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Hellenic Aerospace Industry Under Pressure Due to Elections
The Hellenic Aerospace Industry has been under pressure due to the political turmoil in the country. The New Year was not a happy occasion for the company’s employees who were expecting the program reactivation contract for the Hellenic Navy's P3...
Greece
Greek PM Samaras: I am not Going to Elections
"What elections? Are there any union elections? I don't have anything, whatsoever..." With this answer Greece's Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, replied today during the ruling New Democracy committee meeting, on reporters' question on whether the Constitutional revision can move...
Australia
Greek-Australians Battle in Oakleigh Elections
The state seat elections of Oakleigh in Victoria, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 29, have turned into a Greek battle.
The district of Oakleigh in Melbourne is home to thousands of Greek-Australians who care about the community and want...
Greece
German Green Party Member: Europe in Danger if Tsipras Becomes PM
Speaking at a forum organized by the Foreign Correspondents Association in Berlin, Germany's Former Vice Chancellor and member of the Green Party Joschka Fischer expressed his worries over a possible electoral victory of Alexis Tsipras and his leftist party SYRIZA in Greece.
"If...
Greece
SYRIZA Leader Calls Political Forces to Clarify their Position over Presidential Elections
On Saturday, Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras underlined the need for his party to dominate politically and take advantage of its victory in the European Parliament elections, and within this framework to undertake initiatives towards the national agreement,...
Greece
International Media On Scenarios of a SYRIZA Govt in Greece
International media flirt more and more with the scenario of opposition party SYRIZA being the next government in Greece, in a way “forcing” banks, economists and analysts to prepare reports and examine the positive or negative economic effects of such...
Greece
Greek PM: No Need for New Memorandum, Elections in June 2016
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appeared optimistic earlier today that the country is not going to need a new memorandum and it will soon be on track of development. During a press conference on the sidelines of the European...
Economy
Greece Has Second Thoughts About Exiting Bailout Program
Eurozone officials have told Reuters that Greece appears to have second thoughts about a full-blown return to market funding. The report follows purported pressure on the Greek government from EU powers as well as investors who sold off Greek...
Economy
Second Day of Losses in Athens Stock Exchange
For a second day in a row, Greek stocks and state bonds remain under heavy pressure. Starting yesterday and hit by a wave of selling foreign investors, the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) index fell more than 7%, significantly below the 900-point...
Economy
Citigroup: What Might a SYRIZA Govt Mean for Greek Equities
U.S. based multinational banking and financial services corporation Citigroup is examining what a SYRIZA government might mean for Greek equities, taking in account the upcoming presidential election in Greece and the risk of early general elections which might bring...