#GREECE: PM Tsipras Narrowly Wins Confidence Vote Following Minister's Resignation Over North Macedonia Renaming

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday won a confidence vote in parliament, just days after the country's governing coalition collapsed. Tsipras received the minimum 151 votes he needed from the parliament for his government to survive. The vote came after a key minister in the Greek government quit last week over the Macedonia name dispute. Macedonia, the nation to the north, renamed itself last week "North Macedonia" to placate the Greek region of Macedonia, which lies to the nation's south. Prime Minister Tsipras said he would put the ratification of the Macedonia name-change agreement on the agenda.

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#GREECE: Gov't Hails Debt Restructuring Deal That Puts An End To 8-Year Financial Crisis

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Greece’s government has said the country is “turning a page” after Euro Zone member states reached an agreement on the final elements of a plan to make its massive debt pile more manageable, ending an eight-year bailout program. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos hailed the "historic decision," which meant "the Greek people can smile again." For the first time since he took office in January 2015, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras donned a tie – fulfilling an election that he's only wear one after Greece had settled its debt problems.

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#GREECE: War Of Words Escalates Between PM & German Finance Min.

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The acrimonious public spat between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has gotten personal after the latter said in an interview that he felt "no compassion" for the Greek leader. The German minister said he could not understand why Tsipras accuses the German government of wanting to harm Greek pensioners – in reference to Berlin’s opposition to the government granting a Christmas bonus to low-income pensioners. Germany, he said, is trying to help Greece get back on its feet, adding that understanding "has its limits."

#GREECE: Parliament Passes Austerity Budget; Hopes For 2.7% Growth In 2017

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Greek lawmakers have approved a 2017 budget that projects a return to strong economic growth next year but also impose a wave of tax hikes and austerity cuts prescribed by its international lenders. The government hopes the economy will expand by 2.7% in 2017, supported by impact of bailout cash inflows and resurgent private demand. It also sees a primary surplus, excluding debt-servicing costs, of 2% of GDP.

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#GREECE: Leftist PM Tsipras Hopes He Doesn't Face An "Evil" US Pres. Donald Trump

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned of the risk of Donald Trump becoming the next US President. Tsipras, the head of the Leftist Syrizia Party, said, "I hope we will not face this evil." Tsipras heads a nation still struggling with massive debt. His nation refuses to impose the austerity required by European Union bankers who are loaning Greece billions of Euros.

#GREECE: Parliament Ratifies Tsipras Party Program In Post-Election Confidence Vote

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Greece's parliament easily ratified the platform of the Syriza Party and Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras after a three-day debate which followed the party's easy election last month. Tsipras had opened the debate, presenting his government's objectives for the next four years.

#GREECE: Greeks Return Syriza Party & Tsipras To Power With Coalition In Surprising Result

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Alexis Tsipras' left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza Party entered Sunday's election badly damaged but in the end, Greek voters decided to give them another chance, winning the fifth election in six years. Syriza topped the vote, gaining 35%, the conservative New Democracy party had 28% and the far-right Golden Dawn is set to be the third biggest party, with 7.1%.

#GREECE: Tsipras Plan For Greater Majority With Snap Election May Be Backfiring

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As Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras steps down, his bid to regain a parliamentary majority with early elections risks failing as low turnout and disarray within his party threaten to yield no clear winner. Disillusionment with Tsipras' unfulfilled promises may lead to a fragmented parliament and difficult coalition talks.

#GREECE: PM Tsipras Resigns; Triggers New Elections To Judge Bailout Deal's Future

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in. Government officials said the aim was to hold the election on Sept. 20, with Tsipras seeking to crush a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party and seal public support for the bailout program, Greece's third since 2010, that he negotiated.

#GREECE: PM #AlexisTsipras Warns Rebels In His Party Opposing Deal Of Early Elections

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has warned rebels in his Syriza Party that he could be forced to call early elections if he no longer has a parliamentary majority. Many left-wingers in his party are angry that bailout terms negotiated with the EU are more stringent than those rejected by voters in the recent referendum.

#EU: European Council Pres. Tusk Warns Of "Pre-Revolutionary" Europe, Left/Right Anti-EU Coalition

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European Council Pres. Donald Tusk says he fears "political contagion" from the Greek crisis far more than its financial fallout, arguing that common cause between far-right and far-left groups has been a precursor to a pre-revolutionary atmosphere that Europe has not seen since 1968.

Pictured: EC Pres. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland.

#GREECE: PM #Tsipras Rallies His Reluctant Party Ahead Of #EU Vote On #Bailout Deal

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is trying to rally his Syriza Party late Tuesday before a Wednesday vote in parliament on the second package of measures demanded by international creditors to open talks on a new bailout deal.

#GREECE: PM Tspiras Purges Leftists In Cabinet Who Opposed #EU Austerity Deal

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has expelled leftists in his cabinet who voted against more austerity and reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a new rescue deal. Despite the revolt within his Syriza party, parliament approved the bailout, opening the way for European action to stave off Grexit, at least for now.

#GREECE: Tough Deal For #EU Bailout Could Cause Tsipras' Party To Rebel, Force New Elections

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Just a week after a nationwide vote to reject more austerity and reforms in exchange for more bailout money from the EU, a deal struck Sunday to give Greece billions more Euros demands exactly what voters rejected. The PM's  Syriza Party may put up resistance and fracture, forcing new elections.

#BREAKING: Greek PM Tsipras Calls July 5 Referendum On Bailout Deal

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Late today, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a July 5 referendum on whether to accept an accord with its creditors. Tsipras said Greece’s creditors gave its government an ultimatum, and that the creditors’ proposals were designed to "humiliate the Greek people."

#EU: First Day Of Emergency EU Summit Ends Without Greek Deal; More Talks Planned

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The first day of an emergecy EU summit on the Greek financial crisis ended Monday without a deal, but EU officials optimistically predicted a deal could be reached within a week. Greece risks defaulting on its debt June 30, when it faces a bailout repayment it will not be able to make without more emergency funds.

Pictured: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (left) with EU President Jean-Claude Juncker.

#GREECE: BREAKING: As Bailout Talks Near An End, PM Tells Parliament EU Proposals Are "Extreme"

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the Greek Parliament today that the bailout proposals put on the table by Europe's institutions and the IMF this week were "extreme" and "cannot be accepted." He went on today say Greece's demands are the "only realistic proposal." His call for a united front with other parties was immediately rejected.

#GREECE: PM Tsipras Offers "Realistic" Bailout Deal That Offers "Difficult" Concesssions

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he has issued "a realistic proposal" to its international creditors in an attempt to secure a deal over its debts. The proposal comes after a Berlin meeting of IMF and EU officials which Tsipras did not attend, as the Greek financial crisis entered its final days.

#GREECE: PM Tsipras Threatens Referendum If A Good Deal Isn't Reached With EU In May

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If Greece can't reach a compromise with its European creditors that fits with the main governing party's election promises, it will be put to a referendum, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Monday night on Greek TV.

#GREECE: Greek/IMF Spat Denied; Greece Is "Ready To Pay" IMF Says PM Tsipras

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PM Alexis Tsipras says Greece will be "ready to pay" the 458 million Euros it owes to the International Monetary Fund on Thursday to stave off bankruptcy. The government is said to have asked the EU for an advance on its 7 billion Euro loan as financial talks reach their "final hour."