Greece
Economy
Intense Conflicts in Parliament Regarding the Party and Media Loans
The Greek Parliament met on Friday morning, in order to discuss the composition of an Examining committee regarding the loans of parties and media.
PM Tsipras: Greece's program review will be completed without additional measures
The Greek program review will be...
Greece
Greek Cup Recommences Without Any Fans
The general athletics secretariat has informed EPO that the Greek Cup will recommence, with the semi-finals taking place without any fans, while the finals will take place with students in the bleachers.
"Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, signed today...
Greece
Zoe Konstantopoulou to Present New Party 'Course of Freedom'
With words like "democracy," "justice," "clarity," "rights" and phrases like "debt erasure" and "claim of German debts," the former Parliament President, Zoe Konstantopoulou, launches her new party/movement, which will "rise through society and people who do not bow their...
Economy
Dombrovskis: Agreement Between Greece and its European Lenders Possible
An agreement between Greece and its lenders is possible, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
In statements to Politico, he said that the Greek issue will be discussed on the sidelines of the IMF's Spring Meeting in...
Education
Protesting Teachers Storm Education Ministry in Greece
Protesting teachers on Friday managed to circumvent police and storm the education ministry headquarters from a side door while a student event was taking place.
It was around 12:30 pm when a group of angry protesters took riot police by...
Economy
European Central Bank Gives Breath of Liquidity to Greek Banks
The European Central Bank gave a breath of liquidity to Greek banks after Thursday's decision to include them in its quantitative easing program and the purchase of EFSF bonds.
The decision constitutes an indirect capital boost, from which banks can...
Economy
PM Tsipras Presents the Progress of the Greek Economic Program
The challenges Europe is facing and issues related to the Greek economy dominated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' speech at Springer Axel Foundation on Thursday.
The Greek prime minister presented the progress of the Greek economic programme as part of the...
Economy
Eurogroup Chief: Greek Bailout Is Not Heading for a Crisis
The Greek bailout program is not heading for a crisis, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem told CNBC on Thursday, saying that the completion of the review is close.
"We're getting very close (to an agreement) so I'm not for all this...
Greece
Archbishop Ieronymos Arrives in Mytilene, Lesvos
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos who arrived on Friday in Mytilene was the first of the three hierarchs that will visit Lesvos on Friday and Saturday in an attempt to support the refugees.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Vartholomeos) will...
Greece
Pulse Polls: Greek Citizens Want Elections; Opposition Party (ND) Is 6% ahead
A poll made by Pulse for the Athenian TV channel Action24, shows that 47% of Greek citizens want early elections and only 32% want the current government.
New Democracy seems to be ahead with 6%.
More specifically the poll shows...