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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' fragile coalition of his New Democracy Conservatives and partner the PASOK Socialists faced a stern test as Greeks went to the polls on May 18 in municipal elections. The day didn't start well: PASOK leader Evangelos...

Former Eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker, a candidate for European Commission President, said after a debate with rivals for the post that Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras wasn't fit to lead his country...

On the eve of elections for municipalities and EU Parliament, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras said SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is trying to destabilize Greece just as it's recovering from a crushing economic crisis. Greeks go...

With virtually no chance of getting the job of European Commission President, Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras nonetheless pushed himself as a pro-European in a debate with other candidates in Brussels. "What happened...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' hopes of continuing his administration to the 2016 elections could depend not on the showing of his New Democracy Conservatives in this month's elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, but of his coalition...

In Cyprus, all the political parties are trying their utmost to convince the public that it’s their “civic duty” to vote. It maybe so, but there is a minor problem: a vast number of the electorate no longer trusts...

A survey conducted by Pew Research Center showed that Greeks remain skeptical of various aspects of the European Union although the overall support of the EU has rebounded. The survey polled just over 7,ooo people in seven EU countries (France,...

Meeting in Brussels Monday, Greece's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Evangelos Venizelos, and his Albanian counterpart, Ditmir Bushati, came to an agreement on the use of place names in Albanian passports and certificates. In a statement, the Greek Deputy Prime Minister...

A week before Greeks go to the polls to vote in local elections - and two weeks before those for the European Parliament - the race between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservatives and major opposition Coalition of...

By a vote of 150-119, the Greek Parliament approved a budget plan for the years 2015-18 as part of a deal with international lenders, a blueprint that expects the country's seven-year recession to end this year but for unemployment...