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Tsipras, Cameron Discuss Eurozone, Ukrainian Crisis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron in Brussels on Thursday, on the sidelines of the EU summit. According to Greek government sources, Cameron said he was closely following the talks concerning Greece's...

Greek PM Tsipras Meets with Belgian Counterpart in Brussels

“Now is the time to change the policy mix and move forward to those reforms that up until yesterday the previous governments did not have the political will to advance,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday said after...

Greece Faces 1-Bln-Euro Tax Shortfall in January

Greek tax revenue in January 2015 was one 1 billion euros short of reaching the expected target (23%), causing a major setback for the newly elected government. According to Finance Ministry data, Greece only had 3.49 billion euros in tax revenue in...

Merkel-Tsipras Handshake in EU Leaders Summit

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met for the first time in Brussels during the EU leaders summit. The Greek PM warmly shook Merkel's hand right before the summit when French President Francois Hollande introduced...

Greek PM and German Chancellor; Possible Informal Meeting

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has no scheduled meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European Union summit on Thursday. The two leaders may have an informal one, the Greek government spokesperson said. Speaking to Mega television on Thursday,...

The Greeks Turn the Tables

OpEd by David Marsh* Yanis Varoufakis is an unlikely minister from an impossible country heading for an improbable victory. When he strides, tieless and tireless, into the Brussels Eurogroup arena today, the Greek finance minister has the odds stacked against...

FT: The Cost of a Third Greek Bailout Could be at Least €37.8 Billion

Greece will need a third bailout and the new government acknowledges that, despite what Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis say publicly. This is what Peter Spiegel claims in a Financial Times report. According to the report, euro...

Chinese Premier Invites Greek PM Tsipras to Visit China

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Wednesday telephoned Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to congratulate him on his election and extended Tsipras an invitation to visit China. Government sources said that the Chinese Premier promised Tsipras to work toward further extending...

European Commission President: Grexit not Part of my Script

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appeared in conjunctive spirit during an interview with German television Deutsche Welle, just a few hours ahead of the ongoing critical emergency Eurogroup meeting, in which the Greek positions regarding the country’s program future will be presented....

Thousands of Pro-Government Demonstrators Rally in Front of Greek Parliament

For yet another afternoon and despite the freezing cold and the light snow falling since yesterday, more that 10,000 Athenians gathered in front of the Greek Parliament at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens to express their support to the Greek...