eurogroup is something it takes away from its people and would contravene pre-election promises alexis tsiprass made to the greek people. brendan: let's talk about the greek people. i saw a piece of graffiti that read, "alexis the great." how was he seen returning to athens? as a hero? erik: it did not take much to make progress. greece has felt the weight, it has been a burden of austerity. not so much terms of austerity but terms of inflame enslavement -- that is how people feel. that is why you hear alexis tsipras and varoufakis talking about raising the minimum wage. not because they want people to be bpaid more, but at the same level they were paid in 2012 before austerity was imposed in greece. tom: thank you so much, erik schatzker from athens. we mentioned valeant. no one at bloomberg "surveillance" is discussing the business plan valeant uses. scott from new york university and josh from bloomberg economics. i don't know where to begin. the oscars or the fed? olivia: i want to go to the oscars. tom: a big deal tomorrow, chair yellen will do two days of testimony. what does she not wan

everyone is focused on alexis tsipras. they are very photogenic. while we are focusing on them, ordinary greeks are seeing, not yet real change economically, but they are feeling an atmosphere change, so as a result, alexis tsipras who won the election with 36% and was able to form the government, is now riding on 70% in terms of popularity, and if there is an election now they get 45% on all the differences of the election results from the january election and now comes from switching support to the current left government. that is how weird crazy -- and if you are greek -- how disorienting the situation is. that is why alexis tsipras says we are in no hurry, we will fight for what we were elected to do. i've spoken to him at length. these are not people that came into politics to compromise. they were a tiny group of 4% 15 years ago. they are talented people who thought they would spend their days in universities. they are in power now when they will not stay in power by massive compromise. they would rather -- if they are forced out of the euro,

in one way, alexis tsipras made it easy for them. party's name is an akron ym translating to the coalition of the radical left. once you get past of the label and look at the policies, are they this radical. the consensus in the news media, corporate owned, is that harsh brutal austerity measures are something that greeks must live with syriza has been chipping away at that. there was no mere charm offensive by the foreign minister. he was out to subvert financial doctrines and dress codes and dealt out sound bytes slamming into the wall conventional thinking, particularly in germany, where the debate may be won or lost. our change is not a date line, it's a news maker, the academic, politician about to teach europe a thing or two about economics. >> hello. >> reporter: at the risk of starting with a point that may seem drivial, but -- trivial, but isn't, when is the last time finance and debt stories were watched featuring i.m.f., default, restructuring, in which a principal, the greek finance minister is not wearing a tie or suit,

francois hollande has spoken on the phone this week several times with the greek prime minister, alexis tsipras. we don't have a lot of details about the content of those calls, but we can only assume that mr. citrus -- tsipras has been trying to get mr. hollande too soft in the line on greece -- mr. hollande to soften the line on greece. france is not showing any signs of raking with -- of breaking with the eurozone finance ministers. we are not expecting president hollande to suddenly shift later this morning when he gives that press conference with angela merkel. i think it will be very similar to recent french language, very diplomatic, sitting on the fence language, if you will, about the need to find a mutually acceptable solution for greece and its international creditors. annette: the other big news story today is the fact that the cease-fire in the eastern ukraine is looking increasingly fragile. will these two leaders be talking about plans to rescue the minsk agreement? armen: yes, without a doubt. minsk is a hot potato which will have been discussed for the last hour or so in the pa

alexis tsipras wants a bridging loan one allowing his country to renegotiate with the rest of europe. our partners want this too. to come to the table to find a way to make it available. >> but to be viable the government needs to deal with debts totalling around $362 million. and needs to reassure eurozone leaders that it is serious. >> i think it's the rite time to hear from the -- right time to hear from the greek government what the proposal is to move forward. and the first debate - i don't expect conclusions. they are complex matters. it will take time. all over a first round of instructive debates next wednesday. >> the greek government introduced some minor cuts to ministerial budgets. but austerity and endorsement of a higher minimum way remains, meaning the debate on wednesday may not be so constructive >>> egypt announced a retrial date of february. al jazeera journalist mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have spend 408 days in an egyptian prison. they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera deny. mohamed fadel fahmy's

