Yiannis Dragasakis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed on Friday his optimism for the outcome of the negotiations between the Greek government and the country’s international creditors, at a cabinet meeting that was held late on Friday. During the 5-hour meeting, that...

The Greek government vetoed the joint statement of euro zone finance ministers after Wednesday's inconclusive talks on Greece's bailout in Brussels, according to a Financial Times report. According to officials involved in the talks, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had...

In meetings with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and members of the Greek government, U.S. Ambassador to Greece David D. Pearce said the United States "believes that it is very important for the Greek government to work cooperatively with...

The new Greek government will not take any actions to hurt the share values of banks and will not appoint party members at key management positions, the government's spokesperson said on Monday. "We will not do anything that would hurt...

A political agreement with Greece 's international lenders may be reached very soon, Greek Government Vice-President Yiannis Dragasakis said on Sunday night, speaking to private television station Mega. A political agreement will render the request for a technical extension of...

Major Greek banks rebounded today after yesterday's almost catastrophic sell-offs. Greek bank stocks rebounded as the new government made an effort to downplay the prospect of an imminent standoff with Greece's EU/IMF creditors. Ministers of Greece's new anti-bailout cabinet led by...

Greece can never rebound without a generous debt haircut, said Yiannis Dragasakis, SYRIZA's chief economist. Speaking to Agence France-Presse ahead of Sunday's general elections Greece, Dragasakis said that despite what Greece's creditors say, a debt cut is absolutely necessary in...

The head of Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party Alexis Tsipras told European Central Bank President Mario Draghi the country can't afford to pay back what it owes international lenders - including the bank. Tsipras said...

Greece's main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras is fending off criticism that he would take Greece out of the eurozone if he were to come to power, as he tries to keep the reins on his...

As expected, as the government controls a bare majority of Parliament, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' Conservative-led coalition government won't have to face the prospect of new elections after lawmakers, by a margin of 153-124 voted against a motion...