Alexis Tsipras

Greece Requests For EU Summit Amid Fruitless Bailout Negotiations

The Greek Prime Minister has requested the EU Council President for an EU leaders’ summit. However...

Apr 28, 2016 04:36 AM EDT

'No' shapes Greek history, even when it's not the last word

They defied a vast Persian army in 480 BC, rejected Italy's ultimatum during World War Two and told ...

Oct 28, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

Outburst of compassion in Europe puts lid on far right -for now

European far right parties have called refugees streaming into the region "terrorists", a "ticking t...

Sep 24, 2015 09:59 PM EDT

Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly decisive vote win

Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory...

Sep 20, 2015 09:08 PM EDT

Greek ship ferries hundreds more migrants to mainland

A ship bringing about 1,800 migrants and refugees from an eastern Greek island to the port of Piraeu...

Sep 01, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

Hammond: African migrant surge imperils EU social infrastructure

A surge in migrants from Africa threatens the European Union's living standards and social infrastru...

Aug 09, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

Greek PM Tspiras faces party revolt over bailout deal

Greece's leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his own party on Tue...

Jul 13, 2015 05:51 PM EDT

Greece votes in referendum with future in euro in doubt

Greeks voted on Sunday whether to accept or reject the tough terms of an aid offer to stave off fina...

Jul 05, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites

Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday to back their leftwing government's rejection of a tou...

Jun 29, 2015 06:35 PM EDT

Greek parliament gives green light to Tspiras' bailout referendum

Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' proposed July 5th bailout refere...

Jun 28, 2015 01:03 AM EDT

Greek officials play down snap election option in debt stand off

Greek government officials on Saturday played down the possibility of early elections to break an im...

Jun 06, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Tsipras presses for early Greek debt deal but flags referendum

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday he was confident of an early deal with internati...

Apr 28, 2015 07:02 AM EDT

Greek government denies finance minister Varoufakis to resign

Greece's outspoken Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is not planning to resign, two Greek government...

Mar 27, 2015 08:07 AM EDT

Greek PM Tsipras to visit Germany's Holocaust memorial

Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Germany's Holocaust memorial on Tuesday on the secon...

Mar 24, 2015 07:52 AM EDT

Germany rejects Greek demands for World War Two reparations

Germany dismissed on Wednesday Greek demands to pay World War Two reparations after leftist Prime Mi...

Mar 11, 2015 09:39 AM EDT

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