Politics

On Sunday, Fotis Kouvelis and the members of the renewal group who walked out of the SYN party announced the foundation of a new left-wing political party, expected to bear the name "Renewal Democratic Left" and the election of...

Greek government spokesman George Petalotis sent an official letter to "The Guardian" newspaper on Friday, categorically rejecting a report published in the English daily newspaper regarding "plans to sale Greek islands" to foreigners, especially Chinese and Russian, to tackle...

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras opened his party’s 8th congress on Friday, underlining the leading role ND can play in the new era, because it has “voted down the memorandum (signed with the IMF, ECB, EU...

The Greek cabinet on Friday gave the green light to the draft bill to overhaul the local pension system and labor law. The reforms were supposed to come to parliament this week, but there were delays in negotiations of the...

"Without the help of the Greeks abroad, we will not be able to rebuild the country the way it deserves," main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras said on Thursday, addressing the party's first Ecumenical Hellenism conference held...

Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, was received on Wednesday by the Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who expressed the need of support for the strengthening of the two countries cooperation. Gul, underlined the importance of the agreements received in Athens...

Assurance that Australia’s position with regards to the issue of the name of FYROM remains unchanged was given by the Prime Minister of the country in a meeting he had in Canberra with representatives of the Australian Greek Council....

Striking port workers are blocking traffic in Piraeus port on Wednesday, preventing thousands of passengers from boarding ferries. This action comes from a communist affiliated union despite a court order deeming the strike illegal. "Nothing is operating," a coastguard spokeswoman told...

The federation of High School Teachers (OLME) has decided to suspend mobilizations. Teachers will return tomorrow Wednesday to National Exams evaluation centers to complete grading of tests. OLME president Dimitris Peppes said the administration board (6 votes in favour 4 votes...

The European Court of Human rights adjudicated a claim for damages to 9 Greek-Cypriots because of the loss of their properties. The European Court decided that these 9 Greek- Cypriots have to receive a compensation for moral and material damages...

The Euro barometer poll, notes an increase in poverty percentages during this past year in Greece. 93,7% of Greeks, indicate to be poorer, whilst there is an equivalent of 74,7% in the EE. In addition, 43% of respondents indicate that, they...

A main opposition New Democracy (ND) sector head on Monday ridiculed the government's call towards non-EU nationals in the country to submit documentation to acquire long-term residency permits. Theodoros Soldatos, the secretary of ND's immigration policy sector, said efforts by...

Addressing a party event, main Opposition New Democracy President Antonis Samaras implied that his party is prepping itself for election processes, with the forthcoming local elections being top priority. The ND head also stressed there will be more talks with...

According to AFP, Alexei Kudrin (photo), Russia's finance minister Saturday said he expected Greece to require a restructuring of its debt by creditors. He said such a move would be acceptable for the market and insisted it would be...

Several of the former ministers whose accounts are to be opened and examined as part of the Siemens kickbacks investigation on Friday expressed objections to a decision that they said had singled them out unfairly. The Parliamentary...