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Greek PM and President Reject Rumors about an Ecumenical Government

The rumors regarding a new ecumenical government flared up after the current coalition government lost two members, reaching a total of 153 MPs. The rumors gained even more ground after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked to speak with...

Greek President Pavlopoulos, PM Tsipras Agree on Need for Political Agreement on Matters of Strategic Importance

Greek President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos underlined the necessity of being united and giving the battle together on major issues and on national targets that do not depend on the changes of the government, at his meeting with...

Greek PM Tsipras: 'The Government Will Protect the Primary Residences of the Weak'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed the government's determination to protect the primary residences of citizens with weaker economic stability, during his speech before SYRIZA’s Policy Secretariat. According to party members, Tsipras said that the government will proceed by implementing...

ND Leader: 'New Democracy Will Not Allow Tsipras to Continue His Destructive Work'

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said New Democracy will not allow Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to continue his destructive work while he described government policies as “so-called leftist.” “The country needs New Democracy and the party will not allow Alexis...

Refugee Crisis & Greek Economy Discussed in Tsipras-Steinmeier Meeting

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, with talks focusing directly on the ongoing refugees crisis plaguing Greece and the rest of Europe, the economic crisis, as well as bilateral relations. During the...

Video: PM Tsipras and President Clinton Full Discussion on Greece at CGI 2015

Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, participated at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2015 at a forum about impacts of the Great Recession on the European Union with an emphasis on Europe’s young people. Interviewed by former US President...

Greek PM Tsipras Received Help from the US in Negotiations with Merkel

This Sunday’s Kathimerini newspaper revealed that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had received help from the United States before starting the critical talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the publication the ambassador of Greece in Washington sent a...

Transparency International: Government Under Tsipras Needs To Fight Corruption In Greece'

Before the elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had stated that one of his government’s priorities would be to fight corruption in the country. He wasn’t the first politician to make this promise. The international non-governmental organization Transparency International,...

Foreign Media Reports on Greek PM Tsipras' New Cabinet

According to foreign media reports, Greece’s newly re-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras showed that he is planning on continuing on the path he already set before the elections, following the agreement lines. Most articles made note of the fact...

Greek PM Chairs Meeting on Refugee Crisis in Mytilene

Participating in a major meeting held in Mytilene to discuss the migrant and refugee crisis, Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou on Sunday stressed that Greece strictly abides by all European and international treaties, without overlooking humanitarian values and...