of play in the negotiations between Greece and its international partners. The private meeting, on the personal invitation of President Juncker, was followed...

What will happen if the new leftist-led Greek government of Alexis Tsipras fails to make a 300-million-euro repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this Friday? Without a new agreement it will not be possible for Greece to gather either the rest of...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande agreed on the need to find a solution quickly in the ongoing negotiations during separate telephone conversations on Wednesday, Greek government sources said. The three leaders also...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not acting alone, spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday when asked about Merkel's initiatives on Greece, such as the "mini-summit" she convened in Berlin on Monday night, and whether she was empowered to take them. "What...

SYRIZA lawmakers have asked for an emergency Parliamentary Group meeting to discuss the progress of negotiations and the proposed plan presented to creditors for an agreement. The initiative was taken by the so-called SYRIZA's left platform led by Productive Reconstruction,...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem will participate in emergency talks between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday evening in Brussels. Tsipras will present Juncker with a 47-page plan of proposed reforms, while Juncker will...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made an optimistic statement shortly before his departure for Brussels where he will discuss Greece's proposal with creditors. Tsipras said: "I'm going to Brussels to discuss the Greek government's draft deal," noting that there is...