Alexis Tsipras
Greece
Debt-Ridden Greece to Spend $2.4bn Upgrading its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet
The United States has approved the possible sale of more than 120 upgrade kits from Lockheed Martin to the Greeks for their F-16 fighter jet fleet.
The deal, worth $2.4bn, was announced as U.S. President Donald Trump met with Greek...
Greece
IMF's Lagarde: Implementation of Program, Debt Relief Essential for Greece
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, met Monday in Washington with the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, to discuss recent developments in Greece and key issues ahead.
The decisive implementation of Greece's adjustment program...
Greece
Mitsotakis Stresses Tsipras Must Make the Most of his Contacts With the US
On Monday, main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the need for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to make the most of his contacts with the US leadership in the United States.
In a statement, Mitsotakis stressed that the...
Economy
Despite Government Boasting Over Growth, Greeks Get Poorer, Businesses Keep Shutting Down
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is packing his bags to leave for the United States for an official meeting with President Donald Trump. With him he will have an entourage of associates and businessmen in order to lure investors to...
Diplomacy
Tsipras' Schedule in the USA: First Stop Chicago
American investments, security issues, regional cooperation and the Greek-American community are high on the Greek PM’s list for his visit to the USA, where he is to meet with President Trump on Tuesday.
Alexis Tsipras is to also meet with...
entertainment
Greek 'Top Gun': Tsipras Rides Warplane With His Name Printed on it
It's no secret that the government, and the PM's inner circle in particular, are always attempting to take advantage of events for communicative purposes, but this time they went a little too far.
The PM visited an air-force base squadron...
Greece
Opposition Scorns Tsipras for Launching New International Terminology: Kolotumba
Greek opposition politicians have seized on an article by Spanish paper El Pais which uses the Greek word kolotumba or somersault, to describe the post-referendum stance of Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
El Pais explains that kolotumba means a U-turn in politics....
Greece
Tsipras: No Tradition, no Religion Requires People to Remain on the Sidelines
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended the government's draft bill on the legal recognition of gender identity in parliament on Monday, saying that no tradition can justify marginalizing people who want to determine their gender.
"No tradition, no religion, no...
Greece
Gender ID Change Bill a Clever Ploy to Distract Greeks from Tax Overkill, Pension Cuts, Scandals
At the age of 15 you are not allowed to drink alcohol, to work, to drive a car, to vote, to marry, to join the army and so on. In Greece, and most countries in the world, a 15-year...
Economy
New Democracy Accuses Government of Lying
"What Mr Tsipras is saying is in conflict with the reality that he has created," main opposition New Democracy (ND) said on Saturday in an announcement following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' speech at the Federation of Industries of Northern...