Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
Greece
Greek Government Spox: Negotiations With Institutions Will Continue Until Agreement
Negotiations between the Greek government and the institutions will continue until a political agreement is achieved on issues where the two sides diverge, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday.
"Negotiations concluded at the Hilton...
Economy
The Second Programme Review will Advance Without Concessions on Labor Issues, Gov't Spokesman Says
The IMF insists on a series of reforms that we believe will not contribute to the country's competitiveness, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday said referring to the second programme review.
"We will proceed with the second programme review...
Greece
Gov't Spox: New Democracy Must Immediately Retract False Claims of Secret Service Spying on Citizens
Accusing main opposition New Democracy of feeding false stories to the press about alleged government spying on the citizens, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Sunday urged ND to immediately retract.
"ND has a duty to withdraw, as of today, the...
Economy
Greek Officials Hope Positive Obama Statement Will Influence Eurogroup Meeting in December
On Friday government spokesperson, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told the media at a briefing that he hopes many positive repercussions will stem from US President Obama's visit to Athens next week.
Tzanakopoulos went on to express his hopes that President Obama's visit...
Greece
Samaras Absent From Tsipras' Arrival at Greek Govt Headquarters [Video]
Without outgoing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras awaiting his successor, Alexis Tsipras ascended the stairs of the Greek government headquarters alone. Samaras’ decision not to welcome Tsipras and brief him on his new duties caused SYRIZA's fierce reaction in what...