SYRIZA has tendered a proposal for two debates between prime minister Antonis Samaras and main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras forecast that 2014 will be another bumper year for tourism, while addressing the 22nd open general assembly of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras began months ago lining up investors for the April 10 debt sale, which proved irresistible to the likes of BlackRock Inc. and Invesco Ltd. (IVZ). The keystone for his pitch was a September meeting with investors at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s headquarters in Manhattan hosted by Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, quoted by Bloomberg, who asked not to be identified because the event was private.