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SYRIZA leads over New Democracy (ND) by 4.2 percentage points and a seven-party parliament, sees an opinion poll conducted by Rass. According to the results, SYRIZA leads with 31.2% followed by ND with 27%. "To Potami" was third with 6.3%...

Greeks who have left their homeland because of the economic crisis and Greeks of the diaspora await Sunday's election results with bated breath, according to a Guardian report. For some, the January 25 ballot is so important, they make plans...

The compensation to Greek farmers and peach growers for the Russian embargo damages will be signed on Wednesday, Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said during his visit to a modern cattle breeding unit in Sindos, Thessaloniki,...

A SYRIZA government in Greece will demand time to serve democracy, therefore the party will decline the February 28 deadline, when the Greek support program expires, said earlier today SYRIZA MP and parliamentary candidate Giannis Dragasakis. During an interview with...

Greece can never rebound without a generous debt haircut, said Yiannis Dragasakis, SYRIZA's chief economist. Speaking to Agence France-Presse ahead of Sunday's general elections Greece, Dragasakis said that despite what Greece's creditors say, a debt cut is absolutely necessary in...

Greece is facing a new economic crisis after a series of wrong moves by the coalition government of Antonis Samaras, thus negating four years of harsh austerity measures, a Reuters report says. The Greek prime minister made the mistake of...

The Greek State has asked Members of Parliament to return the January 2015 salary that they received in advance on December 27, 2014. The total amount that has been paid in advance must be returned within ten days and it...

The bailout program must continue with all reforms implemented and there will be no debt writeoff, said Greece's European partners ahead of the crucial elections on January 25th. Pierre Moskovici, Wolfgang Schäeuble, Jean-Claude Juncker and Christine Lagarde, said essentially the...

An exit by Greece from the euro zone would be "devastating," the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday. Speaking to Irish state broadcaster RTE, the IMF chief discussed the political situation in Greece ahead of...

Over the last 3.5 years approximately 3,500 Greek-Australians, mostly Kalymnians, have returned from Greece to Darwin due to the economic crisis, noted Darwin’s Honorary Consul General of Greece, John Anictomatis, who has also served as governor of Northern Territory...

A prolonged period of consultation and negotiation with our partners without any clear result and time of completion, and, if there were any maximalistic demands, not taking into account what the creditors' side could give or any unilateral actions,...

  A significant increase in migrants was recorded in Germany during 2013. While in 2012 the numbers of people who settled in Germany stood at 1.08 million, in 2013 their total number rose to 1.23 million. This is the largest number...

Nigerian striker Michael Olaitan returns on Olympiakos squad for the upcoming game against Tyrnavos for the Greek cup tomorrow. It's been over ten months since his terrifying collapse at the Karaiskakis stadium. It was March 2nd, 2014 at the 30th minute of...

Uruguayan football coach Sergio Markarian claimed that no one has officially offered him the Greek National Team's head-coach position yet but that he would gladly discuss the idea of succeeding Claudio Ranieri if an offer was raised. Sergio Markarian is one of the...

With the critical Greek elections just 5 days away, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has spread disappointment to the country’s business world as it put off a decision over its operation in Greece until after the polls. The...