. >> alexis tsipras says the humanitarian crisis touched pane in this woundy. the family life here a single light connected to the neighbour's supply their own cut off when they didn't pay the bill. this man, unemployed for five years, a businessman reduced to looking for food. if it wasn't for the children. he would have killed himself. this is the family that alexis will help with free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him. whatever he can do. >> also on the prime minister's side journalist at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government. it said to save money. some journalists carried on working anyway and syriza says it will resume paying that. >> we celebrate that. we feel great. we are waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that. we are here wowed money. we are working in order to come back and greece and us. >> who is going to pay for all of this? economists warn that without help greece cou

this is the kind of family alexis tsipras says he'll hep, with electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. because he's young and got a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. whatever he can do. >> reporter: also on the prime minister's side journalists at the broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government. it said to save money, some carried on working and will resume paying them. >> we feel great. we are waiting for that for 20 months. we are looking for that for 20 months. we are here without money, we are working. democracy coming back to greece and us. >> the port of puree as. the previous government plans to privatize it to raise a billion euros. says the port will not be sold. the dockers are happy with this. most voted, which says it would protect the jobs. alexis tsipras has to balance the demands with the need to keep foreign lenders happy. because popular support alone was not to save syriza or greece from corruption. the vote from the greece government was never in doubt. more important is its p

if it wasn't for the children this is the family that alexis tsipras says will help. electricity, food and they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. he is young. some of it will happen. i believe him, whatever he can do. >> all journalists at the national broadcaster. the previous government to save money. some journalists carried on working. they said they'd resume paying it. >> we are waiting for that. we are looking for the amounts. we are here. we are working. in order to come back to greece and to us. >> who will pay for all this. economists are the ones that will help. greece will run out of money within weeks. >> in my view i do not think that all of the costs of what the government found. it can be met with. the port one of the biggest in europe the previous government is planning to privatize it to raise a bill mon euros. >> the port will not be sold. >> privatisation of the port - that will be a major statement of a new direction in economic policy. the relationship with europe and investors, right around the world. the dockers are happy. th

alexis tsipras is due to discuss it with leaders in rome, paris, and brussels this week. so far, there is no visit to berlin on the agenda three -- agenda. >> i spoke to a member of the german parliament foreign affairs committee and member of the party which is an ally of greece's governing syriza party. i put it in that the policy of the new greek government is irresponsible -- toi put it to him that the policy of the new greek government is irresponsible. >> the greeks voted for this, for that government. it is the correct way to do. i'm sure that this is a very responsible government and i'm sure that they will find a way to negotiate with the european governments. we will find a way. >> but the european union has in a lot of money into greece. how much money can the deep putting in? -- can they keep putting in? >> we are supported by most of the european governments. it is time for a new start. how much it will be will be a question of negotiations. i've heard messages in the last few days and hours. i'm sure mr. tsipras and his minister of finance will discuss with

dominic kane reports. >> reporter: alexis tsipras was elected on anti-austerity programme. in his first address to parliament as prime minister alexis tsipras stayed true to his policy. >> the greek people gave a strong and clear mandate to end austerity immediately. this catastrophic idea and to change policies. consequently the bailout was first sold by its own failure, and destructive results. >> that means that at the end of this month there'll be no bailouts for greece. instead he wants a bridging loan one allowing his country to renegotiate with europe. >> we will say it again and say gain. >> greece wants to service its debt. our partners want this too. they can join us at the table of the dialogue to find a way to make if viable. >> but to be viable the greek government needs to deal with debts totalling 362 billion. and it will need to reassure eurozone leaders that it is serious. i think it's the right time to hear from the greek government what the proposal would be to move forward. there'll be a debate on that. i don't expect conclusions. it will take time. comp

dominik kane reports. >> reporter: alexis tsipras was elected on anti-austerity programme. the prime minister alexis tsipras stayed true to his policy. >> the greek people gave a strong mandate to end austerity. this catastrophic austerity. consequently the bailout was first cancelled by its own failure, and its destructive result. >> reporter: that means at the end of this month there'll be no more cuts for greece. instead alexis tsipras wants a sort of bridging loan one allowing his country to renet with the rest of europe. >> translation: we will say it again and again, greece wants to service its debt. if our partners want it too. they can join us at the table and find a way to make it viable. to be viable greece has to address debts of up to $360 million and it is serious. >> it's the right time to hear from the government about the proposal to move forward, and the debate or conclusion. they are complex matters, and will take time. >> the greek government introduced some cuts to ministerial budget. but it means the debate with euro group leaders on wednesday may not b

