Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a phone contact with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, on Saturday.Their discussion focused on the management of the refugee' influx. According to an announcement issued by the Greek government, the three...

His opinion that the European Union should stand by Greece expressed Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, calling, at the same time, for talks on the so-called Grexit to stop. In an interview with Austria's public radio, Faymann underlined that "whoever...

Kyriakos Papadopoulos, the 44-years-old lieutenant of the Hellenic Coast Guard, who became globally known for his tireless efforts to save thousands of refugees in the Aegean Sea during the refugee crisis of 2015-16, has died unexpectedly from a heart...

"I cannot understard Greece's policy any more. It is not possible that Greece acts like a travel agency that sends the refugees some place else. Greece received 11,000 refugees in the past year, whereas we (received) 90,000. This is...

Zacharoula Tsirigoti is the first woman Lieutenant General in Hellenic Police, thanks to her work on the refugee crisis. The High Council of Hellenic Police promoted Tsirigoti to the rank of lieutenant-general on Tuesday. Tsirigoti was Head of Immigration and...

  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a brief meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference COP21 in Paris, on Monday. According to a prime minister's office announcement, the two leaders said that the...

Amid instability and high security alerts throughout the European continent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann called for the European Union to buttress the protection of its own borders, during a joint press conference on Thursday in Berlin. Since...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Parliament President Martin Schulz will visit the East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos this upcoming Thursday in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis, Greek media reports. Out of the more than 500,000 migrants...

New pictures circulating on social media allege that not everything went smoothly while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was giving Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann a tour of the Greek island of Lesvos, om Tuesday. Pictures posted on Facebook by user Saverio Serravezza,...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann arrived at the Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday to witness first hand the extent of the refugee crisis in Greece and how it is being managed. Faymann was greeted by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras upon his...

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann will meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the East Aegean Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis. “They will visit together the first reception and refugee identification facilities, while they will...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will take part in a conference call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann at the weekend to discuss the refugee crisis, the Austrian chancellor's spokesperson Anna Maria Reich said on...

"Our proposal meets the institutions' demands for fiscal targets and reforms," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday after a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. He also referred to the gradual abolition of early pensions as of 2016....

A glimpse of hope arose in the European Summit as Greece and its partners appeared to find some common ground for a "bridge agreement" between the debt-ridden country and its international lenders. The Greek government agreed to hold talks with...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann earlier today in Vienna, where he was jubilantly accepted. A large number of Greeks residing in Vienna, as well as Austrians, had gathered in front of the Chancellery shouting...