Alexis Tsipras

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,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral relations, regional developments, and the refugee crisis in a telephone conversation on Friday evening. Putin congratulated Tsipras on his electoral victory, but stressed issues relating to the upcoming...

Alexis Tsipras will make his first visit to the United States as prime minister of Greece on September 26th to participate in the 70th meeting of the UN’s General Assembly, where he will address the assembly on October 1st,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed his ministers in the first cabinet meeting saying that they must work hard and meet people's expectations and that they will be judged for their work in six months. "We must honor the support...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday spoke to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over the telephone and congratulated him on his electoral victory. According to a White House announcement, President Obama looks forward to working with the Greek government as...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will reportedly meet with U.S. President Barrack Obama at a reception for foreign leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday. According to a source close to Maximos Mansion, the Greek...

New Democracy, Greece's conservative party, is facing a serious leadership problem after the third electoral defeat in a row, counting the European Parliament and municipal elections of May 2014. After the resignation of Antonis Samaras in the summer due to...

After the September 20 national elections, Greece's new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras opted to form a second coalition government with his ally Panos Kammenos's Independent Greeks (ANEL). The new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday morning, September 23. Here are the members of the...

A meeting on Wednesday between Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker focused mainly on the European Council to discuss the refugee crisis and the need for a common European solution, EU sources said. The meeting...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked his coalition partner and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos to consider sacking Deputy Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Dimitris Kammenos if a series of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments posted on Twitter and attributed...