Search Results for: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
A multibillion-dollar natural gas boom may reunify Cyprus
January 12th, 2017
A potential energy boom in Cyprus could spur a deal to reunify the ethnically-divided island after more than 40 years. A breakthrough may come at a United Nations-brokered multilateral summit in Geneva this week. The island nation has discovered ...
Med gas pipe viable: Israel, Greece, Cyprus to hold second trilateral summit
December 5th, 2016
Energy issues and emergency rescue cooperation will top the agenda when leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus meet this week in Jerusalem for their second trilateral summit in less than a year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister ...
Now it’s time over debt relief for Greece
October 24th, 2016
Greek PM Tsipras: Time for Greece’s Creditors to Honor Their Side of the Bargain With QE in 2017! Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared optimistic on Friday over debt relief for Greece while he also stressed the need for ...
Greek Pipeline Breakthrough To Challenge Russian Gas Dominance
May 19th, 2016
After years of debate, political jockeying and acrimony, a major pipeline project to bring natural gas to Southern Europe has broken ground. The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will connect the Caspian Sea to European markets, providing Europe with another large ...
Greece adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes
May 9th, 2016
Greek lawmakers late Sunday adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes despite mass public opposition, bowing to creditor demands in a bid to unlock the next tranche of badly-needed bailout funds. The unpopular reforms, which saw ...
TICKING TIME-BOMB: Greece set to run out of cash by MAY pushing Europe into ANOTHER crisis
April 28th, 2016
DEBT-ridden Greece is dangerously close to running out of cash and plunging the eurozone into a fresh crisis. Athens desperately needs £4 BILLION worth of aid from creditors but is refusing to make any further cutbacks to government spending. ...
Asian Stocks, Nasdaq Futures Slide on Apple; Aussie Sinks on CPI
April 27th, 2016
European shares fluctuate amid mixed earnings; Total climbs Apple, Twitter add to technology gloom as forecasts disappoint Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields lower for the first time in eight days, and the dollar weakened, as markets signaled caution before ...
Europe Stocks Little Changed as Munich Re Falls, Barclays Gains
April 27th, 2016
European equities fluctuated, inching lower for the fourth time in five days, with investors increasingly skeptical about the recent rally scrutinizing earnings releases. Munich Re fell 3.5 percent, dragging insurers lower, after forecasting lower profit than previously expected. Barclays Plc climbed ...
Athens prepares for fresh round of bailout talks, possible extra measures
April 18th, 2016
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding a series of meetings on Monday ahead of the return of Greece’s lenders to Athens for the first bailout review. Tsipras is speaking to advisers and key government members as the coalition prepares ...
There’s still a lot of optimism for the eastern Mediterranean gas fields
April 11th, 2016
E MED: Short – Term problems cloud Longer – Term Outlook There’s still a lot of optimism surrounding the eastern Mediterranean, despite a recent decision by the High Court in Jerusalem that will delay Israeli field developments and continuing ...
