Athens Declaration of the 1st Mediterranean EU Countries’ Summit

“We underline our strong commitment to European unity and our firm conviction that, by acting together, our countries are stronger and European citizens in a better position to control their future,” EU Mediterranean leader said.

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PM Tsipras meets Europarliament president Schulz in Strasbourg

Greece and the institutions must stick to the agreement reached last July and the country’s program review must conclude as soon as possible, the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said yesterday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Strasbourg.

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‘Greece needs support in helping refugees’, UNHCR Grandi says

“The refugee crisis a global issue. We do not accept unilateral actions,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi during a meeting earlier at the Maximos Mansion. “Greece needs support in helping refugees. Sharing responsibility (not closing borders) is the answer,” Grandi stressed.

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PM Tsipras writes on his visit to Turkey

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in article with Daily Sabah wrote: The times are difficult for peace and stability in our region. They call for a new level of communication and contact among countries that have the capacities and the will to ensure it based on trust and aimed at cooperation – whenever possible, not only when necessary – founded on international law…

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PM Tsipas: ‘we shall defeat terrorism and barbarism’

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in a statement concerning last night’s terrorist attack in Paris said: Last night’s bloody terrorist attack in Paris was a blind but targeted strike. It was a blow against Europe, home of Democracy and freedom, a blow against multiculturalism…

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