Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

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  Greek Conservatives Oust PM Alexis Tsipras In Election Landslide

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat Sunday in a general election won handily by the conservative New Democracy party after over four years in opposition, his office said.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Says Will Call Snap Elections After June 2

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday he would call for early polls next month after a drubbing at European and local elections.

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  EU To Propose Emergency Humanitarian Aid To Greece

  European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker talked to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday and European Council President Donald Tusk will visit Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey this week.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Vows To Implement Pension Reform At Anniversary Rally

  Leftwing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, at a rally Sunday to mark a year in power, stood by a vow to overhaul the country's pension system despite fierce opposition.

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  Greece's Alexis Tsipras Facing The Music After Rollercoaster Year In Power

  He came to power vowing a debt revolution, but after a rollercoaster year of economic meltdown forcing him to abandon his election promises, a less bouncy but still charismatic Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing the music.

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  Greek PM in Turkey to Discuss Migrant Crisis

  Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras held talks today with the Greek orthodox patriarch as he embarked on his first official visit to Turkey set to be devoted to grappling with the huge flow of refugees entering his country from Turkish territory.

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  Austria Rethinks Asylum Rules as Migrants to Relocate From Greece

  Austria sought to tighten asylum rules in the face of a record influx of migrants, hours before the first refugees are set to be relocated from Greece today under a faltering EU plan to ease the burden on southern countries.

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  Bashar al-Assad is Problem, Not Solution in Syria: French President Francois Hollande

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is the problem and not the solution where the crisis in Syria is concerned, French President Francois Hollande said today.

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  Austrian Chancellor Casts Doubt on EU Migrant 'Hotspot' Plans

  Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann cast doubt on the workability of the so-called migrant hotspots European leaders plan to create by the end of next month in Greece and Italy to help manage large numbers of refugees.

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  Greek Government Wins Confidence Vote Before First Bailout Review

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government comfortably won a confidence vote early on Thursday, starting a race to pass key reform laws before Athens undergoes a crucial first review of its international bailout.

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  Greek PM Says First Bailout Review Must be Concluded Within November

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told lawmakers early on Thursday that Athens must conclude the first review of its new international bailout within November, to start talks over a debt relief before the end of the year.

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  Alexis Tsipras Says Debt Relief is Key to Recovery

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told lawmakers on Monday that debt relief is essential for the crisis-hit country to return to growth and regain access to market financing by the first half of 2017.

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  Outcry as 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Joins Greek Government

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked his nationalist coalition partners for an explanation Wednesday after outrage erupted over his appointment of a minister notorious for anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks.

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  Radical Former PM Alexis Tsipras 'Wins Key Greek Election'

  Greece's charismatic radical left leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday appeared on track for a second mandate as premier of the crisis-hit nation after a tense election race against his mainstream conservative rivals.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Resigns, Seeks Snap Election in September

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned today to pave the way for early elections on September 20, government officials said, hoping to quell a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party and seal support for a bailout programme.