Politics

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is currently in Brussels for a one-day summit with EU leaders on energy, innovation and economy.  The meeting is being chaired by the Hungarian EU presidency on Friday. The EU heads of state will discuss ways to...

Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd was received on Wednesday by President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias. Rudd expressed his gratitude over the Greek-Australians' contribution in handling the recent floods in Queensland and Brisbane. On Wednesday morning, the Australian Foreign...

Cypriot President called for discretion after his meeting with the Greek Prime Minister in Athens, proving that energy cooperation was the main theme of the meeting. Dimitris Christofias said on Thursday that the energy issue has political significance and political...

  On Wednesday Greece's supreme administrative court, The Council of State, decided that a law allowing non-Greeks to vote but also run for office in local government elections, is unconstitutional. It also rejected sections of the 2010 law that naturalised non-Greeks...

Greek Investment Minister, Harris Pamboukis, said that the government would seek damages from Siemens AG, after its involvement in a bribes scandal, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Pamboukis described the events surrounding Siemens as an "international scandal" and said that...

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is due to visit Greece on February 1st. This will be the first visit by an Australian Foreign Minister to Greece since 1997, when Alexander Downer visited Athens. Rudd, who formerly served as Australia's Prime...

The new logo of the New Democracy party was presented today by the party's president, Antonis Samaras.  The new logo bears the name "Nea Democratia", with blue and light blue letters.  The letters are underlined by deviated and straight lines...

Strong criticism and reactions drew the gesture of Athens city council's newly elected member Nikos Michaloliakos, to salute in Nazi style during a heated debate at a council session. Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and the city council were debating a canceled...

A statue of the late statesman Constantine Karamanlis, the founder of the New Democracy (ND) party, was unveiled at Thessaloniki’s seafront promenade on Monday. Speaking at the ceremony, main opposition ND leader Antonis Samaras referred to Karamanlis’ work and legacy. ...

A Wikileaks leak  revealed comments by former Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis.  He spoke disparagingly about Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) to American ambassador Daniel Speckhard. Three telegrams composed by the former American ambassador to Athens have been published by the British...

Prime Minister George Papandreou had a tele-conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. The two leaders talked about the next steps in the process for the strengthening of bilateral relations.  Efforts began at a fast pace last summer.  It was agreed to...

Greece will begin proceedings against Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  This statement was made on Wednesday and is a bid to obtain compensation for the slaughter of hundreds of people from the town of Distomo during World...

Greece’s pledge to hire one public sector employee for every five that depart, applies to the Greek Orthodox Church as well as government departments. Kathimerini reported the pledge, citing unidentified interior ministry officials. The issue will be discussed by Hieronymos,...

Supreme Court Prosecutor Ioannis Tentes on Monday forwarded to Parliament, a law suit filed by an Austrian economist.  The lawsuit is against international bankers Goldman Sachs for allegedly exposing the eurozone to danger in 2000-2001, through credit default swaps that...

Embarrassment and malicious comments in the government have been caused by the revelation that the vice president spent New Year’s Eve at a luxurious hotel. The fact that Pagkalos has been accusing large groups of workers of causing the crisis,...