Alexis Tsipras

SYRIZA-led government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis expressed his optimism earlier today that the negotiations between Greece and its creditors "will have a positive outcome." In an interview to Greek television, Sakellaridis underlined that a Eurogroup meeting "should take place soon," and that...

A conflict within the Greek government was generated over the potential continuation of the single property tax (ENFIA). According to the creditors, the continuation of the ENFIA tax is included in the list of proposed reforms, while the government...

Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled she is prepared to go against German voters’ discontent to try and keep Greece in the euro, as long as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras does his part and presents a viable economic plan, according to Bloomberg. As Greece’s...

Greek main opposition leader Antonis Samaras said on Monday that his party will support the government but will not adopt any measures presented. Speaking in parliament, the New Democracy leader criticised Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for not properly briefing...

The Greek Parliament was briefed minutes ago by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras regarding the country's negotiation with its creditors and the developments with the proposed reforms list. The discussion started at around 8.00 p.m. at the plenary of the Parliament on a...

Totally clear to what Greece should do to receive the financial aid appeared today German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's spokesperson Martin Jaeger. As he said, the Greek side has not yet submitted a complete list of proposals to the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to reduce pensions, said Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas. Speaking on Greek television on Monday, the Deputy Minister referred to the recent meeting of the two countries' leaders in Berlin and the...

Greece's international creditors spent the weekend studying the list of reforms the Greek government presented on Friday and sources from Brussels say that it may take one or two weeks before a final decision is made whether further financial...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked to inform the Parliament plenum about the progress of ongoing negotiations. The session will take place on Monday, March 30, at 8:00 pm. Tsipras has already submitted a request to Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou who is...

Greece’s creditors have expressed their concern regarding the country’s primary budget surplus goal, which may not be met this year, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. The country's former New Democracy-led government had set a target to achieve a primary surplus of...