Politics

George Papandreou stepped down as prime minister of Greece in November, and then in March as leader of PASOK, the Socialist party his father founded in 1974. Looking back at the unprecedented meddling of European powers in his country΄s...

ATHENS – After two years of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, a reduced minimum wage and the slated firing of 150,000 public workers imposed during his watch as Finance Minister, new PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos has now...

A key part of following an election is knowing the rules. Here’s our guide to following the Greek elections. Times are in GMT and parts of this post are taken from the official Greek Interior Ministry circular. Key dates and...

ATHENS – Hoping to capture a center ground as many of Greece’s political parties are shifting toward extreme positions in hopes of garnering more popular support for the May 6 general elections, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos told Greeks...

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon was "trapped" in a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and had tear gas fired in his direction. The politician called on Australian government to disapprove of the human rights violations in Malaysia. He also suggested that...

ATHENS – Jailed former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, being held on money-laundering charges in connection with cases of alleged bribes totaling as much as $62 million, has threatened to reveal the names of those he said were behind his...

ATHENS – Former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, during whose reign Greece entered the Eurozone more than a decade ago, has denied that the country was responsible for its economic crisis spreading beyond the borders and threatening to take down...

Greece's socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos has promised no new taxes, or across-the-board wage and pension cuts, if his party participates in a coalition government after the May 6 early election. Speaking in front of a select audience of party...

Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos has said that the country’s place in the European Union must be defended. Against a backdrop of deep debt, cuts and unemployment, Papademos warned against europhobia as Greeks prepare to vote in next month’s election. “The...

ATHENS – Greece’s shipping industry, which pays no income taxes to its homeland, may find it difficult to get more financing from Greek banks because of the economic crisis that has created a deep recession and has threatened to...

Former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos’ wife, Vicky Stamatis, was remanded in custody today after the mutual decision of the investigating judge and prosecutor examining the money laundering case. Mrs. Stamatis' brother, Panayotis Stamatis, was released after his sister entered her plea...

ATHENS – Reaching out to Right-Wingers who are leaving his Conservative party ahead of the May 6 elections, New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said he would get tough on crime, repeal laws giving citizenship to second generation immigrants born...

From the total 36 parties that have filed their applications to run in the May 6 elections, 32 candidates will claim the Greek people’s votes, according to the relevant decision of the Supreme Court of the country. Unlike past years,...

Just like her father, former Greek minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, Areti headed to Korydallos prison on Thursday, April 26. She was held in custody after her testimony before the examining magistrate. She faces money laundering charges, and the scandal appears to...

ATHENS – Desperately trying to find ways to save money in the midst of a crushing economic crisis, Greece is cutting off benefits, including pensions, to 200,000 people the government said lied to get checks, were dead, or not...