Greek wildfires kill 60

Greek wildfires kill 60

(VOVWORLD) -Greece is seeking international assistance to cope with its worst fire crisis in more than a decade, which have killed 60, injured 150 and destroyed dozens of homes and...
Syriza party wins Greek election

Syriza party wins Greek election

(VOVworld) – Greece’s left-wing Syriza party led by Alexis Tsipras won Sunday’s election with 35.54% of the vote against 28.07% for the conservative New Democracy party
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns

(VOVworld) – Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submitted his resignation letter to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Thursday and called for an election as early as possible
IMF receives loan extension request from Greece

IMF receives loan extension request from Greece

(VOVworld) – Eurozone finance ministers denied the last-minute proposal of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to extend Greece’s bailout package during an urgent phone call Tuesday midnight
Greece submits new reform plan

Greece submits new reform plan

(VOVworld) - Greece introduced a new reform plan to its EU-IMF creditors on Tuesday before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s warning that the lack of a deal would lead to...
Greece meets April IMF payment

Greece meets April IMF payment

(VOVworld) – On Thursday Greece made a 495 million USD loan payment to the IMF, on scheduled according to a recent commitment
German-Greek relations: concurrent challenges

German-Greek relations: concurrent challenges

(VOVworld) – During the Greek Prime Minister’s first visit to Germany since he took office, Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Greece’s debt crisis and measures to boost bilateral...
Greece optimistic about new deal with EU

Greece optimistic about new deal with EU

(VOVworld) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday he is optimistic about reaching compromise with European partners on Greece’s massive international bailout
Greek election result: Good or bad news?

Greek election result: Good or bad news?

(VOVworld)-Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece’s Syriza anti-austerity party, was sworn in as Prime Minister after his party won the early Parliamentary election on January 25th. This was the...