
German President Joachim Gauck has stirred his government by remarking in an interview that Germany should at least “consider” demands by leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the nation pay billions of euros in reparations for the Nazi occupation of Greece.
by Frances Martel5 May 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

Leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, during a visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, raised the issue of Greece receiving war reparations for the damage the Nazis did to the country in World War II. Despite Merkel’s rapid dismissal of the possibility, the two appeared cordial and friendly during their public press event leading up to a reception dinner.
by Frances Martel24 Mar 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

The eleventh-hour decision to extend Greece’s bailout a few weeks ago turns out to have been an even closer shave than it seemed at the time, with Reuters reporting that a massive revolt among German conservatives left the vote “hanging by a thread,” as one German legislator put it. Escalating tensions between sullen Greece and fed-up Germany could make the votes on further bailout extensions or new financing deals even tighter.
by John Hayward12 Mar 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

30 dead in Cairo Egypt as soccer fans clash with police; Greece’s Alexis Tsipras approaches Wednesday confrontation with Europe
by John J. Xenakis9 Feb 2015, 6:18 AM PST0