Alexis Tsipras
Economy
Varoufakis Praises German Chancellor and Doubts Greek Prime Minister
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who held his ministerial post from January until his resignation on July 6 2015, once again expressed his disbelief in the success of Greece's new bailout program while praising Germany's approach to the...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Criticizes EU Debate on Refugee Crisis
"I feel ashamed by Europe's inability to deal with this drama," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said addressing the House on the refugee issue.
Tsipras criticized harshly the European Union for its stance and lack of action to curb the...
Economy
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...
Crime
Greek Gov't to Prosecute Former General Secretary of Public Revenue Katerina Savvaidou
The Greek prosecutor against corruption filed for the criminal prosecution of former general secretary of Public Revenue Katerina Savvaidou on felony charges for infidelity against the service. Only a few days ago Savvaidou had been dismissed from her post,...
Greece
German Newspaper: Greek PM Resorting to Old Tactics
Bild newspaper argues that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is returning to some of his past practices during the ongoing negotiations with international creditors.
Greece and international creditors have yet to finalize an agreement on a list of reforms and measures that Greece must...
Greece
OXI Day: The Greek Word That Changed the Course of WWII Keeps Shaping Greece
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OXI, the word NO in Greek, may sound like a negative. But it has become a positive word after PM Metaxas said OXI to the Nazi forces passing through Greece.
Economy
Greek Prime Minister Meets European Commission Vice President in Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis at the Maximou Palace in Athens on Monday evening.
After meeting with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos earlier in the day, Dombrovskis noted that he had a...
Economy
Greek Government in Total Confusion Over VAT on Private Education
The Greek government continues to kick the can down the road on the value added tax on private education by repeatedly postponing the date the measure will apply. The new postponement is for November 1. Until the next postponement...
Greece
Greek Prime Minister Calls for Collective Solution of Refugee Crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras underlined the need for a European solution to the refugee crisis, upon his arrival at the leaders EU Summit in Brussels on Sunday.
"I hope common ground can be found for this difficult problem. I believe we are before a...
Economy
Dombrovskis: Greece Can Return to Growth in the Second Half of 2016
I believe that Greece can return to growth in the second half of 2016, said European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis in an interview with VIMA newspaper.
Dombrovskis also underlined that the "top priority is the implementation of the ...