>> his name is alexis tsipras. is a young, charismatic politician.has been able to unite the party. this was a party that in the past had sort of suffered from a lot of infighting. it has managed to basically steer the party towards incredible alternative to the policies of austerity that has devastated greek society. >> i want to go backs comments on greece during his interview sunday on cnn. >> there's no doubt the greek economy was in dire need of reform. tax collection in greece was famously terrible. i think in order for greece to compete in the world markets that they had to initiate a series of changes. it is very hard to initiate those changes if people are serious standard of living is dropping by 25%. over time, eventually, the political system, the society can't sustain it. my hope is that greece can remain in the euro zone. i think that will require compromise on all sides. when the financial crisis in greece first flared up several years ago we were very active in trying to arrive at some sort of accommodation. i think there's a recognit

what is the most important thing for those people who voted for alexis tsipras and syria. what is the important thing to put away to forget now? >> the important part is social justice. the most important part is to do away with the old structure that is keeping the greek economy from taking off. it's not about the debt foreign policy in the end. it's about making a difference inside greece. that is where the government will be judged. if they succeed in changing greece from the inside out, changing what is coming from the outside will be easier. they'll be able to sell it much more effectively to partners in europe and elsewhere. >> the delve is in the details, we don't have those yet. thank you indeed. >> thank you >>> despite a ceasefire signed last week in belarus, pro-russian rebels seized the eastern rail hub of debaltseve from ukranian government. paul brennan has the latest and is inside debaltseve. >> it's not difficult to appreciate the importance of debaltseve when you come now. the traffic of the separatist fighters is moving down the main road. donetsk is that

alexis tsipras issued a statement to bloomberg, saying greece will stick by its obligations. for more, we are joined by marcus from athens. we've got a lot of rhetoric from athens. is the new government realizing the need for compromises? are we getting the same message from mr. tsipras and mr. varoufakis? what is going on? what is the commentary that we should be reading? >> there's certainly a feeling in the greek government, a sense that they felt the need to calm things down a little bit. it is worth bearing in mind that the rhetoric that was coming out last week did scare markets. it was by all of ministers addressing new portfolios but very much speaking off-the-cuff at the beginning of their new jobs. perhaps there is a sense that syriza as a political party has always been a party that is hard to exert central control over. a lot of this wasn't coming from tsipras himself. after the meeting on friday, which was not a rip roaring success diplomatically, there was probably a feeling among prime minister's that they need to calm things down a little bit. hence the statem

priemsprime minister you alexis tsipras is plowing ahead. programs will focus in bringing in tax revenues glees desperatelygreecedispriments desperately needs. >> i call on you all as of tomorrow to work hard, to implement the public mandate of january the 25th, so that the current can turn a page. i call on you to work hard, less comments and more work. less talk and more action. >> syriza may get its partners to agree on a new deal in june which will replace many of the current austerity terms. but for now it has to continue on the agreement. john siropolous. al jazeera athens. >>> a bid to east political tension. in august the prime minister accused his deputy and the army of planning to topple him. erica wood, joins us from the capital, m satisfactionaru. you are at a polling station how sit looking so far? >> reporter: it's looking good. the people here seem to be quite optimistic. i would say the word to sum it up is these people are hopeful. as you said they have come here two years early. they are hopeful we can finally have a govern

this is the family that alexis tsipras said he'd help with free electricity and food. they clipping to his words. i believe in him. he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes, i believe him. >> journalist at the national broadcaster - it was closed down by the previous government. it said to save money, some journalists carried on work anyway and they will resume being paid. >> we are celebrating, we feel great. we are waiting for that for 20 months. we are working for that for 20 months. we are here without money. we are working. democracy will come back to greece and to us. one of the biggest in europe. the previous government planned to privatize it to raise a billion euros. the dockers are happy with this. most voted for syriza which said it will protect their jobs. alexis has to balance their demands with a need to keep lenders happy. popular supports alone would not say syriza. the ott come of the vote was never in doubt. more important now are the negotiations between greece and its european partners as they try to reach an agreement

alexis tsipras called it the wounds of austerity he was hoping to heal today. they weren't able to work out the deal last night a number of people blame the greeks playing sort of game of brinksmanship if you like. also looking forward to hearing from mr. tsipras himself how he proposes to come back with counterproposals in order to get compromise from european union. he would have been glad to hear angela merkel on her way in that there was a willingness on behalf of the eu to compromise but the question of its credibility at stake. clearly having a mandate to change the rules of this bail out program. we'll see how sympathetic eu members have been. don't forget, all the while the clock is ticking. there's another finance ministers meeting next monday. 28th of february lauren the deal has to be signed because that's when the greeks desperately need some more bail-out cash. >> simon mcgregor wood, thawsmed. thawsmed. thank you very much indeed. crack down on individuals and companies of oil traded on islamic state of iraq and the levant and other al qaeda-linke

