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Germany Still Refusing to Pay Billions of Euros in War Reparations to Greece

On Tuesday Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras renewed his commitment to pursuing German war reparations from World War II, stating that the Greek government will do “whatever is necessary” to receive the German payout. According to the German newspaper published...

Greek Government to Recruit 20,000 Civil Servants

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras looks to make changes to the constitution as well as initiate a hiring spree of some 20,000 civil servants over the coming year. As the Greek PM tries to revive the spirit and atmosphere of Greece's public...

Parliament Prepares for Second Bailout Review and Tsipras Makes Plans for New Referendums

According to sources as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a busy agenda set in place for the spring of 2017 as he is planning a series of referendums for the Greek people to vote on including a review of...

U.S. Treasury Secretary: Greek Debt Must Soon be Rendered Sustainable

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Thursday in a meeting with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said that the Greek debt must be soon rendered sustainable. During a press conference, Lew said that Greece has made significant progress and implemented major...

Erdogan Thanks Tsipras for Stand on Failed Coup as They Discuss the Fate of "8"

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had telephone contact with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday night at the request of the latter. The Turkish leader thanked the Greek government for its stand against the attempted military coup in his...

Greek Support for Nice: Flags at Half Mast, Buildings Lit With Colors of French Flag

  To express solidarity for France in the aftermath of the attack, Greek flags on all public buildings in the country will fly at half-mast for three days from Saturday. The gesture is a sign of mourning and a display...

New Democracy Calls for 'truth and transparency' of Tsipras' Role in Plan X

New Democracy, Greece’s conservative opposition party, has once again called for a parliamentary inquiry into the specific events that lead up to the country’s third bailout agreement. In particular they are questioning the contingency plan for a scenario in which...

Tsipras, Obama Discuss Economic Reforms at NATO Summit

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras met with US President Obama at the NATO summit on Saturday, the White House has reported. The meeting between the two leaders took place on the sidelines of the summit, where they discussed the progress that...

Plan B Causes Uproar: Did Tsipras-Varoufakis Work With Galbraith for Grexit?

A political storm was fueled a year after the Greek referendum with the release of American economist James Galbraith's book about Plan B for Greece drafted by former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. The book, titled "Welcome to the Poison...

Tsipras Meets with Party Leaders on Electoral Reforms

Greece's Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, will be meeting with party leaders to discuss electoral reforms this Sunday. The proposed changes to the electoral law that Tsipras wants to make would give back a voice to the people and would play-out much like...