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Drug Case Convict Says Will Leak More Calls From Greek Defense Minister

Convict for major drug case Makis Yiannousakis told judges that he will leak more telephone conversations he had with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos. Yiannousakis -- who is serving a life sentence for his involvement in a huge shipment of heroin...

Tsipras, Mitsotakis Clash in Parliament Over the Economy

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras defended the recent Eurogroup agreement and expressed optimism on the prospects for the economy during his speech at the Greek parliament. Tsipras attacked the opposition who have criticized the agreement saying that they are "prophets of...

European Commission Chief Juncker on Greek PM: I Have Full Confidence in Tsipras

I have full confidence in the Greek government and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Euro2day. Invited to comment on the statements of European People's Party President Manfred Weber, in which the name of the President...

Mitsotakis: Meeting With Turkish PM Yildirim 'Substantive and Sincere'

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he had a "substantive and sincere" conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Monday, as part of Yildirim's visit to Athens. The two officials discussed, among other issues, Greek-Turkish relations, migration and Cyprus....

Mitsotakis: 'Tsipras has no Reason to Celebrate'

Greece did not get what it set out for at the Eurogroup, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Alpha television on Friday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set the bar high, Mitsotakis said, but...

Greek PM to Meet with Political Leaders over Deal with Creditors

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet next week with House Speaker Nikos Voutsis and political leaders individually to discuss the agreement with creditors, a government source said. Tsipras met today (Friday) with President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos to...

Joe Biden Meets With Greek President Pavlopoulos, Opposition Leader Mitsotakis

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is in Athens for the Concordia Europe Summit, met on Tuesday with President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. While at the reception in the Presidential Mansion, Biden stressed...

Mitsotakis: U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement an Extremely Unpleasant Development

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated on Friday that the climate change is a crucial international matter that affects everyone. He said that it is not a conspiracy theory and is not linked with the economic competition. The climate, he...

Poll: 4 in 10 Greeks Believe Tsipras Brought the Worst Austerity Measures

Four in 10 Greeks believe that the Alexis Tsipras government has brought on the worst austerity measures, according to a poll by the University of Macedonia. Conducted on behalf of Skai television, the survey shows that the majority of Greeks...

Mitsotakis: 'No Confidence' in Government Handling of New-Generation Terrorism

The present government is not equipped to handle the new generation of terrorism, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, attacking the government's record on terrorism issues in statements at a book launch in Athens. "I have...