Gabriel Sakellaridis

Athens will present shortly its list of reform proposals related to the extension of its bailout program, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday.

During his visit to Berlin, Tsipras held a meeting with Merkel that Greek government officials later described as "cordial".

Greece expects to reach a cash-for-reforms deal with its creditors in the next 10 days and intends to meet all its payments in June, the government's spokesman said on Friday.

"We think conditions have matured for (talks) to progress further and in the next 10 days, in May, for the deal to be sealed," Gabriel Sakellaridis told Skai TV.

The Greek parliament adopted a "humanitarian crisis" bill on Wednesday, the first package of social measures put forward by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' radical left-wing government.

By Ben Sills, Karl Stagno Navarra & Marcus Bensasson

Greece is pinning its hopes on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras winning support from European leaders to break an impasse over financial aid for the cash-strapped country.

The chairman of the Eurogroup, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, on Tuesday became the first European Union official to suggest the possibility of capital controls to prevent Greece leaving the euro, drawing a furious reaction from Athens, which accused him of ?blackmail.?

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay an official visit to Moscow on April 8 according to reports in the Greek media on Tuesday. It follows an announcement on Monday that the Greek PM has accepted an invitation by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Berlin on March 23.

Government spokesman Gavrill Sakellaridis on Monday officially resigned from his position as municipal councilor at Athens City Hall as the appointment to his new role following the January 25 general elections has made it impossible for him to hold both positions.

Parliament President Zoe Kostantopoulou criticised the media on Friday for publishing what she claims are “inaccuracies” regarding the number of MPs who have received a state car.
Kostantopoulou pointed out that a total of 67 MPs — including 47 of her ruling SYRIZA party — declined the offer of a leased state car.

Leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' own Youtube channel features videos of most of his addresses not only with English subtitles and sign language, but now with German ones too!

The first video with German subtitles, in fact, was his address in the Greek parliament on Tuesday regarding the sensitive issue of WWII reparations that the Greek government wants from Germany.

By Sarah Morris & Lefteris Papadimas

Eurozone countries are discussing a third bailout for Greece worth 30 billion to 50 billion euros, Spain's economy minister said on Monday, but EU officials said there were no such talks.