Mariano Rajoy
Greece
Tsipras Congratulates Leader of Spain's Podemos Party
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias late on Sunday, after electoral results showed that Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative party lost the absolute majority in national elections.
According to government sources, Tsipras congratulated...
Economy
Greek Govt Spokesman Optimistic Over Negotiations, EC President Tusk Says Solution After Easter
SYRIZA-led government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis expressed his optimism earlier today that the negotiations between Greece and its creditors "will have a positive outcome." In an interview to Greek television, Sakellaridis underlined that a Eurogroup meeting "should take place soon," and that...
Economy
Former PM Samaras: Greece Is Running Out of Time and Money
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has to pass the exam of the new measures and he will be graded by the troika and the Eurogroup, said former PM Antonis Samaras.
"We are running out of time and money. It is...
Greece
Spanish PM Responds to 'Greek Government Overthrow' Claim
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the Spanish government of attempting to overthrow the Greek government, in the Sunday edition of the Spanish newspaper La Razon (March 1).
The article focused on Tsipras’ speech during a party meeting, where he...
Economy
Portugal and Spain: We Won't Follow Greece in a Possible Rupture With EU
Portugal is not a signatory to a possible Greek request for debt restructuring, clarified earlier today the country’s Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. Addressing the Portuguese Parliament, Coelho assured that he does not intent to participate in any team...
Greece
Podemos Leader to Stand By SYRIZA Leader in Final Election Rally
Pablo Iglesias, leader of the recently formed leftist Spanish party Podemos, will be present at SYRIZA's final rally before the elections.
SYRIZA's final rally and main event before the elections will take place on Thursday, January 22. Iglesias will appear...
Economy
Spanish and Greek PMs Pledge to Protect European Borders and Currency
The shared values and goals of Greece and Spain were discussed in the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy this morning at the government headquarters.
Samaras said that Greeks recognize the help of the Spanish...
Greece
Spanish PM Rajoy to Visit Athens in Support of PM Samaras Ahead of Greek Elections
A few days after Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos categorically denied that the critical January 25 Greek elections have any relevance with Spain, and just a few hours after the leader of leftist Podemos, Pablo Iglesias Turrion, sent...
Europe
“I Don’t Pay” Movement in Spain and Portugal Follows in the Steps of Greeks
The countries of the Iberian Peninsula are following in the footsteps of Greece. The Greek movement “I Don’t Pay” has been spreading across Europe, where the impact of the fiscal crisis is mostly felt.
The financial crisis is threatening the...