Constantinos Karamanlis

Forty years ago, Greece made a huge leap forward by joining Europe through its accession to the European Economic Community.

"The transition from the collapsing military dictatorship to a Democracy - a model for that time - was a real feat," main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his message for the 42 years since the...

The reported telephone conversations of former prime minister Costas Karamanlis with Alexis Tsipras created controversy within New Democracy ahead of Sunday's election for the conservative party leadership. Furthermore, Karamanlis' reported verbal support of candidate Vangelis Meimarakis added more friction within...

July 24, 1974 is an important day in modern Greek history as it marks the day democracy was restored after seven years of military dictatorship. A few days earlier, a failed junta-instigated military coup in Cyprus gave Turkey a great...

Greece's finance minister Constantinos Karamanlis signs the agreement for the German debt write off Germany could show some good behavior and write off a part of greek debt like Greece did for Germany in 1953. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' speech...

"PRIME MINISTER KARAMANLIS AND OPPOSITION LEADER PAPANDREOU, THE MEN WHO SPEAK FOR THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF GREEKS, SEEM TO AGREE ON ONE THING AT LEAST -- THAT GREECE IS A NATION IN SEARCH OF AN IDENTITY. GEOGRAPHICALLY ON THE...

The ballot for the President of the Hellenic Republic in the past 40 years has not always been a clean affair. Since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974, nominees for the presidency and election processes have been...

Antonis Samaras, the Greek Prime Minister, was in Brussels yesterday to plead for solidarity from the European countries. Right now, Greece still faces the possibility of new austerity measures and a third bailout. The Prime Minister was invited to...