this is the family that alexis tsipras says he'll help. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him because he's young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him. whatever he does. >> also on the prime minister's side journalists at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government it said to save money. some carried on working and syriza said it will resume paying for them. >> we were waiting for that for 20 month, and we are working 230r months. -- 20 months. here with money, we are working in order democracy come back to greece and us. >> reporter: who will pay for all this. economists warn without help greece would run out of money within weeks. >> it was a promise a lot, to a lot of people. i do not think that all of the costs of what the government has promised can occur. >> the port, one of the bigges in europe the previous government had to privatize it to raise money. if the greek government stops the privatisation of the port well that would be a major statement of a new dir

we can go live now to barnaby phillips who is in athens and was listening to that speech by alexis tsiprasretty much stick to go his election pledges, mr. tsipras. >> reporter: the whole, he was consistent with what he said he would do during the election campaign. i think this will go down well with a greek audience a domestic audience. for example, he is talking about raising the minimum wage up again. he is talking about a return to collect zarif bargaining with trade unions. he is talking about providing free medicine and food and housing and electricity to thousands of greeks who have been caught up in what he calls a humanitarian crisis. he talked about the barbarism of austerity. he said that the bail-out program for greece had failed. it was no longer acceptable and that when it ends on february the 28th greece would not be asking for an extension. contrary to the wishes and the advice that he is receiving, say, from the german group crucially but from other major european institutions in this prolixus. >> isn't that the point, barnaby away from the domestic audience, there will be

[applause] a convincing vote of confidence for alexis tsipras, the country's new prime minister with the backing of every member of his left-right coalition. but even before the vote, he maintained his resolute stance on greece's bailout plans. >> no matter how much they ask us, we will not ask for an extension of the bailout. we will not accept the conditions of the troika. >> most greeks support the prime minister's position, but some fear the repercussions that could bring. >> i'm very pleased with his attitude, although i am somewhat concerned about where this boldness might lead us. still we have to fight. >> there is no room for negotiation. what the eu says, goes. that is how things are. there is no choice. >> brussels wants to hold athens to the conditions of its current bailout program, something greece is not prepared to do. >> we will negotiate. i think we can reach a mutually beneficial agreement because no one wants to split the eurozone or the eu. >> but with both sides seemingly unwilling to compromise it is unlikely a solution will be found anytime soon. >> what are t

the banks's interests, four hours -- come before hours. >> when alexis tsipras became prime ministergreece, some some parallels with renzi. but renzi has been quick to make clear that there will not be a mediterranean pact against austerity. in brussels, eu officials have come to respect the young italian leader. the country may be struggling economically, but politically it has stabilized under a prime minister who has pledged to push ahead with reform. >> italy is changing. not because europe demands it, but because it is the right way to go. the road to reform must not be blocked. instead, we must speed up perform. >> one year on renzi's balance sheet is mixed. he managed to push through only a few of the reforms he promised. he started referring to 1000-day reforms. in rome, they say he started as a sprinter but has since become an endurance runner. >> renzi has a lot on his plate internationally. just a few hundred kilometers south of sicily, the country's former colony of libya has collapsed into conflict in recent months. >> in the resulting lawlessness thousands of people hav

this is a family that alexis tsipras said he'd help with electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> translation: i believe in him. he is young and has a future in front of him. some of it will happen yes. i believe him, whatever he can do. >> reporter: also on the prime minister's side journalists, it was closed down by the previous government it said to save money. some journalists carried on working anything and syriza said it will continue to pay them. >> we are waiting for that that 20 months and we are working for that. we are here without money. we are working in order - in order for democracy will come back to greece and us. >> who will pay for this. economists warn without help greece could run out of money. >> the government promised a lot of people. in my view i do not think that all of this cost of what the government has promised can be met with. >> reporter: the port one of the biggest in europe the previous government planned to privatize it to raise a billion euros. if the greek government stops the privatisation of the port it's a major cr

. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras today met with eu leaders in brussels and then french president francois hollande in paris. as he has been doing all week, tsipras pushed for a rethink on his country's debt burden. >> he emerged from the talks of the. areis he winning his creditors over? we will ask our correspondent in brussels in just a moment. >> first, we start in paris. >> paris was the second stop of the day on alexis tsipras' european charm offensive. he is seeking to ease crippling debt in his country. french president franÇois hollande stressed the importance of working together to solve greece's problems. >> the first principle is that of solidarity. we are in the same monetary zone , so we have the same interests, the same issues, and the same obligations. the second principle is that of responsibility. we are all responsible for our currency. >> earlier tuesday, tsipras was in brussels to present his demands to the presidents of three eu institutions. two topics dominated the discussion. first, the troika. the auditors are hated in greece and athens is tired of being

