Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Council of Europe urges Greece to step up anti-corruption efforts
World
March 1, 2018
Council of Europe urges Greece to step up anti-corruption efforts
Greece needs to step up efforts to prevent corruption by lawmakers and judges and improve transparency of party financing, the…
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
World
October 23, 2017
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
Over a dozen human rights groups and aid organizations wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday urging him…
New Greek ministers sworn in after reshuffle
World
July 18, 2015
New Greek ministers sworn in after reshuffle
New ministers in Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government were sworn in on Saturday after a reshuffle expelled dissidents from…
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
World
July 17, 2015
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
Europe moved to re-open funding to Greece's stricken economy on Thursday after the parliament in Athens approved a new bailout…
Greek parliament backs bailout reform plan
World
July 11, 2015
Greek parliament backs bailout reform plan
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reform proposals aimed at obtaining a new…
Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions
World
July 10, 2015
Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party's lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reforms package after abruptly…
Greece offers conditional okay to bailout, Germany sceptical
World
July 1, 2015
Greece offers conditional okay to bailout, Germany sceptical
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has written to international creditors saying Greece could accept their last bailout offer if some…
Greek PM Tsipras says accord possible if pensions are not cut
World
June 9, 2015
Greek PM Tsipras says accord possible if pensions are not cut
Greece could reach a deal with its international creditors if they dropped demands including cuts to pensions, Prime Minister Alexis…
EU source: Greece has sent reform plans, a “valid starting point”
World
February 24, 2015
EU source: Greece has sent reform plans, a “valid starting point”
Greece has sent a list of economic reform plans to European institutions and the International Monetary Fund around midnight, a…