Alexis Tsipras
Economy
Greek Public Sector Union ADEDY Calls For 24-Hour Strike Against New Bailout Deal
The Greek Public Sector Union (ADEDY) urged citizens working in the country's public sector to stage a 24-hour strike on Wednesday and express their opposition to the new 86-billion-euro bailout deal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed on Monday morning with the country's...
Economy
Greek Defense Minister: This Bailout Deal Is a Coup
The first signs of dismay -but not necessarily of a crack- in the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government regarding the 86-billion-euro bailout deal appeared just a few hours after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed with international creditors in Brussels.
Defense Minister and Independent Greeks (ANEL)...
Economy
Podemos: 'They Are Trying to Convert Greece Into a Protectorate'
A high-profile member of Spanish anti-austerity political party Podemos denounced on Monday the recent cash-for-reforms bailout deal between Athens and its international creditors and said it seems like a "financial coup d' état" aiming to transform Greece into a European "protectorate."
Former...
Greece
Greece's SYRIZA Party on the Path of Division
Greece's governing SYRIZA party is slowly moving toward splitting up after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed an agreement with the country’s creditors in Brussels, requesting for more austerity measures.
30 SYRIZA MPs have gathered to discuss about their position in the current...
Economy
Analysts Question the Greek Parliament's Will to Vote the Agreement
After Eurozone leaders announced they had finally reached an agreement, markets reacted promptly and positively to the good news. However, leading market analysts are questioning the agreement benefits and are wondering why everyone rushed to celebrate.
M&G Investments’ Jim Leaviss noted...
Economy
Greek Parliament President May be a Thorn in Tsipras' Side
The stance of Greek Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou remains a mystery as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will bring the new agreement to be voted in parliament on Tuesday.
Konstantopoulou voted "present" in the critical vote for the Greek bailout proposals...
Economy
All Eyes on Greece After Agreement With European Partners
The first foreign media reaction to the “Agreekment,” Greece’s agreement with its European partners, were divided. The negotiations marathon and the new agreement have been put under a microscope by journalists across the world.
The German Bild published an article...
Economy
Will Alexis Tsipras Be Greece's Prime Minister After Bailout Agreement?
The harsh reforms required in order for Greece to reach a new bailout agreement generated scenarios about the future of the Greek government and even the future of Alexis Tsipras in the prime minister's seat.
What is certain is that...
Greece
Potami Leader: Alexis Tsipras Kept his Last Promise
The objective has been achieved. The country remains in the eurozone. Alexis Tsipras kept his last promise in spite of all those that wanted us to return to the drachma, stated Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis on the agreement for...
Economy
Greek Prime Minister: We Fought a Hard Battle and We Won a Difficult Deal
Coming out of a long Eurozone summit, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece won a hard deal but it is one that will secure the country's place in the Eurozone and will help the Greek economy recover.
"We...