athens has effectively agron of its creditors confining itself to a program which alexis tsipras, theme minister who came to power said he would tear to pieces. most importantly greece recognizes the program and continues to accept this supervision by a trio of institutions which it condemned in the past. so it is a major climb-down. >> voters have a lot of expectations of the new government. how far can tsipras give in without losing face? >>. much more than what he has already done -- not much more than what he has already done, especially as far as this proposal is concerned. it will be a hard sell. mind you, negotiations are still taking place. it is not a final document, just a proposal. but we understand, even from his own party from within, a lot of noise is being made. if he does continue to climb down he will face problems, first from within his party then from the people. it is a very difficult situation for him right now. >> a tough position, indeed. thank you so much for joining us from athens. >> to asia now. in myanmar aid workers are calling for a cease-fire in the east

>>>the new greek prime minister alexis tsipras says the country does not want more bailout money. the current deal is due to end on february 28th. greece will renegotiate the debt and ask for a bridging agreement. during the period greece wants to issue $11 billion worth of bonds. they sold $16 billion worth of bonds. in 2010 greece enforced budget cuts in return for a $270 billion bailout from the troika european commission and the european central bank. barnaby phillips has more from athens. >> this was a defiant speech from mr alexis tsipras, and will go down well with the domestic electorate in greece. the crucial question is how it is received by other european partners and institutions. he spoke about a humanitarian crisis, and the barbarity of austerity that could not continue. he said that greece will not ask for an extension tension of the bailout programme beyond february 28th which is when it expires, and appears to be broadly consistent with promises made during the election campaign that the minimum wage will be raised again. thousands of families that are poor will b

this is what alexis tsipras is claiming, free electricity and food. they cling to his words. >> i believe in him. he's young. some of it will happen yes. yes, i do. also on the prime minister's side journalists at the national broadcast center closed by the previous government. some journalists and now syriza says it will resume paying. >> we celebrate with that. we are walking for that. we are here. we are walking. hoping democracy will come back to greece. >> the port one of the biggest. the government prioritised it. sirz says the port will not be sold. the dockers most voted which says it will protect their jobs he has to balance their demands with a need to keep them happy. popular support alone will not stop them from bankruptcy. the aim was never in doubt much more important now are the negotiations between greece and its european partners. as they have an agreement to keep greece in the eurozone >>> apple has broken a wall street record to become the first company to be worth $700 billion, $710 to be precise, the value down to the success of t

prime minister alexis tsipras insists the status quo is acceptable. alexis tsipras: we do not compromise. we are working hard for a mutually beneficial agreement. an agreement without austerity ended bailout agreement that has destroyed greece these past years. and without the toxic presence of the troika. everything else is not an agreement, but a surrender that would complete the euthanasia of our country. olivia: the devil is in the details. the two sides have to work on the conditions that may be attached to that extension. in ukraine, pro-russian separatists are in control of the town of debeltseve after a withdrawal by most of ukraine's forces. the white house condemned the fighting come issuing a statement saying rush's violations of the minsst -- the white house condemned the fighting, issuing a statement saying russia is violating the minsk agreement. here is president putin in budapest. vladimir putin: these weapons are already being delivered to ukraine. i am sure that whoever delivers whatever kind of weapons, it is not going to deliver we

alexis tsipras made the pledge after german mps backed the rescue package. it provoked a backlash against the syriza party. >> reporter: this is the first anti-government protest in athens since the election. it is coming from syriza's left. they may have won tolerance to experiment but it is legally and politically bound to the same austerity strait jacket as predecessors. >> translation: the previous government's commitments became this government's commitment. we no longer have a troika but the same united nations. -- same institution. is minimum wage going up. we heard more of the same. >> syriza was once smaller. the communist party senses an opportunity, it's positions as an anti-austerity alternative. the communists are more radical than series. they want greece to leave the euro, the european union and n.a.t.o., and are floating a bill forcing series to vote against and paint themselves as a formist. continuation is high. one cabinet minister refusing to agree. there is pressure from europe. in berlin the bundize lager ratified a 7 page letter from g

alexis tsipras has reaffirmed his government's rejection of international bailout just days before an emergency meeting with the euro area finance ministers. vowing to condemn the greek economy to an eternal recession, or vowing not to tsipras promised to increase minimum wage, restore the income tax threshold, and halt infrastructure privatization. >> the new contract between greece and europe, which will be reflected in a midterm plan for national reconstruction, will respect the eurozone's rules but will not condemn the greek economy to eternal recession with conditions for irrational and unreal primary surplus another name for austerity. >> china registered a record trade surplus in january as imports plunged due to falling commodity prices and week domestic demand. imports fell by the most in five years, declining 19.9% from a year earlier compared with estimates for just a drop of 3.2%. exports slid, leaving a trade surplus of $60 billion. >> australia's prime minister has forwarded a leadership challenge but failed to end speculation that his position is under threat after his

