Alexis Tsipras

• Barack Obama arrives in Greece to begin final foreign tour as president

  President Barack Obama has arrived in Greece on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2016
  
• Greek police, protesters clash ahead of austerity bill vote

  Greek anarchists hurled firebombs, chairs and wooden planks at riot police in brief clashes outside parliament while lawmakers were debating a controversial austerity bill on Sunday.

  World

  May 8, 2016
  
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• Greek ruling party calls on workers to strike against its own cuts

  Greece is bracing for the first general strike since the left-wing government first came to power in January, with workers across the country to walk off the job to protest against yet more spending cuts and tax hikes.

  Money

  Nov 11, 2015
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• Greece’s Tsipras faces first test since bailout rebellion

  Lawmakers will vote on a new austerity reform package to penalize early retirement and expand a widely hated property tax, among other cost-cutting commitments made for a 2 billion-euro ($2.3 billion) loan installment.

  Money

  Oct 16, 2015
• Greek election winner Tsipras to govern with former coalition partner

  Alexis Tsipras, head of the left-wing Syriza party who won Greece's parliamentary election for the second time this year on Sunday, says he will form a coalition government with the small right-wing Independent Greeks.

  World

  Sep 20, 2015
• Greek PM Tsipras resigning, early election called

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he is stepping down and calling early elections after suffering a rebellion within his left-wing Syriza party over the country' new bailout program.

  World

  Aug 20, 2015
• Hey, Greece. Most Canadians say you’re to blame for your crisis.

  A new poll released by Angus Reid on Monday found 63 per cent of Canadians have pointed the finger at Greece and its overspending for the current crisis and the billions of dollars in debt it owes.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2015
• Greek parliament backs government bailout reform proposals

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was seeking backing for a harsh new austerity package from his party Friday to keep his country in the euro.

  World

  Jul 10, 2015
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• Greece gets until Sunday for proposals to stave off collapse

  Frustrated eurozone leaders fearing for the future of their currency gave the Greek prime minister a last-minute chance Tuesday to come up with a viable proposal on how to save his country from financial ruin.

  World

  Jul 7, 2015
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• Greek PM races to restart talks after vote win

  With his country struggling to stave off financial collapse, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will try to convince European creditors to agree on a new bailout program when they meet Tuesday for an emergency eurozone summit.

  World

  Jul 7, 2015