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Greek PM Tsipras Meets with Distomo Massacre Survivor

A meeting with the man who shocked the German public opinion with his narration of what the Nazis did in the village of Distomo, Greece, in June 10, 1944, held Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. Argyris Sfountouris, a survivor of...

German FinMin Spokesman: The Ball Is in Greece's Court

Yet another declaration of its frustration expressed today the German Finance Ministry, regarding the lack of progress Greece has achieved in regards to its economic reforms list. As it was highlighted, Berlin is patient but it is clearly Athens that should...

Varoufakis Is Off the Pedestal

For the past three months, Greece's finance minister extraordinaire Yanis (with one 'n') Varoufakis has been the talk of every town, from Los Angeles to Adelaide and from Kiev to Cape Town. Even Germany -- Greece's biggest lender and harsh...

Varoufakis Downsized as Tsipras Forms New Greek Negotiating Team

Despite his expressed trust to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proceeded with forming a new political negotiating team putting Varoufakis at the helm but appointing Alternate Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations Euclides Tsakalotos as...

Tsipras Backs Varoufakis, Despite Dissatisfaction of EU Finance Ministers

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is backing Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis despite the fact that he has been targeted by his European Union peers who have reached the point of asking for his replacement. Sources from the Maximos Mansion say...

Tsipras Takes it Upon Himself to Accelerate Greece-Lenders Deal

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has taken it upon himself to accelerate negotiations and reach a deal with lenders in order to increase liquidity. Two days after the Eurogroup in Riga, where European Union finance ministers refused a deal that...

Greek Govt Executives Consider Snap Election

The final countdown before the critical May 11 Eurogroup has already started. Meanwhile, the heavy atmosphere that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis faced at the Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting have brought to light scenarios of snap elections or a referendum. The Greek...

Greek PM Commits to Unbind Greek Regions' Reserves

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a political commitment to proceed as soon as possible to change the legislative act binding the Greek Regions and Municipalities’ cash, to the Union of Greek Regions representatives during a meeting on Saturday,...

Greek Government Seeking an Interim Agreement

The Greek government is seeking a solution to its financial dead-end, before its funds run out and while Athens is looking to achieve an Interim Agreement, it maintains its “radio silence” in regards to the critical negotiations. Talks have intensified...

EU's Katainen: 'We can Work Closely and Help Greek People Find Jobs'

European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen said on Friday he was very satisfied with his visit to Athens and that he was certain the Commission can work closely with Greece to create more jobs. "I learned a lot during my visit...