Alexis Tsipras

A two-day meeting of ruling SYRIZA's Central Committee ended on Sunday with the adoption of a draft resolution outlining conclusions on crucial policy issues. The final draft included some proposed modifications, while the meeting decided that the party's Congress...

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens avoided making any comments regarding the extremist opinions that were expressed by certain people of the Greek Orthodox Church on the issue of the cohabitation agreement for same-sex couples. However, he clearly spoke against the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned the central committee of SYRIZA not to have the illusion that all their battles had been won. In fact he stated that “there are forces that wish for Greece’s government to fail.” Opening the...

"Despite any difficulties, the new recapitalization of the banks was conducted in order to safeguard, in the best possible way, the interests of the Greek state," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed on Friday, addressing the Greek Parliament. Tsipras rejected...

"We must all understand that our international obligation regarding the Schengen treaty is to effectively contribute to the battle against terrorism, which means immediate identification and recording of the migrants that enter into the country; the identification should be...

One of the main principles of propaganda is to create imaginary enemies; vague, invisible entities, the "bad guys" in a simplified story of the good "us" against "them". Common phrases one would hear coming from the lips of the Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras claimed that the Greek bank recapitalization was successful and cost much less than anticipated. Speaking in parliament, Tsipras said that the Greek bank recapitalization cost 5.5 billion euros while in the summer it was estimated...

The German Press stresses that Greeks are facing "poor" Christmas holidays, noting that the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has voted for another round of austerity. "Tagesspiegel" newspaper states that many Greeks see Tsipras as a traitor since he had...

Ever since the Greek debt crisis erupted, back in late 2009, each successive government actively sought to defuse a sharp backlash against the bailout programs imposed on the country by the notorious trio of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...

Greece, Cyprus and Egypt took steps to display their appetite for a strong trilateral partnership with the commitment of economic and political cooperation from their three heads of state. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Egyptian President...