Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras asked his cabinet to accelerate government work and underlined 11 necessary actions that should be legislated immediately. Tsipras talked to his cabinet on Wednesday in the last meeting for 2015 stressing that "delay's can't...

The Greek parliament legislated the cohabitation agreement for same-sex couples on Tuesday evening following a heated debate among MPs. The parliamentary majority of 193 MPs in favor of the legislation was composed of an unusual configuration. SYRIZA, the Democratic Alliance,...

The Greek parliament unanimously asked from the Greek government the recognition of the State of Palestine at a special session held on Tuesday in the presence of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas was welcomed as head of state by parliament...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Athens on Monday afternoon. The two men addressed the Israeli- Palestinian conflict as well as the state of the wider region. During their conversation, the two leaders discussed how...

The Greek parliament is expected to vote in favor of recognizing the state of Palestine on Tuesday, December 22. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been supporting the creation of an independent Palestinian state for a long time and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias late on Sunday, after electoral results showed that Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative party lost the absolute majority in national elections. According to government sources, Tsipras congratulated...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he believes the International Monetary Fund should not participate in Greece's third bailout, while he announced capital controls will be lifted by the end of March 2016. Tsipras spoke to the Financial Times expressing...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived earlier on Sunday at Athens International Airport. According to the official schedule, President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will receive Abbas on Monday at 12:00 at the presidential mansion. At 14:30 the Palestinian authority leader...

Almost 11 months with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the helm of Greece and the bailout is still here. In the fourth episode of Paul Mason's documentary "This is a Coup" Tsipras opened up about the Greek referendum and the bailout...

The two-day European Union leader's summit concluded on Friday evening with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressing his satisfaction with the summit's events. “These were two days with positive decisions for our country. Within a difficult field and I would say within negative European...