Alexis Tsipras
Diplomacy
Greece and Spain in Diplomatic Spat Over Catalonia
Greece called on Spain’s ambassador to Athens on Sunday to revoke statements suggesting that the Greek government was not supportive of Spanish unity.
The Spanish Ambassador to Greece, Enrique Viguera, spoke to Sunday’s Eleftheros Typos newspaper saying that the Alexis...
Economy
Tsipras in Parliament: Solid Growth for 2018
Speaking in Greek parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was more optimistic than ever about the country's primary budget surplus in 2017, and the projected growth rate for 2018.
"We will close this year with the number 2 in...
Greece
Tsipras: Cost of Greek F-16s Upgrade to Reach 1.1 Billion Euros
Alexis Tsipras defended his government’s decision to upgrade the Greek F-16 fleet in a speech to parliament about his recent visit to the U.S., and his meeting with President Trump.
The Greek PM said that the cost of the upgrade...
Economy
Tsipras: Greece's Surplus will be Distributed to Those in Need
Greece's surplus will be distributed to those most in need, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the 5th regional conference on productive reconstruction held at Ioannina, northwestern Greece.
According to estimates, he said, Greece will have the...
Greece
ND Chief Mitsotakis: "Society Demands Greece to be a Normal Country"
"Society demands that Greece becomes a normal country," Kyriakos Mitsotakis said addressing the New Democracy Parliamentary Group on Wednesday, criticizing the SYRIZA-ANEL administration.
"(Greek) citizens are calling for political change and they want the SYRIZA-ANEL government to leave as soon...
Economy
Former German FinMin: I Told Tsipras Why I Wish he Loses Election
Former German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that in 2014 he told Alexis Tsipras that he wishes him to lose in the 2015 election because he could not stay true to his promise to keep Greece in the eurozone...
Greece
Tsipras and Bulgarian PM Present Rail Link Plan to EU Commission
On Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov presented the Greece-Bulgaria agreement for the Sea To Sea rail link to the European Commission, President Jean-Claude Juncker.
They both noted that it was an important project for...
Greece
Prime Minister Tsipras Proposes Five Measures to Tackle EU Migrant Crisis
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proposed five measures to tackle migration and refugee flows on a European level, during his address at the two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday.
Tsipras spoke of the recent increase in refugee flows in the Aegean,...
Economy
Political Repercussions of Trump-Tsipras Aircraft Deal Haunt Government
The F-16 aircraft upgrade deal between Alexis Tsipras and Donald Trump made in Washington; and allegedly costing about $2.4 billion, has caused a political uproar both at home and abroad.
During their White House meeting, the Greek PM and the...
Diplomacy
Trump-Tsipras Meeting in White House Leaves Both Sides Satisfied
U.S. President Donald Trump said his country supports "responsible debt relief" for Greece, while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said there is a "fruitful perspective" in relations between the two countries, during a joint press conference in the White...