Politics
Greece
Golden Dawn Sets Anti-Mosque Rallies
Angry that the government has awarded a 946,000 euros contract to pay for the construction of an official mosque for Muslims without demanding reciprocation from Turkey, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party said it would organize mass protests to rally...
Economy
Big Week Looms for Greece
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition government, which has only a four-vote majority in the 300-member Parliament, faces a tough week including renegotiations with its international lenders over delayed reforms and a looming budget gap before it's submitted to...
Crime
Greek Far-Left Group Claims Golden Dawn Killings
A previously unknown Greek far-left group claimed responsibility Nov. 16 for the killings of two neo-Nazi Golden Dawn members, saying it was in retaliation for an anti-fascist rapper's murder.
"We, the People's Struggling Revolutionary Powers, claim responsibility for the...
Economy
Troubled Troika Talks Pushed Back
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras' planned resumption of negotiations with the country's international lenders, set for Sunday morning, Nov. 17 - the anniversary commemorating the beginning of the end for the ruling military junta in 1974 - have been...
Economy
Troika Wants Greek Defense Industry Sliced
Faced with a looming budget gap that could be five times more than what Greece has estimated, international lenders are pressing the government to close two defense industries or significantly reduce their workforce and costs.
The government is eager to...
Cyprus
Greece Wants Turkey Out of Cyprus
In a statement certain to be ignored, Greece has urged Turkey to comply with international law and to withdraw its occupying forces from Cyprus, where they have had a presence since seizing the territory in 1974.
In a statement on...
Education
40th Anniversary of the Heroic Uprising
Forty years have passed since the uprising that took place on the 17th of November 1973 in the Polytechnic School of Athens, Greece. It was a soul-stirring act of resistance against the tyranny of the Military Junta. It was...
Economy
Tension in Greek Parliament for PDO Products
The decision which allows Canada the use of the name of Greek products with protected designation of origin (PDO), like feta cheese and Kalamata olives, caused reactions even among the MPs of the New Democracy political party. Athanasios Tsaftaris...
Greece
Crucial Meeting Between Samaras and Merkel in Berlin
In a very crucial moment for Greece, when Troika asks for further growth and Wolfgang Schäuble--the German Minister of Finance--recommends respect towards Greece, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, will travel to Berlin on November 22, where he will meet...
Economy
Greece, Troika Back To The Table
The on-again, off-again talks between Greece and its international lenders to reach an agreement over implementing more reforms and filling a budget hole of as much as 2.9 billion euros ($3.87 billion) are now set to resume again on...
Education
Polytechnic School Students Invite ERT for a Broadcast
In light of the celebration for the 40th Anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising, the NTUA students invited former ERT employees to emit a radio broadcast from the University buildings.
The Greek police warned that they will interfere if there is...
Education
Greek Church Interferes with School Book Contexts
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church decided to interfere with school book contexts, and the Ministry of Education requested an appointment between a Church representative, and the Editorial Committee of the Pedagogical Institute.
According to the report by...
Cyprus
Greece Urges Turkey to Withdraw Forces from Cyprus
Greece has urged Turkey to comply with international law and to withdraw its occupying forces from Cyprus.
In a statement released on Friday, which marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the breakaway regime in the occupied part of...
Economy
Everything But MPs Salaries is Falling Apart
The Parliament budget was 6,853,000 Euros less for the year 2014 than it was in 2013. This reduction is due to all the cuts from employee salaries, deductions in building leases, operating costs, etc., but of course.....not from the...
Economy
SYRIZA Would Block EU Funding
If he's ever elected, major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZ) leader Alexis Tsipras said he would veto any European Union decision requiring unanimity to make the country's international lenders better the terms of their bailout deals -...