Antonis Samaras
Economy
Samaras Gives EU a Letter, but Not a Contract
With pressure building on him to sign a bailout deal that would give Greece $175 billion more[...]
Economy
General Strike in Greece Set for Dec. 1
The new coalition government led by interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is not getting a reprieve from Greek workers, who will take to the streets on Dec. 1 to keep up their protest against austerity [...]
Economy
Troika Loan on Hold, Xmas Bonus, Pensions at Risk
ATHENS – Greece’s interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, who is overseeing a shaky coalition of three parties, is trying to persuade international lenders to release a delayed $11 billion loan installment, without which the country will not be able...
Economy
Report: Troika Backs Down to Samaras, No Signatures Needed
Reversing itself after insisting that leaders of Greece’s new coalition government would have to sign[...]
Greece
Samaras: We Gave Rise to Papademos Government
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras on Monday outlined to his party's parliamentary group the reasons that led him to agree to back a transitional government which, he stressed, was formed for a specific purpose and has...
Greece
Samaras Expels Chatzigakis Over Far-Right Comments
ND leader Antonis Samaras showed the door earlier today to one of ND's oldest members, Sotiris Chatzigakis.
Chatzigakis said earlier today that "There are far-right micro droplets in the New Democracy party operating under the banner of the popular right......
Economy
So Much for Unity – Samaras Won’t Sign Troika Deal
ATHENS – Just a few days after Greece got a coalition government charged with pushing through more austerity measures to get a second bailout of $157 billion from international lenders, New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said he’ll refuse to...
Economy
Greek Word Not Good Enough – Troika Wants it in Writing
ATHENS – Even before the dust settled down from the appointment of a new interim Prime Minister, Lucas Papademos, and a coalition cabinet charged with pushing through the Parliament a new bailout of $157 billion from international lenders and...
Greece
Greece's Interim Leader? …. To Be Continued
ATHENS - After three days of political feuding that angered Greeks worried whether it would jeopardize international rescue loans, a new coalition government was said to have been formed with Parliament Speaker Filippos Petsalnikos, a political unknown outside Greece,...
Economy
A New Ancient Greek Drama a Long-Running Flop
The machinations between Prime Minister George Papandreou, a Socialist whose two years in office[...]