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Tsipras: Greece Needs Bridge Loan, Not Bailout – Full List of New Greek Govt Policy

Greece cannot service its huge debt and will seek a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during the presentation of the new Greek government policy on Sunday night. Tsipras received a warm...

Austrian Chancellor: Grexit Option Must be Eliminated

“We should save Greece and Europe from a Grexit option,” Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann underlined in a newspaper interview ahead of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit on Monday. In the interview to be published on the Sunday issue of Austrian newspaper “Kurier,”...

Scenarios on Greece's Current Position

Greece is in the center of media attention across the world this week. Reuters published an article on the possible scenarios that may play out over the next days and Thursday’s EU summit. The week will begin with the G20 Finance Ministers'...

Greece: Disaster Capitalism’s Disaster

Now that TieGate has thankfully ended, dynamic duo Alexis Tsipras and Yianis Varoufakis, fresh from unwittingly disparaging la cravate on their European roadshow, return to Athens to address the hopes of a nation they shoulder. World headlines may have...

Cyprus to Support Greek Positions at Eurogroup, EU Summit

A number of Cypriot government officials on Saturday indicated that Cyprus will support Greece's positions during discussions at European bodies. In statements to Cypriot state radio station RIK, government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said that Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will underline...

Italy: Greek Journalist Presents Book on Greece’s PM Tsipras

Greek journalist Dimitris Deliolanes will be presenting his most recent book entitled "Athens' Challenge. Alexis Tsipras against European Austerity" ("La sfida di Atene. Alexis Tsipras contro l' austerità dell' Europa") in Rome, Italy, on February 12. The book was...

Cabinet Puts Final Touches to Policy Statements to be Unveiled on Sunday

A cabinet meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday concluded a meeting that put the final touches to the policy statements that will be unveiled in Parliament on Sunday. Government sources said that these will be divided...

Athens Left With No Allies

Eighteen of the nineteen Eurozone member states and the European Commission are asking Greece to play by the European rules and request a bailout program extension, thus providing enough time to discuss the future of the country's relationship with...

U.S. Ambassador to PM: Greece Must Work with EU Colleagues, IMF

In meetings with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and members of the Greek government, U.S. Ambassador to Greece David D. Pearce said the United States "believes that it is very important for the Greek government to work cooperatively with...

Greek Govt: Not a Single Step Back in Negotiations

The Greek government is sending a double message to its European partners and the country’s creditors ahead of the emergency Eurogroup meeting to be held in five days and in the wake of Berlin's and European Central Bank's (ECB) persistent...