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“The immediate release of the two Greek soldiers is a major issue in the Greek-Turkish relations” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reportedly told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a private meeting at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Brussels. In the meeting that last nearly two hours, Tsipras put …

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A fresh round of Macedonia talks concluded in Vienna last Friday afternoon, where the foreign ministers of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, had a meeting with the Special Envoy of United Nations, Matthew Nimetz. Although all people parties involved expressed optimism in statements …

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A high level meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos showed that both sides are keen to finally solve the name dispute. In the joint press conference that …

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The first trilateral summit of Greece, Cyprus and Jordan establishes the role of the three countries as pillars of stability, peace and security in the region, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday during joint statements with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and King Abdullah II of Jordan, after the …

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Greek Ministry of Public Order decided to forbid a planned meeting by the police union at Exarchia Square. Citing reasons of “public safety” the ministry put an end to the controversial meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow Thursday in the Athens district which considered as “anarchists’ castle.” With its decision, …

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For one hour and ten minutes, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation organized by the Chinese government on Friday. The agenda of topics to be discussed was full: …

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Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is in Brussels on Friday for a series of previously unscheduled meetings with the heads of the country’s European creditors. Additionally, Tsakalotos is also going to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the next days,  Athens News Agency reported on Friday morning. That the …

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the International Monetary Fund finally agreed on the Greek debt issue. However what they agreed upon is not what Greece would like to expect. Schaeuble and the IMF’s responsible for Europen Poul Thomsen agreed to a common hard-line, that translates into to increase pressure …

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“This is not the place where decisions will be made,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a joint press statement with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Berlin on Friday. “That matter is in good hands with the institutions and the Eurogroup.” In just few words, the German Chancellor rejected …

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“In Greece there is progress, but you have a long way ahead,” US President Barack Obama said during his conversation with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in front of the cameras. Obama added that the United States stand by Greece and the Greek people. he made a special reference to the refugees …

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It’s logical that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had a plan B in his pocket for the case the majority of British people would vote in favor of Brexit. like every well-trained bureaucrat Schaeuble is much too insecure to let anything get him by surprise. The German finance minister loves …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is rushing to Paris to meet French President Francois Hollande. As the meeting was not planned, Greek media wonder whether the urgent trip to Paris has something to do with the break in Greece-Creditors Review Talks and the Government decision to submit two bills to the …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. The meeting took place at the side of the European Council Summit on Migration. According to Greek government sources, the three leaders agreed to give more time to Greece to implement the EU-turkey …

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Us President Barack Obama had a phone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday.According to a White House press release, Obama called Tsipras to congratulate him for his Elections success on September 20th. The two leaders discussed Greece’s reforms to achieve debt sustainability, the Syrian refugee crisis, and …

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+++ Jeroen Dijsselbloem after Eurogroup meeting: “There could not be program extension, it expires tonight. The Greek proposal will be examined after the Referendum.” That was also Germany’s stance, to discuss again on Greece after the Referendum. A Eurogroup meeting via teleconference will be held 12:30 noon BE time (GR …

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Brussels on Wednesday morning and meet with the heads of the Three Institutions , EC Jean-Claude Juncker, ECB Mario Draghi and IMF Christine Lagarde. The meeting is reportedly scheduled for 1 pm local time (2 pm GR time). The Tsipras-Institutions meeting takes place …

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They must have been in a great hurry to close the deal with Greece. Who? The heads of the three Institutions, the country’s main creditors, the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission. Jean-Claude Juncker, Mario Draghi and Christine Lagarde called Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on …

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Democratic procedures in Europe? Well… Hardly… Most likely it is about a mechanism of Institutions that rule setting aside democratic elected governments and ministers. A very serious claim about the Eurogroup meeting of last Thursday is made by Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. In his article to the Irish Times, …

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A crucial – the most crucial – meeting between Greece and its creditors is taking place Sunday afternoon in Brussels. Greek delegates are to meet the representatives of the three Institutions IMF, EU, and  the EFSF for a so-called “final effort” to reach an agreement on the Greek debt problem. …

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European Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker would not hide his joy to see an old friend again, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. with a warm smile in his face, Juncker embarrassed Tsipras and pressed one of his famous kisses to the Greek cheek. The two held a short face-to-face meeting  and reportedly …

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