since alexis tsipras was elected 2.5 weeks ago. opinion polls show the vast majority of greeks are behind his stand. that is why although they do want to compromise my sense is that they'll push this very very hard. further, i belief than european leaders for financial institutions expected when alexis tsipras was elected. >> barnaby, thank you very much indeed. cold athens there. barnaby phillips reporting. >> now, a retrial is under way in egypt for two of our journalists, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. behind bars for 411 days accused of colluding with the outlawed brotherhood. something that al jazeera says is nonsense. >> al jazeera english's cairo bureau chief baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy were arrested on december 29, 2013 alongside correspond peter greste. the detention was believed to be temporary, based on problems with the media accreditation. within days the top posterior announced they were being held on charges. the journalist and al jazeera network rejected the charges. so did the global media communi

four alexis tsipras and his finance minister, another star on the block.hey are on a charm odyssey. they will be in berlin shortly. a lot hinges on the germans. merkel's position is beginning to fragment how to deal with the crisis. it is all about austerity-led measures. do not be surprised if people reject europe. if merkel does not shift her position about the sturdy -- austerity. they are taking on a strong dynamic approach and making a lot of buzz in the media. >> you have looked at the french press, especially at the heart of the opposition ump party. >> i can hear you screaming, the boring stats, the opposition party. the latest saga exposes a lot of the fault lines in french politics. the front page showing sarkozy about a decision by the ump on how to react to the by election. that whole decision, the ump said they would advise people not to vote in the second round for the far right socialists, which is a bit of a different take then expected. nicholas sarkozy has a more nuanced approach. we must have a rejection of the national front. we have co

people in the office of greek prime minister alexis tsipras didn't say why they couldn't meet the deadlineut sources say other finance ministers of other eurozone countries have accepted the delay. they say the reform plans include measures to fight tax evasion, corruption, and smuggling of fuel and tobacco. the sources say the plans also include relief measures for low-income earners like free electricity, medical services, and meals. tsipras came to power last month with a promise to review austerity measures imposed in return for the debt bailout. >>> investors, they are taking a breather. they are waiting to hear what fed chair janet yellen -- to see whether yellen will give any hints about the timing of a rate hike at her testimony later today. the nikkei is locked in a narrow range. the benchmark index currently in the negative by just a touch. now, with currencies the dollar is slightly lower against the yen, and it's trading at the upper 118 level. the euro continues on a weaker tone against the dollar. the single currency is trading in the lower 1.113 range. in asia australian sha

the prime minister, alexis tsipras says a battle has been won but more lies ahead. >> yesterday we took a decisive step for a change in direction in the euro zone. the negotiations enter a more decisive phase, from the destructive bailout policies to the policies of growth, and social cohesion. >> turning their misfortunes around, instead of dealing with the national economic crisis on their own they are joining forces. as daniel schwindler reports from buenos aires these any efforts are employing over a thousand people. >> machinery producing thousands of bottles per per day nine different flavors sold all over argentina. >> it is not the same working for yourself or a boss. we are all responsible out of necessity. >> the soft drink plants on the outskirts of buenos aires was one of the victims of the collapse in 2001-2002. until the workers early in 2002 took control. >> we believe in what we are doing or we wouldn't be able to do it. it is a question of faith to take the company port and little by little we are moving forward. >> it now employs more than 50 workers and run by 20 asso

prime minister alexis tsipras is plunging ahead. focusing on bringing in tax revenues greece desperately needs. it will have no help from creditors at least two months and needs to continue the pay off debt in the meantime. >> translator: i call on you all as of tomorrow, to work hard and implement the public mandate of january the 25th so that the country can turn a page. i call on you to work hard, less comment, and more work. less talk and more action. >> reporter: ser zarif may getsyriza may get its partners to agree but austerity at home will make that more difficult. john vob vob you siropolous, al jazeera athens. >>> be zimbabwe's long time leader robert mogabe is celebrating with a large party estimated to cost $1 million. katherine soy joins us live from victoria falls. katherine, that is scene of mogabe answer flawns, what are we expecting. >> shill corey, it is people have been coming here to victoria falls guest list up to 20,000, many of them are children acknowledge something who share be mogabe's birthday. all absolut

