Prime Minister Tsipras
Cyprus
Erdogan Wishes to Meet With Tsipras Ahead of Geneva Talks, Sources Say
According to sources, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leaning towards meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ahead of the multilateral summit in Geneva, Switzerland where he is set to discuss the Cyprus issue in the latest round of talks on...
Greece
PM Tsipras and President Hollande: Technical-level Agreement Imperative Before Dec 5 Eurogroup Meeting
It is imperative to have a technical-level agreement before the Eurogroup meeting on December 5 and discuss measures for debt relief by the end of the year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande both stated in agreement...
Greece
Albania PM Calls Cham Community's Land Claims a 'Human Rights Issue' Not Irredentist
On Tuesday during an interview with Skai TV, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama downplayed claims recently made by the Cham community concerning their outcries of their rights to property they left behind after being expelled from Greece in World...
Greece
ND Spokesman Koumoutsakos Accuses PM Tsipras of Being Isolated From the People and Destroying the Country
Nothing has changed and nothing will change with this government, stated New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos on Sunday.
He went on to express that the government by recycling the same unreliable politicians can't make a new start. It makes...
Education
Kammenos Says Unity of Coalition Depends on SYRIZA Supporting Church
Following the recent clash between SYRIZA and the Church over the role of religion classes in school, the leader of the Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos has come out saying that he will withdraw his support for the government if...
Greece
PM Tsipras Tweets in Remembrance of Genocide of the Asia Minor Greeks
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras remembered the Greek victims of genocide in Asia Minor, which is marked annually on September 14, saying that historical memory remains alive in multiple Tweets on his Twitter account.
“September 14th, National Day of Remembrance of the Genocide of...
Environment
PM Tsipras Visits Thassos as Wild Fires Scorch the Island for Third Day [videos and photos]
At around 11 am on Monday, an Air Force Chinook helicopter brought Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the Greek island of Thassos, where firefighters have been battling the flames of a wildfire for the past three days.
After surveying the...
Greece
PM Tsipras: Greece Will Continue Struggle for German Reparations
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the claim of German reparations and the occupation loan in his address at the ceremony for the commemoration of the 317 Greeks that were massacred by the occupying German troops on...
Greece
Greek FinMin Tsakalotos Backed by France, Italy to Support Spain and Portugal at Eurogroup
The finance ministers of France and Italy agreed with Greek counterpart Euclid Tsakalotos on a more flexible treatment for Portugal and Spain during the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday, government sources said.
Initially, only Tsakalotos supported the two countries...
Greece
Ban Ki-moon Meets with PM Tsipras, President Pavlopoulos, Calls for Solidarity in Tackling the Refugee Crisis in Greece
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came to Greece with a message of solidarity.
Reuters reported that after a meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday, Ban Ki-moon told the press that "Greece should not be left alone to address this challenge on its own."
Tsipras offered...