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Economy
USA Supports Greece and Its Economy, American Secretary of Commerce Says
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met the American Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, in Thessaloniki on Friday.
''Greece is leaving behind the crisis and is moving ahead in an environment of growth and security for the region,'' said the Greek Prime...
Greece
Mitsotakis Says PM Stages "Fake Events"; Calls for Snap Elections
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the main opposition, New Democracy, is once again calling for snap elections, citing what he considers to be the many shortcomings of the Tsipras government.
Mitsotakis commented on Tuesday about the Prime Minister's televised address...
Greece
Greek PM Says 'Chaos' of Unchecked Building Must End
Greek premier Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday said Attica -- the scene of last month's deadly fires -- had "experienced an inexpressible human tragedy".
Speaking at a meeting on the fires that was held at the Technological and Cultural Park of Lavrio,...
Europe
FYROM Leader: Russia Proxies Funding ‘Macedonia’ Deal Protests
FYROM premier Zoran Zaev has told the media he believes Russia, via sympathetic "Greek businessmen", has been funding unrest in his country to prevent the 'North Macedonia' deal with Greece.
In a report by Buzzfeed, Zaev was quoted as saying:...
Diplomacy
Tsipras 'Well-Intentioned' About Turkish Coup Suspects in Greece, Says Ankara
A spokesman for Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described Greek PM Alexis Tsipras as being "well-intentioned" over the issue of the eight Turkish ex-soldiers seeking asylum in Greece.
Ibrahim Kalin, speaking after the first cabinet meeting under Turkey's new executive...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras from Brussels: "Difficult Meeting with Erdogan"
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that at his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday -- scheduled on the sidelines of the NATO Summit meetings -- he raised the issue of Turkish escalation of tension in the...
Greece
Tsipras Says Captive Greek Soldiers a 'Wound' for NATO on the Eve of Erdogan Meeting
The issue of two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish jail will be raised directly by Alexis Tsipras when he meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.
Thursday's meeting will take place on the sidelines of the NATO summit being...
Greece
Greek Soldiers' Case to be Raised at NATO Summit
European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini has said it is vital EU states show solidarity with Greece over the case of two of its soldiers being held in Turkey.
Mogherini made the statement in a letter sent to the...
Greece
Flashback to the Greek Bailout Referendum: When 'No' Became a 'Yes'
On the third anniversary of the referendum to decide whether Greece was to accept the bailout conditions imposed by its creditors, the political landscape of the country looks so much different.
Former firebrands Alexis Tsipras and his SYRIZA-led government which...
Greece
Greece Makes Deal with Germany on Migrants, Refugees
Alexis Tsipras met Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels on Friday on the sidelines of an EU summit to hammer out a bilateral deal on irregular migration affecting Greece and Germany.
Merkel told reporters she had struck bilateral deals with Spain and...