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Talking Trump: Obama Critical of Populist Rhetoric, but Tsipras Wants to 'Build Bridges'

U.S. President Barack Obama said that Donald Trump tapped into a "troubling" strain of rhetoric and capitalized on "anger and fear in the American population" over threats of mechanization and globalization. Speaking in Athens during a joint press conference...

Tsipras-Obama Meet; Discuss Necessity of Debt Relief for Greece

United States President Barack Obama was officially received outside the Greek presidential mansion by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos for their meeting at 1:30 p.m. An hour later, Obama walked across the street to the Maximos Mansion, the prime minister’s official...

President Obama: There's Progress on Greek Economy But There's Work Ahead

Greece is on the right path on restoring the economy but there are still challenges ahead, U.S. President Barack Obama said during his meeting with President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. "We are glad that the situation in Greece is improving,...

U.S. President Barack Obama in Athens

U.S. President Barack Obama is in Athens for a two-day official visit, during which he will give his final speech as president outside the U.S. Air Force One landed at the Athens International Airport at 10:30 am Tuesday, under unprecedented...

Athens Cranks Up Security Measures Ahead of Obama's Visit to Greece

United States President Barack Obama is arriving in Athens at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, according to reports. In Greece, draconian security measures have swung into place ahead of his two-day visit. These include the deployment of thousands of police,...

The History of U.S. Presidents Visiting Greece

The arrival of Barack Obama in Greece on Tuesday marks the fourth visit of a U.S. President in the country, 17 years away since the last one. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first American President who visited Greece. Eisenhower came...

KKE Calls on Greeks to Protest Ahead of Obama's Visit to Athens

Communist KKE party in an announcement on Saturday called on the workers, the youth and the entire Greek population to "welcome" the outgoing US President Barack Obama with rallies and protests. According to the announcement, Obama is visiting the country...

U.S. President Obama’s Speech Cancelled at Pnyx Hill

United States President Barack Obama’s scheduled speech at the foot of the Acropolis during his visit to Athens from November 15-16 is being reconsidered due to safety concerns. The speech, initially to have taken place with the Parthenon in...

U.S. President Obama to Speak Overlooking Acropolis

U.S. President Barack Obama will make his keynote speech in Athens at the Pnyka ancient site overlooking the Acropolis Hill, after Greece’s Central Archaeological Council granted rare permission to use the site. Obama’s visit on November 15-16 has been described...

What Does President Trump Mean for Greece?

The Donald Trump victory in the U.S. presidential election was unexpected for many Greeks. The opinion polls that were favoring Hillary Clinton had made the majority believe that she would be the one. Yet, the interests of American people are...