Alexis Tsipras

Greece awaits the institutions' invitation to continue negotiations, government sources said on Monday, pointing to a statement made by government Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis in Brussels who clarified that “the Greek side is ready to complete negotiations.” "We await the institutions' invitation...

The Greek government does not want to speak of an impasse in negotiations; creditors' demands are harsh, the mandate given to the government by the people is clear and efforts will continue, government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis said on Monday. He said...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that his country desperately needs some of its debt written off if it is ever to pay anything back. "Only can we guarantee the repayment of as much of our debt as possible...

Geek main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday to assume his responsibilities because Greece cannot afford to lose any more time. "The interruption of negotiations is a very bad development. Rift is not a...

The institutions' insistence on further pension cuts is a political expediency, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in statements to "Efimerida ton Syntakton" newspaper. The Greek PM underlined that creditors should not regard "our sincere desire for a solution and steps...

Greece and the new Tsipras government have been facing a brutal attack by international creditors. A classic economic war has ensued between a lender and a borrower; with the lender attempting to assert his authority and the borrower demanding loan...

As negotiations between Greece and creditors seem to stall each day and the country is perilously close to missing its due payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the end of the month, the Greek government is optimistic that...

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ personal envoys arrived in Brussels on Saturday morning in order to attempt to bridge the difference between Greece and its creditors. Greek Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas and Deputy Minister...

Greek opposition "To Potami" called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to make an "honorable compromise" and reach an agreement with creditors. "Mr. Tsipras will either make a bold move forward or stand still and be swept away by the tide of developments....

A Bloomberg report used six charts to show how the Greek economy went back into recession in the six months between the call for presidential elections in December 2014 and today. According to the report, the New Democracy/PASOK coalition had...