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PM Tsipras on Independence Day: 'Next Page of Our History Belongs to a New Greece'

The Greek revolution of 1821 was the result of European and Greek Enlightenment and a carrier of modern values of freedom with social justice, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in his message ahead of the Greek Independence Day...

Greek Government to Submit Bill for Implementation of the EU-Turkey Deal

The Greek government will table in parliament on March 30 a draft bill that will address issues relating the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal, the head of Greece’s coordinating body for the management of the refugee crisis said on...

Tsipras: Greece Will Implement Everything Agreed, 'Nothing Less, Nothing More'

The Greek side will implement the measures agreed on, "nothing less, nothing more," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday at the party's political secretariat meeting. According to party's sources, Tsipras underlined that the immediate conclusion of the program review...

PM Alexis Tsipras Expresses Concerns to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday had a phone conversation with NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg. According to sources, Tsipras conveyed to Stoltenberg the government's discontent that NATO's action has not produced the expected results, and the refugee flows continue unabated...

Is Greece Turning Into an Ellis Island?

A European official, under conditions of anonymity, said that Greece is to become an Ellis Island, the anteroom for entry into the presumed economic paradise Europe is to the eyes of the hapless migrants landing on Aegean islands after...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls on EU Refugees Crisis Coordinator to Ask Turkey to Honor Agreement

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to ask the EU Coordinator for the refugee crisis in Greece, Maarten Verwey, to intervene so that Turkey honors the deal on tackling the migrant crisis. The European Union and Turkey agreed on Friday on...

Meeting in Parliament Postponed; Emergency Meeting in Maximos Mansion

Tuesday's political agenda is shifting rapidly in Athens after the dreadful terrorist attacks that occurred in Brussels this morning. More precisely, the afternoon Plenary Session that was scheduled in the Parliament with the initiative of PM Alexis Tsipras in order...

Greek PM Tsipras Expresses Solidarity With the Belgian People

"We express Greece's solidarity with the Belgian people. Fear, religious hatred and racism should not defeat Europe," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras posted on Twitter following the attacks in Brussels earlier on Tuesday. "Brussels, our Union's capital is under attack....

Latest Poll Shows 71% of People Do Not Trust Tspiras; Greeks Want Change in Government

According to a poll by Alco for the "Proto Thema" newspaper, the New Democracy (ND) party is several points ahead of SYRIZA. More specifically, regarding the voting intentions of Greek citizens, ND collects 21.1% against SYRIZA's 17.3%. The parties that follow are...

Greek PM Tsipras: Europe Must Change Course

"Europe cannot continue on the same course and it cannot keep its borders open to dead-end policies that widen social injustices and keep the borders closed for persecuted people, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at an international conference...