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Greek PM Tsipras: Party Support Essential at this Stage of Negotiations

The negotiation with Greece's creditors has entered the most "substantive and crucial stage" and the party's support is essential, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday while presenting the latest developments to the SYRIZA Political Secretariat. "The party must support...

Tsipras: 'Creditors Must Acknowledge Their Program Failed'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is willing to reach an agreement with the creditors, if they made a few concessions, despite the fact that they have not yet admitted the failure of their program. In an interview with the...

Greek PM Tsipras to Propose Recognition of Palestine

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday that he will support a SYRIZA initiative to propose the recognition of the Palestinian state by the Greek Parliament, sources said. The proposal will be submitted by...

Greek MEP Papadimoulis: Cost of no Agreement on Greece Is 1.0 Trillion Euros

If Greece and its partners fail to reach an agreement on how to handle the country's debt, the cost to its creditors will be in the region of "at least one trillion euros," Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice-President...

Coordinator of Negotiation Group Tsakalotos in Brussels on Monday

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister for International Economic Affairs and coordinator of the Greek negotiation group Euclid Tsakalotos leaves on Monday for Brussels, following days of acrimony over rival reform proposals for a deal that will unlock Greece’s last remaining...

Die Welt: The Greek Issue Ruins Merkel’s Summit Agenda

The Greek issue is ruining German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s agenda at the G7 meeting in the Bavarian Alps, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Sunday. Merkel wanted to “Merkelize” the world at the G7 meeting, but her plan to close the...

Juncker 'Still Waiting for Alternative Greek Reform Plans'

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking ahead of the G7 summit in Bavaria, Germany, on Sunday, said he is still waiting for Greece to produce the set of economic reform plans it had promised after rejecting creditors' demands last...

Tsipras to Meet Merkel, Hollande Again in Brussels

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a summit in Brussels next week, according to a Greek government official. The three leaders held a conference...

Martin Schulz: 'Tsipras Is Playing Political Games Delaying the Negotiations Process'

After his recent defamatory statement "Greeks get on my nerves," European Parliament President Martin Schulz unleashed again a new verbal assault this time toward Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accusing him of "delaying" the negotiations process "playing" his own...

Rescue Package May Be Extended Until Autumn

According to a barrage of reports in the German media during the last few days, there is a high likelihood of Greece's current bailout program being extended until autumn. At the same time, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his confidence that the...