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American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Honors Greek Prime Minister

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AHCC) held an official dinner on Monday in Athens in honor of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The event, part of the 30th annual "Greek Economic Summit" conference organized by AHCC, was held in a full-to-capacity...

Greek Prime Minister Briefs Opposition Leaders on US Visit

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday briefed political party leaders on this week's visit to the US and his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. Mitsotakis stressed the need for national unity in view of developments on...

Outgoing Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Hands Over to Mitsotakis

Outgoing premier Alexis Tsipras on Monday handed over power to his successor Kyriakos Mitsotakis who swept to a landslide victory in Sunday's general elections. Speaking earlier outside the presidential Mansion where he was sworn-in, Mitsotakis told journalists the Greek people...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Meet the New Greek Prime Minister

The winner of the July 7 elections and new prime minister of Greece became New Democracy president in January 2016, after he was elected by his party members. For three and a half years he worked tirelessly and diligently to...

Greek Prime Minister Visits Romania for First Time Since 2008 (video)

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid an official visit to to Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, a full eleven years after former Greek PM Costas Karamanlis' visit in 2008. Tsipras stated that the eleven years since the last visit by a...

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Reshuffles Cabinet

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a minor reshuffling of his cabinet on Friday, following decisions by some ministers to run as candidates in local and municipal elections scheduled for May. Georgios Katrougalos, who has been upgraded from his post as...

‘Replace Europe of Fear With Europe of Hope', Says Greek Prime Minister

Alexis Tsipras answers questions next to Antonio Tajani Source: AMNA Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras spoke of his desire to replace fear with hope during a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "Our political duty today is to replace this Europe...

Former Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis Dies at 99

Konstantinos Mitsotakis, former prime minister of Greece and father of main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, passed away early Monday morning, his family announced. He was 99 years old. Born in the Halepa village of Chania, Crete in 1918, Mitsotakis was...

Letter Bomb Injures Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos

A parcel bomb that detonated inside the car of former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos left him and two other passengers injured on Thursday

A Sad Picture of the Greek Prime Minister in Havana

For most Greeks, the picture of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras amid only five state leaders from Latin America and Africa paying homage to the late Fidel Castro in Havana was truly sad. And even more sad was the fact...

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Answers to Turkey's Provocations

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a message to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who recently disputed the Treaty of Lausanne and spoke indirectly of territorial claims. "We will not negotiate a single inch of Greek land," Tsipras said during...

Greek Prime Minister Calls for a More Social Europe

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday received German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel who underlined that his visit comes at a crucial time for Greece and Europe. Gabriel said that their discussion focused on investment possibilities in Greece and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Appeals to European Socialist Values for an End to Crisis

The days when Alexis Tsipras pretended to be a radical communist are long over. As Prime Minister of Greece, Tsipras has gotten rid of the fiery rhetoric of the past, which was immersed in radical, anti-capitalist discourse, and has...

'Iran Is Key Player for Stability and Peace in Mideast,' Says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said that the purpose of his two day visit to Iran is to strengthen relations between the Islamic Republic and Greece, but also made it known that he hopes that Greece can play...

Egyptian President and Greek Prime Minister Pledge Close Cooperation

The Greek and Egyptian heads of state are looking to bring the two Mediterranean countries closer through an economic and political partnership. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is on a two day state...