Alexis Tsipras

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with representatives of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) on Thursday. Welcoming the delegation, the prime minister asked for the Greeks abroad support underlining their importance particularly when the Greek-American community in the US has...

A senior Greek official involved in the privatization process of the Piraeus port revealed to Reuters that Greece has asked three firms to submit binding bids by September 2015 for a 51% majority stake. The agency reports that unblocking the...

"We are in trouble, on one hand there is the danger of a rift that will lead to a national tragedy and on the other it is the creditors' package, mostly IMF, which is of unprecedented brutality and does not...

The Greek government's strategy in negotiations with creditors and the calculation of proposed measures in order to reach an agreement were the main issues in Wednesday's cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. However, party hardliners, the so-called Left...

European Parliament President Martin Schulz in an interview to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung confirmed that the EU is ready to continue to financially assist Greece, but Athens should seize the opportunity. "That is what I said to Greek Prime Minister...

Deposits outflow from Greek banks continued in April, reaching a total of 7 billion euros, according to Bloomberg. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) increased its emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) in order to support the Greek banks. “The ECB’s Governing Council opted...

The spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin said the government would be “happy” to see Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), noting however that this has not been confirmed yet. The annual Forum,...

The Greek government is on a race with time to legislate measures in order to reach a deal with creditors within May as it is running out of liquidity. After the latest statement by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that...

Greece's government is optimistic that a deal with its creditors can be reached within May, government sources said on Tuesday after the end of a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The government has taken actions that...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed their support for a Cyprus solution and a shared desire for peace and cooperation in the Aegean, during joint statements after their meeting in Ankara on Tuesday. Kotzias said...