Politics

Socialist deputy Thomas Robopoulos said Friday he was not prepared to vote for the Greek government's planned austerity package, although he has not made a final decision, an official in his office said. Speaking on private television channel Alter, Robopoulos...

Finance minister Evangelos Venizelos met on Thursday morning with the heads of the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) 'Troika' for finalization of the measures and interventions contained in the government's Medium-Term Fiscal...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has expressed serious doubts over the passing of the Medium-Term Fiscal Program, Slovak Prime Minister said, according to Reuters. Iveta Radicova told the Slovak Parliament΄s committee for European affairs that the George Papandreou had expressed...

Greece’s newly confirmed cabinet has approved its austerity budget plan just one day after the government survived a crucial confidence vote in parliament. The plan is to be submitted on Friday to parliament. Protesters are setting their sights on June 28...

Two new polls publicized on Tuesday, show the main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leading in vote preferences. The GPO poll for Mega Channel showed ND leading the ruling PASOK party by 0.9 %, garnering 21 % of preferences compared to...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has survived a crucial confidence vote in Parliament with 155 votes to 143 and two abstentions. All deputies voted along party lines. More than 20,000 chanting protesters besieged the Greek Parliament before Prime Minister George...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday reiterated his call for national unity behind the government's austerity measures, opening a three-day confidence vote debate that winds up at midnight Tuesday with an open roll-call vote. Papandreou called on Parliament to...

Prime Minister George Papandreou is scheduled to fly on Monday to Brussels, where he will have meetings with Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker and with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso in the afternoon.  He will also meet with European...

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) on Friday described as a 'government with a time limit', the new cabinet arising from a government reshuffle earlier in the day. In an announcement ND Press Spokesman Yiannis Michelakis said that Prime Minister George...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias swore in two new cabinet members on Friday lunchtime at the Presidential Mansion. Evangelos Venizelos has now  taken over as Finance Minister and George Papaconstantinou as Environment Minister. Venizelos, originally from Thessaloniki, has served as a Socialist parliamentarian...

Greek prime minister George Papandreou on Friday went ahead with a wide Cabinet reshuffle, with the new ministers to be sworn in at 13:00. The premier, in announcing the intended reshuffle earlier in the week, also said...

The disturbing fact that the Prime Minister Mr. George Papandreou or any other government official did not attend the Greek Power Summit 2011, says it all! While some of the most distinguished global industrialists gathered to share ideas regarding...

George Floridis, a 55 year old former deputy Finance Minister and deputy Hector Nasiokas both resigned from their positions in the government on Thursday. The move makes it increasingly unclear whether Papandreou will be able to form a new cabinet...

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras called for elections after his talks with Prime Minister George Papandreou on Wednesday. "Mr. Papandreou made his choices and the people can judge. Tomorrow's reshuffle has to...

Greece's prime minister George Papandreou says he will reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday and seek a vote of confidence for his new government in Parliament, after coalition talks with opposition parties failed. "I will continue on the same course. This...