. >>> greece's prime minister alexis tsipras said his government will not succumb to blackmail. they've been given to the end of this week to extend the bail out programme or risk crashing out of the euro. the prime minister said he will not be forced into a bad deal. >> translation: we are cooperating with our partners on the basic of proposals. we represent in good faith for a positive outcome of the negotiations. >> translation: we want a solution not a clash. our goal is not a clash, but a solution with tough negotiation. we refuse to succumb for biological blackmail. >> denmark is to become the first carbon city. as lawrence lee reports, the revolution is green. denmark's energy is achieved without fanfare. significance is huge. woodchips, not goal heat the burners in this, the biggest power plant in the country, providing steam-driven hot water in 2,000 homes, and wind-driven electricity. copenhagen will be the world's first carbon neutral city. we are making offshore winds and biomass. we'll deliver a green pour and cost-effective and be independent of other countries, no

alexis tsipras and yanis varoufakis are walking a very fine line between satisfying members of theirarty, living up to the promises they made to the greek people, and satisfying the eurogroup, which wants to see real progress on greece's efforts to reform the public sector and cut federal spending. the spokesman was quoted as saying that greece is going to uphold protections for foreclosures and introduce a bad loans bill in the summer. we have to assume that some of this is going to be in the proposal to the eurogroup. but none of what i have just told you includes anything about efforts to collect unpaid taxes for example. a tax on the wealthy, which has also been rumored. efforts to curb smuggling and raise taxes on some of those. that, we have yet to see. very little coming out of the government. we know that varoufakis is trying to put together the finishing touches on this list of proposals that will be submitted to the eurogroup, 19 governments which needs to be approved tomorrow morning. otherwise, and this is what we have to emphasize, why is yanis varoufakis confident that

angela merkel and alexis tsipras are talking. they had a conversation last night which mr. tsipras described as positive. yet the leaders may be taking a more conciliatory tone and working towards agreement. very hard to actually figure out what is going on. francine: so what kind of measures is the ecb considering? hans: here's what we have some great reporting out of our colleagues in frankfurt. the ecb would likely intend -- would likely ask greece's banks not to accept, or at least reduce their reliance on greek debt. that's crucial for a couple reasons. they are the main buyers. if greek banks are being told to no longer by greek debt, you could have a funding crisis for the greek government. you could have a funding government much sooner. there is a 4.4 billion bond coming due next month and a 2.4 billion the following month. when we reported the original strategy, it was to wait and see until may or june, when germany would be in a more advantageous position. this could be one of those things where they see they have an advantage. francine: thank you so much, hans n

the words of the new greek prime minister alexis tsipras about his plans to revise the company's economy. greece said it will not ask eu leaders to extend deadline to repay its dent. >> the country's electoral commission has been criticized over security concerns. the u.s. described the decision to postpone the vote by six weeks as deeply disappointing. the the united nations envoy to yemen says a national dialogue to resolve the current crisis will resume on monday. jamal benemart said the leader of the shia howthy rebels will participate. how how. they have resolved parliament and taken power in a coup. the united nation's chief is calling for the former yemeni president to be returned to power how. >> it is seriously deteriorating with the houthis taking power and making this government a vacuum in power. there must be a restoration of legitimacy of the hadis. we have progressed this through the security council and the initiatives. >> jamal al shal is following these developments from aden. i want to know about the u.n. statement that there are going to be these talks on monday and t

alexis tsipras in brussels, and the finance minister in. >> i had the opportunity to present to him our government's unwavering determination that it can't possibly be business as usual in greece, both in terms of the reforms that we need in order to end the affliction of the greek economy and society for many years. >> what are they selling to european leaders? well they're trying to convince these institutions, greece's international lenders to help restructure its debt burden. in which greece must borrow heavily. they want to mix debt with growth-related debt that would be repaid only once greece reaches solid growth. the country wants the best of bother world to ditch the bail out program and austerity of which greece has been able to borrow up to now and convince at the same time it's international lenders to go on lending. it is a tough sell. >> i'm very optimistic after these discussions we're in a good way where we don't have already an agreement but we are in good direction to find viable agreement. >> well, the prime minister is speaking in brussels know he has not got an agre

public, which is that their taxpayers are not going to be financing the election promises of alexis tsipras. >> venezuela, the mayor of caracas has been arrested after accusations that he has been involved in a coup attempt. the anniversary comes in the start of antigovernment dmemtiondepositiondemonstrations. >> reporter: aids to the mayor say the men did not identify themselves or give any reason for arresting mayor ledesma. owner draiforts gathered outside the mayor's apartment and demanded his release. after the draft president nicholas maduro accused of the mayor of the crimes. >> crimes committed against the peace of the country and the constitution. >> producing hard evidence. it's been a year since major protests broke out against the government, which has faced massive food shortages and spiraling inflation. one of the country's main opposition leaders acknowledge leopoldo lopez has spent years in prison. adam rainey, al jazeera. >>> time frame for potential recapture ever mosul 2005,000 troops is currently being prepared. the u.s. officials said it could be ready to fight for cont

