Alexis Tsipras
Greece
Greek President and German Finance Minister Hold Telephone Talks
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble held telephone talks late on Tuesday evening, discussing ways to boost bilateral cooperation between Greece and Germany in order to effectively tackle the problems of the...
Economy
George Soros: Greece is a Problem Mishandled from the Beginning, Grexit 50-50 Now
Greece was mishandled from the beginning and now the chances of leaving the Eurozone are 50-50, said billionaire investor George Soros.
In an interview to Bloomberg Television due to be aired on Tuesday, Soros said that after recent developments, the Greek issue is...
Greece
German Foreign Minister: I'm Pleased the German-Greek Relations Improved
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declared pleased over the recently improved relations between Greece and Germany, while welcoming a softer tone in bilateral discussions after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ official visit to Berlin. Steinmeier met with the Greek Premier at his hotel...
Economy
Foreign Media Reports on Tsipras-Merkel Meeting
Once again, foreign media have turned their attention to Greece in light of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Most reports focused on the fact that Tsipras mentioned that “we must...
Economy
U.S. Watches Merkel-Tsipras Meeting with Great Interest
The White House tuned into Monday's meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin with great interest.
White House spokesperson Josh Earnest stated that "The U.S. continues to be in close contact with European...
Greece
Government Assessed Positively Tsipras-Merkel Meeting
The government has positively assessed the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that took place on Monday.
“We return from Berlin happy because Mr. Tsipras above all posed a number of issues to Ms...
Economy
Athens Optimistic After Tsipras Returns from Berlin
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned from Berlin optimistic that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will support Greece's efforts to come to an agreement with its European partners over the Greek debt.
Despite the fact that on the burning issue of...
Greece
New Democracy: Nothing New Came up from Tsipras' Meeting with Merkel
Nothing new came up at the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, the country's main opposition said, following the two leaders' joint press conference.
"It is obvious that nothing new...
Economy
Tsipras Becomes the First Greek PM to Raise the War Reparations Issue at a Top Level
Alexis Tsipras became today the first Greek Prime Minister to raise the issue of World War II reparations at a top level, during his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. As the leftist Greek Premier said, the long-standing dispute...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras From Berlin: We Must Change the Stereotypes for Greeks and Germans
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who was welcomed in Berlin earlier today, held a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after the second meeting the two leaders held in a period of just five days. The Greek Premier...