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Tsipras Preparing for Oct. 17 Meeting with Trump in the White House

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ staff is getting him ready to go to Washington for his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House, on October 17. The PM and the new American president are expected to discuss regional...

Tsipras Says Greece's Adjustment Program will be Completed on Time

Greece's adjustment program will be completed on time and will end a long and painful era for the country and society, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the 2nd Thessaloniki Summit on Friday. "The Greek economy is...

Satirical Play “Alexis & Yanis” Hits the London Stage (video)

"Alexis & Yanis", “a love story between the Greek prime minister and his finance minister during the negotiations of the Greek debt in 2015,” will hit the London stage October 27-29. Writer, director and protagonist Alexandre Kollatos describes the satirical play...

Leaders Of Greece Bulgaria Romania Back Serbia EU Membership

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have expressed their support for Serbia's bid to join them in the European Union, saying the move would help guarantee regional peace and security. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai...

US Naval Base at Souda Prominent in Trump-Tsipras October Meeting

The future of the US Naval base in Souda, Crete is expected to dominate talks between US President Donald Trump and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras at their forthcoming meeting in Washington DC. The date of the Greek premier’s visit has...

Tsipras to Meet Trump in Washington in October-Gov't Sources

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay a visit to the United States in the second half of October for a meeting U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, following an official invitation, government sources said on Friday. The Greek...

Greek PM Tsipras Calls for a 'European IMF' at EU Summit

Alexis Tsipras said that many EU leaders recognize the need for Europe to create its own institutions to deal with problems, instead of relying to outside help such as the IMF. Speaking to the press before the second day of...

PM Tsipras ‘Not Welcomed’ in Greece’s Holy Mountain Athos

Alexis Tsipras was forced to cancel plans to visit Mount Athos last week, as a number of influential orthodox clerics vetoed his visit on the grounds that he is an atheist. Kathimerini reports that the Greek Premier was to travel...

SYRIZA Party 'Fully Supports the Hellinikon Investment'

The ruling SYRIZA party expressed its full support for the investment process at Hellinikon, at a meeting chaired by party leader Alexis Tsipras on Thursday. In an announcement, the party's political council expressed "SYRIZA's full support for the completion of...

Greek Parliament Turns Down Opposition Request for Investigative Committee over Defense Minister Wrondoing

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras supported Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, and 151 MPs voted against New Democracy's request to form a parliamentary committee to investigate him for apparently trying to convince a convict to bear false witness, in a...