. >> alexis tsipras sounded as defiant as possible.ively told his european partners what stance greece would take in the talks. >> grease is fighting today for its national sovereignty. >> grease spent the day in a war of words with hard-liner germany which is worried about tsipras's left wing spending practices. >> the greek proposal is the first step but we have to say that this offer isn't sufficient because it's lacking concrete measures that need to be taken in grease. one thing is not acceptable, we can't ease things in greece and have german and french taxpayers pay for it. this hasn't been talked about at all. >> the sticking point is it doesn't want to see the next six months ever continuation of austerity policies that it wants to renegotiates. that is the heart of its demand. >> it says the time has come for those who want a solution to show themselves. friday's euro group has two choices, to accept the greek proposal or reject it. >> the prime minister is proceeding in this way because he's very smart and has a sense of dir

as you can guess, from the new greek prime minister alexis tsipras. >> and greece, of course is the otherrathon discussions between eu finance ministers tonight, where they didn't even really seem to manage to agree to disagree. so not much hope really for today or are we more optimistic? >> well the consensus on the talks overnight between euro zone finance minister seems to be a bit of a hit and miss. and they might have agreed a path forward, at least a way to train their discussions, but, in fact they haven't. i think yanis came out saying that was my first such session, it's been fascinating, but basically they've had to say, next monday is when all the finance ministers get together. that's when the nitty-gritty discussions on greek will really get underway. just to give you a taste, though of what the new greek government is up against, one of the arrivals here just a few minutes ago in brussels was the dutch prime minister. he said, look we sympathize with greece but they have to sympathize with us. think of all the money the eu has spent on greece already. and he basically said t

oliver: this editorial says it is far from over, despite alexis tsipras' apparent caving to demands. the battle with brussels could still pay off. the greeks present their plan to brussels today. the eu may send it back, under pressure from germany, if there is not enough detail. that, however, would be a mistake, says "the guardian," because greece cannot really another turning of this group -- of the screw. it would be chaotic and set a bad precedent. but he could get [indiscernible] "the financial times" reporter, who has been a strong -- says conditions still exist to find a way out of the crisis, including debt restructuring within the eurozone pegged to gdp and a parallel currency. he says a shift of thinking is needed among greece's creditors. greece also needs a sustainable plan b to convince them. clare: you have an angle that there was an effort to get reporters to shift their questions. oliver: the twitter #askhermore had been used to get better questions for female actors other than who are you wearing. this was created in previous years. some reporters seem to have gotte

this is the kind of family that alexis tsipras says he will help. >> translator: i believe in him becauseng and has a future in front of him. whatever he can do. >> reporter: also on the prime minister's side journalist at the national broadcaster. it was closed down by the previous government to save money. but some journalists carried on working anyway. and now syriza claims it will start paying them. >> we have been waiting for that for 20 months and we are working for that for 20 months. we're here without money. we're working in order that democracy will come back to greece and to us. >> reporter: but who is going to pay for a all of this? economists warn without help greece could run out of money within weeks. >> it seems that the government have promised a lot of people. in my view i do not think that all of the fiscal costs of what the government has promised can be met with. >> reporter: the port here is one of the biggest in europe. the previous government planned to privatize it but syriza says the port will not be sold. if the greek government is going to stop the privatizatio

now the eu insists the talks are over the greek prime minister alexis tsipras wants to renegotiate the terms of $260 billion of loans. first stage of these talks have collapse effectively. >> well, it appears that we're back where we were at the wednesday euro group last week where the growing side rejected a communique, speaking of a program extension. that is anathema. to renegotiate it, that means it has asked for a hiatus period, a renegotiation period, what it calls a bridge or you might call it a truce in which the rules of this program would not apply. however, it seems that the greek side was possibly taken by advise going into this meeting when it was presented with this communique. it appears that the greek side expected some sort of compromise to be reached whereby this truce would be agreed upon in substance and then communicated to both the creditor countries and to greece, in a mux acceptable way. but -- mutually acceptable way. the extension of the program is the base for a more flexible program in the future, and for further talks with the greek authorities. and the com