Greek PM Tsipras says lenders could return for review in first 10 days of March
International lenders could return to Greece within the first ten days of March to complete a bailout review, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.
Mar 01, 2016, 05:24 AM IST
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras government wins key parliament vote
Alexis Tsipras won a crucial vote of confidence vote on Thursday.
Oct 08, 2015, 22:10 PM IST
Greek Leftist leader Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM
Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical left Syriza party, was on Monday sworn in as prime minister after his party's win in Sunday's general elections.
Sep 21, 2015, 23:36 PM IST
Greece's third bailout agreed 'in principle'
"What we don't have is a political agreement," said Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt, hours after Athens suggested that the deal was all but done.
Aug 11, 2015, 19:50 PM IST
Greece to cut MP tax breaks, minister salaries: Tsipras
"The political system must be responsive to the feelings of society," Tsipras told ministers according to a government note.
Aug 10, 2015, 20:41 PM IST
Greeks brace for stock market carnage after five-week shutdown
Trading on the Athens bourse was suspended in late June as part of capital controls imposed to stem a debilitating outflow of euros that threatened to collapse Greece`s banks and hurl the indebted country out of the euro zone.
Aug 03, 2015, 09:31 AM IST
Greek PM defends Varoufakis over Grexit 'defence plan'
"Of course, I personally gave the order to prepare a team to prepare a defence plan in case of emergency," Tsipras told parliament. without elaborating.
Jul 31, 2015, 16:13 PM IST
Greek PM Tsipras prevails over rebels at party meeting
Dissenters had sought a conference earlier, pressing the government to abandon ongoing negotiations with rescue lenders.
Jul 31, 2015, 08:47 AM IST
Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports
The reports came at the end of a week of fevered speculation over what Syriza hardliners had in mind as an alternative to the tough bailout terms that Tsipras reluctantly accepted to keep Greece in the euro.
Jul 27, 2015, 08:26 AM IST
Greek PM Tsipras faces key bailout vote test on Wednesday
A first set of reforms that focused largely on tax hikes and budget reforms triggered a rebellion in his party last week and passed only thanks to votes from pro-EU opposition parties.
Jul 22, 2015, 14:52 PM IST
Greece to vote on second bailout bill in test for Tsipras
Greek lawmakers are on Wednesday set to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Athens is to receive its third huge international bailout, in a key test of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras` authority.
Jul 22, 2015, 11:26 AM IST
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won the backing of parliament in the early hours of Thursday for the stringent reform measures demanded by the creditors led by Germany, but was left weakened by a revolt in his left-wing Syriza party.
Jul 16, 2015, 19:18 PM IST
Greece licks wounds after bailout vote, ECB move expected
The vote, vital to unlocking emergency financing from European partners as early as Thursday, left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras weakened by a revolt in his leftist Syriza party but clinging to power for now.
Jul 16, 2015, 13:20 PM IST
Greek PM Tsipras tells lawmakers he needs their support to stay
"I am prime minister because I have a parliamentary group that supports me. If I do not have its support, it will be difficult to be prime minister the day after," he told the lawmakers, according to the official.
Jul 15, 2015, 23:46 PM IST
IMF calls for Greece debt relief as Germany talks tough
The IMF`s stark warning on Athens` debt was leaked as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras struggled to persuade deeply unhappy leftist lawmakers to vote for a package of austerity measures and liberal economic reforms to secure a new bailout.
Jul 14, 2015, 22:17 PM IST
Greek PM faces 'Gordian Knot' to pass reforms for deal
Having staved off financial meltdown with a new agreement from Greece`s international creditors, Tsipras now faces the anger of lawmakers and the public for agreeing to measures much tougher than those rejected in a referendum on July 5.
Jul 14, 2015, 17:01 PM IST
Merkel warns 'long, difficult' road ahead for Greece deal
"The road will be long, and judging by the negotiations tonight, difficult," Merkel told reporters, after bailout talks ended after more than 17 hours.
Jul 13, 2015, 13:29 PM IST
Greek compromise proposed after Tsipras, Hollande,Merkel talks
The leaders of Greece, Germany, France and the EU proposed a "compromise" on a bailout deal for Athens at late-night talks which will now be put to the rest of the eurozone, a European source said early on Monday.
Jul 13, 2015, 12:32 PM IST
Euro zone argues into the night with Greece on bailout terms
Six sweeping measures including tax and pension reforms must be enacted by Wednesday night and the entire package endorsed by parliament before talks can start.
Jul 13, 2015, 08:10 AM IST
Overwhelming majority of Greeks want to keep euro, poll shows
The poll by Metron Analysis for Parapolitika newspaper showed that although the overwhelming majority of those polled want to remain in the single currency, 55 percent said it was the right choice to vote `No` in last weekend`s referendum on tough austerity measures.
Jul 11, 2015, 00:18 AM IST
