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Greek Opposition Parties Slam Govt Ahead of Referendum

In a televised message on Friday, "To Potami" leader Stavros Theodorakis called for a unity government after Sunday’s referendum in order to avoid elections. “Our proposal for Sunday night: A government of national unity with the participation of SYRIZA. I want to...

Tsipras Briefs Opposition Leaders on Debt Talks, They Claim to Support Deal

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras briefed opposition lawmakers on debt negotiations and the prospect of a deal with creditors on Tuesday morning. The three MPs said that they are in favor of a deal on principle. Specifically, Tsipras met individually...

PASOK Elects Fofi Gennimata as 5th Party President

Fofi Gennimata was elected as the 5th PASOK President with 51% of the votes. The election took place during the party's 10th conference. On Sunday morning, June 14, party members and friends cast their votes in order to determine who...

Three Candidates Up for PASOK Leadership After President Steps Down

PASOK MPs Fofi Gennimata, Odysseas Konstantinopoulos and Andreas Loverdos will compete for the party's leadership, after Evangelos Venizelos, who chaired the party since 2012, announced in a party congress late on Saturday he is stepping down. Following a lengthy speech,...

PASOK's 10th Conference to Select New Leader

The 10th PASOK conference, which will launch the procedures for the selection of the party’s new leader, started today, Friday June 5. The election of a new president will take place on June 14. So far, Fofi Genimmata, Andreas Loverdos,...

PASOK Calls Grow For Venizelos' Head

PASOK MP Thanos Moraitis, joining a chorus of dissent against party leader Evangelos Venizelos, has become the first to call for the Socialist chief to step down as its popularity keeps plummeting. Moraitis was the first in the party to...

Draft-Dodging Greek Diaspora Welcome Home to Vote

All the relevant Greek ministries have decided to discharge the Greek diaspora from charges related to evading military service so as to enable voting in the forthcoming elections in May. In particular, Interior Minister Giannis Michelakis and Deputy Defense Minister Fofi Gennimata issued a joint...

Stournaras: Debt Rollοver Would Solve Greece's Funding Gap – No Debt Rollover, Says ECB

Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras has suggested in an interview, that Greece’s financing gap could be overcome if the European Central Bank and the eurozone’s central banks decide to rollover a part of the Greek debt they are holding. As kathimerini...

Samaras Back to U.S. On Investment Hunt

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who was in the United States in August to meet President Barack Obama and business leaders in Washington and New York is going back on Sept. 28, this time to meet Vice-President Joe Biden...

Troika Says Defense Industries Must Go

Greece's proposal to overhaul three state-owned companies, Hellenic Defense Systems (EAS), mining company Larco and the Hellenic Vehicle Industry (ELVO) instead of privatizing or closing them has been rejected by the debt-stricken country's partners and creditors. The Troika of the...