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Athens Ready for Visit of French President Macron

Athens is preparing for the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron who will stay for two days and meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The visit, which has been heralded by the Greek...

Tsipras: Profitability is Not an End in Itself

Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras continued his charm offensive towards business by visiting companies that survived the crisis. After his recent visit to tobacco company Papastratos, on Monday he toured the premises of Apivita cosmetics company in Markopoulo, Attica. Tsipras met Manuel...

Mitsotakis: I am Interested in How Greece will Be in 2030, not How it Was in 1980

The prime minister was once again "fishing in murky waters" and turning to the past because he had sabotaged the country's present and future, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis commented on Sunday, in response to the publication...

'Was Andreas a Liar?': Tsipras Article on PASOK Founder in 'Documento'

In an article appearing this Sunday - on the same date as PASOK founder Andreas Papandreou announced the formation of his new party in 1974 - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tracks PASOK's meteoric rise from the political fringe to...

WSJ: Britain Still has Time to Avoid Repeating Varoufakis' Mistakes in Brexit Talks

Britain must avoid repeating the mistakes made by Greece and Yanis Varoufakis in negotiations with the European Union regarding the Brexit, a Wall Street Journal report says. Writer of the report Simon Nixon says that Varoufakis' book "Adults in the...

Greek PM Tsipras Promises More Hirings in Public Sector

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday promised more hirings in the public sector and announced that a new plan for administrative reforms will be presented soon. Speaking in the Ministry of Administrative Reform, Tsipras presented the national strategy for...

Tsipras: Investors Trust and Invest in Greek Economy

There are many investors who trust and invest in the Greek economy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during his visit to the Papastratos CMC tobacco factory in Aspropyrgos, Attica. "We are working to lay the foundations for a...

Cabinet Discusses Education Reforms, Wildfire Damage

A new draft bill by the Ministry of Education which proposes changes in secondary education was the main topic discussed in a cabinet meeting on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. During the meeting, Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou presented...

New Democracy Slams Tsipras for his '13 Fake Pledges' in 2016

Main opposition New Democracy party criticized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' record of pledges that he made in last year's Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) speech, saying he gave "13 fake promises." In an ongoing exchange of reprovals with the government, ND...

Tsipras Visits Fire-Stricken Areas of Eastern Attica

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the areas north of Athens that were severely damaged from the wildfire that was burning forest areas and houses for three days. Tsipras flew by helicopter over the fire-stricken areas and met with exhausted...