09/03/2015 - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet OECD experts led by Secretary-General Angel Gurría in Paris on Thursday 12 March to discuss Greece’s reforms. Prime Minister Tsipras will be accompanied by Yanis Varoufakis, Minister of Finance; Nikos Pappas, Minister of State; and Euclid Tsakalotos, Minister for International Economic Relations.

Following the discussions, a news briefing will be held with Secretary-General Gurría and Prime Minister Tsipras at 15:30 Paris time at the OECD on Thursday 12 March.

At 16:00 Prime Minister Tsipras will also deliver a keynote speech to an audience of OECD staff and guests on “Reforming Greece within a Changing Europe.” The event is open to the media.

To register for either or both events, journalists should contact: sara.sreberny-mohammadi@oecd.org before 12.00 noon Wednesday 11 March.


To allow sufficient time to pass though the heightened security arrangements, journalists, photographers and camera crews wishing to attend the news conference should arrive by 14:45 Thursday 12 March.

For further information, journalists should contact Stephen Di Biasio in the OECD Media Division (tel: + 33 1 45 24 97 00).