Alexis Tsipras
Economy
Creditors Meet For Negotiations During the Weekend
The creditors' representatives will depart from Athens sometime between Sunday and Tuesday, announced a top member of the Finance Ministry, with many parts of the negotiation still being left open, as there was no agreement regarding the issues that...
Greece
Greek Authorities Searching for Siblings of 7-year-old Syrian Cancer Patient
Greece’s government body that manages the refugee crisis has been mobilized after it emerged that the family of a 7-year-old Syrian boy who is hospitalized in Germany and urgently needs a bone marrow transplant may be among the thousands...
Greece
Greek PM: Success of EU-Turkey Deal Will Depend on Low Migration Flows
The deal achieved between the European Union and Turkey was a diplomatic success for Greece in collaboration with Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday after the European Council meeting on the migration crisis. He warned, however,...
Greece
Turkish Foreign Ministry Reacts Angrily to Greek, Armenian Comments
Turkey’s foreign ministry reacted angrily to the statements made by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the latter’s official visit to Athens on Tuesday, saying they are “obsessive and one-sided.”
In a...
Greece
EU Leaders Agree on Joint Stance Ahead of Friday Talks With Turkish PM Davutoglu
The European Union member states agreed late on Thursday in Brussels on a draft agreement on migration to be discussed with Turkey on Friday. A dinner at the end of the first day concluded without a press conference.
The EU-Turkey...
Greece
Greek PM Asks Leaders of France and Germany to Put Pressure on Turkey
While in Brussels for the two-day EU-Turkey summit, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a joint meeting with French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
According to government sources, the focus of the meeting revolved around the Greek...
Greece
Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees in Lesbos
Angelina Jolie arrived in Lesbos this morning in order to visit the hot spots in Kara Tepe and Moria and meet with the refugees and migrants.
At the hot spot of Moria, Jolie was informed regarding the identification procedures, she...
Greece
Merkel Urges Pan-European Approach that Does Not Abandon Greece
With a message to refugees at Idomeni to trust Greek authorities and move to the alternative accommodation prepared for them - but also a warning to European countries that the current temporary relief from refugee flows would not be...
Economy
Eurogroup Demands De-politicization of Greek Public Administration
After a short two-day break so the technical teams can prepare the ground work, negotiation talks between Greek officials and the representatives of the quartet institutions are again under way, with the Greek government hoping for an agreement before...
Greece
Angelina Jolie Meets With Greek PM Tsipras [video]
PM Alexis Tsipras met with UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt on Wednesday afternoon, in Maximos Mansion.
Earlier in the day, the famous actress and activist visited the refugee and migrant hot spots in Piraeus port and Elaionas.
"I'm...