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Greek Parliament Expected to Vote on the Recognition οf the Palestinian State
The Greek parliament is expected to vote in favor of recognizing the state of Palestine on Tuesday, December 22. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been supporting the creation of an independent Palestinian state for a long time and...
Economy
Greek Parallel Economic Bill Withdrawn
The Greek government was forced by international lenders to withdraw the parallel economic program bill from parliament on Thursday, while the Euro Working Group was meeting on the completion of the 13 prerequisites for the approval of the 1...
Greece
Tsipras: It's Europe's Turn To Honor Their Commitments
The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Immigration Yiannis Mouzalas inspected the progress of the reception identification centers (hotspots) in Chios and Leros.
Tsipras stressed that it's Europe's turn to honor its commitments. He stated...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras: 'Forces Wish for the Greek Government to Fail'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned the central committee of SYRIZA not to have the illusion that all their battles had been won. In fact he stated that “there are forces that wish for Greece’s government to fail.”
Opening the...
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Greek PM Tsipras On Recapitalization of Greek Banks
"Despite any difficulties, the new recapitalization of the banks was conducted in order to safeguard, in the best possible way, the interests of the Greek state," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed on Friday, addressing the Greek Parliament. Tsipras rejected...
Greece
Greek Gov't: 'Yes to Euro Coast Guard, No to Joint Greek-Turkish Patrols'
"We must all understand that our international obligation regarding the Schengen treaty is to effectively contribute to the battle against terrorism, which means immediate identification and recording of the migrants that enter into the country; the identification should be...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras: ‘2016 Will Be the Year Greece Exits from the Crisis’
If 2015 was the year Greece secured its place in the Eurozone and ended the so-called 'Grexit' talk, then 2016 must be the year the country will start its exit from the crisis, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on...
Greece
PM Tsipras Calls for 'Global Shift to a Climate-Friendly, Sustainable Society' at COP21
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in his address to the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris on Monday, said the summit should be a historic turning point for a "global shift to a climate-friendly, sustainable society."
"Greece, which at this...
Greece
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Ends Official Visit to Israel, Palestinian Areas
The Greek government supports the creation of a Palestinian state based on the borders of 1967 and with East Jerusalem as its capital, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday, in statements after meeting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras: Political Forces are Mature for National Dialogue
National dialogue on the major open national issues as well as on the social cohesion will launch the government, stated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview to the Sunday edition of Ethnos newspaper.
The prime minister said that...