Greece
Crime
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...
Greece
Greek Mobile Companies Pledge to Change Internet Data Charges Following Meeting with PM
Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with representatives of mobile phone companies at the Prime Minister's residence of Maximos Mansion on Friday.
According to sources, the meeting focused on the digital transformation of the country, Greece's low performance in terms of global...
Greece
Government Meeting on Monday to Solve Samothrace Transportation Breakdown
Greece's State Minister George Gerapetritis will chair a meeting of ministers in Athens at Maximos Mansion on Monday to try to resolve the issue of transportation on the island of Samothrace, that left hundreds of tourists unable to reach...
Cyprus
Greece, Cyprus Stress Need for Cooperation in Athens Meeting (video)
During a meeting in Athens on Monday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades emphasized the need for close cooperation between Athens and Nicosia as a tool for promoting a just solution for Cyprus and in...
Economy
Regional Developments and Energy Issues Discussed at Tsipras-Biden Meeting
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday received former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, currently on a visit to Athens, for a lengthy meeting focusing on developments in the region, energy, the Cyprus issue and bilateral economic relations. According to...
Greece
Public Reform Council Meeting on State Administration Concludes
A meeting of the Government Council for Public Administration Reform, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, was held at the Maximos Mansion on Monday. In an announcement, the premier's office said the meeting had focused on the national strategic...
Greece
Greek PM Has 'Unofficial' Meeting with President of European Parliament
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met a short while ago at Maximos mansion with the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
Mr. Schultz, who is considered to be an ally in Greece’s efforts to end austerity, was in Athens...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Satisfied with Meeting Over Refugees, Opposition Leaders Differ
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told associates that he is satisfied with the outcome of the meeting between political leaders on the refugee crisis, but the opposition leaders seem to differ in opinion.
Several negative statements from the opposition side...
Greece
Greek Government Council Meeting Ends Without Update
A meeting of the government council on social policy, in which the imminent social security and pension reforms were discussed, concluded on Tuesday without any statements from the ministers.
Among the issues which were discussed are the national pension,...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with U.S. President Obama on sidelines of UN Meeting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will reportedly meet with U.S. President Barrack Obama at a reception for foreign leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday.
According to a source close to Maximos Mansion, the Greek...
Economy
Doubts Over Meeting Between Tsipras-Merkel-Hollande
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the EU summit with Latin America and Caribbean leaders is in doubt, reports say.
According to reports by Reuters...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Holds Meeting With Laid-Off Finance Ministry Cleaning Staff
Fifty members of the Greek Finance Ministry’s cleaning staff who were laid-off last year took a group photo along with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the steps of Maximos Mansion after their meeting, on Thursday May 7.
Last year...
Greece
Tsipras-Avramopoulos Meeting: Changes in EU Migration Policy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday had a meeting at Maximos Mansion, with their statements reflecting a convergence of views on changes over EU migration policy.
The main...
Economy
State Ministers Hold Meeting with Swiss State Secretary on Tax Evasion
The fight against international tax evasion dominated a meeting at Maximos Mansion between Greek State Minister Nikos Pappas and State Minister for Combating Corruption Panagiotis Nikoloudis with Swiss State Secretary for International Financial Markets Jacques de Watteville.
The meeting, which...
Economy
Greek PM Convenes Meeting to Discuss Monday's Eurogroup
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, on Saturday chaired a meeting with Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis to discuss an upcoming Eurogroup meeting on Monday, the day after Greek elections.
Leaving the meeting at the government headquarters at the Maximos Mansion, Hardouvelis...