Politics

ATHENS, Greece – Convening a group of Greek business leaders and prominent members of the global Diaspora, The Hellenic Initiative (THI) was officially launched today during a roundtable discussion on how international collaboration can support the sustainable long term...

ATHENS - Alexandros Nikolaidis is a real Greek, an imposing 6-7 Evzone of a man and a two-time Silver Medalist in Tae Kwan Do in the Olympics – in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 - and the...

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke exclusively to Greek Reporter emphasizing the need for Greece to move away from austerity and invest in the younger generation. The former president's visit to Greece was a statement to those that suggest that...

ATHENS – Meeting with visiting former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who game to Greece with a group of influential Greek-American leaders to discuss programs to help Greek charities and spur the country’s economy, new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told...

The German news magazine Spiegel reports that the IMF has told the EU it will provide no additional funds for Greece. The report has sparked fresh fears that Greece could fall into bankruptcy by the autumn. A report by a...

ATHENS – Mayor George Kamminis said he is prepared for the capital city to host a holding center for illegal immigrants, one of a number to be set up in Greece to help stem the influx of people fleeing...

Today's by-election for the state seat of Melbourne is shaping up to be a two-horse race between Labor Greek-Australian MP Jennifer Kanis and the Greens MP Cathy Oke. "I am feeling positive," Ms Kanis told Neos Kosmos but added, "I...

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle ruled out any renegotation of Greece's budget austerity programme in an interview published Saturday. "I see desires emerging in Greece to renegotiate and substantially question the country's obligations to carry out reforms. I have to...

ATHENS – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be in Greece this weekend to promote "The Hellenic Initiative," an initiative organized by Greeks of the Diaspora that aims to help Greece overcome the current crisis. The program aims to...

Within the framework of the European Fish Weeks 2012, NGO MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles) organized a series of events this month on the island of Lefkada, Western Greece, aiming at putting an end to disastrous...

ATHENS – A rise in anti-immigrant sentiment in Greece – including within a new coalition government – has led to an avalanche of assaults, at least 300 of which have been catalogued by human rights groups who called on...

The Greek Federation of Employers, SEV, is asking for the reduction of labor costs as a negotiating point for talks with the unions and the government. On the other side, ESEE, the Confederation of Greek Merchants is asking for...

ATHENS – Fotis Kouvelis, leader of the tiny Democratic Left party that is a partner in New Democracy Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ uneasy coalition with the PASOK Socialists, has warned that Greece may yet default on its loans...

ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partners have agreed on little more than half of the $14.1 billion in cuts demanded by international lenders over the next three years, but agreed that there would be...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested the euro area could handle Greece dropping out, raising pressure on Greek political leaders struggling to form a government amid a rise in anti-bailout sentiment. “We have learned a lot in the last two...