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Greek ND Leader Rules Out Coalition Government With Greece's Left

Greece's main opposition leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ruled out all prospects of cooperation with the left-wing SYRIZA government and current Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. In an interview published in German daily newspaper Deutsche Welle on Friday, he made it clear that there was...

WSJ: Tsipras Doesn't Believe Greece Will Reach Budget Targets After 2018

  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece won't be able to achieve its primary surplus budget target when the current bailout program expires in 2018, reports the Wall Street Journal. "We guarantee that we are going to reach the...

Constitutional Review on Electoral Law Changes to Begin

A high-ranking official of the government confirmed that discussion on constitutional review will take place. Debate will take place on the cancellation of a 50-seat bonus to the winning party in elections, without however, at this stage, securing the...

China and Greece Vow for Further Cooperation

China and Greece vowed on Tuesday to well implement the Piraeus Port project and make it an important part of the bilateral cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative. The pledge came as Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Greek...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Gets Symbolic Gift in China

Chinese leader Li Keqiang gave Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a bicycle as a gift on Tuesday. The present had symbolic value with Keqiang stating that bilateral relations are like a two-wheeled vehicle. "Our relations with China are like a...

BrainGain Reminds that the Vote of Greeks Living Abroad Is Forgotten Again

The much-advertised proposal for a new electoral law the SYRIZA-ANEL government has tabled in parliament left out the vote of Greeks living abroad. The right to vote of Greeks who left the country and they might want to return...

U.S. Economist Galbraith Explains Varoufakis' Plan B for Greece

American economist James Galbraith explains in his latest book the Plan B for Greece that was drafted last year by former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis in the event bailout negotiations failed. In his book, "Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice:...

Tsipras Points to COSCO Deal As a New Phase for Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed a deal with Chinese shipping giant COSCO on Monday in an effort to "help the country stand on its feet." Addressing a business forum in Beijing, Tsipras said that "we are sending a...

Greek Government's Attempt to Change Electoral Law a Simultaneous Smoke Screen and Strategy

In April, when the Greek government was ready to sign the painful memorandum with lenders in order to close the bailout program review, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the plenary claiming he will reveal all the names of corrupt...

Greece-China Relationship of Strategic Importance, PM Tsipras Says

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' official visit in China started on Monday with the welcoming ceremony in front of the People's Congress, at Tien An Men Square in Beijing. Earlier on Monday, Tsipras met with the President of the People's...