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SYRIZA Victory Does Not Mean Grexit, Party Says

In an "unofficial" announcement issued on Monday, Greek main opposition SYRIZA demanded from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to immediately stop the campaign "to terrorize the Greek people and discredit the country abroad," while challenging him to reveal his plans to establish...

Greek Elections: And Now…. All Bets Are Off!

Threatening howls have risen from the halls of “united” Europe at the announcement of snap general elections in Greece, scheduled for January 25, 2015, – elections which, most likely, will bring to power the populist left-wing SYRIZA party.

Greece's Euro Membership 'Irrevocable,' EU Commission Stresses

Greece's membership in the Eurozone is "irrevocable," European Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt said on Monday, amid press speculation of a possible "Grexit" that would leave the country outside the euro area. According to Breidthardt, the EU treaty clearly states that "euro...

German Vice Chancellor Gabriel: Germany Wants Greece in the Eurozone

The German government's desire for Greece's Eurozone membership expressed the country’s Vice Chancellor and Economic Affairs Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, in his recent interview to German newspaper "Hanoversche Allgemeine Zeitung," adding that the Eurozone expects that the agreements between the two...

Broken Promises – New Year 2015

Many people would make New Year’s resolutions, but hardly any of them will be kept or come to fruition. One may say, “so be it.” And so, life goes on, full of broken promises. In fact, Cypriot citizens...

New Opinion Poll Shows Greek Citizens Want SYRIZA, Samaras and Euro

A steady lead of 3.1% ahead of ruling New Democracy holds the Greek main opposition party, SYRIZA, according to a latest poll on behalf of Greek newspaper "Eleftheros Typos." As shown by the survey, conducted immediately after the third unsuccessful ballot for...

SYRIZA Leader: 'There Will be a Negotiation, There Will be an Agreement'

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras presented two messages during his speech at the party’s conference late on Saturday - one towards Greece’s lenders and one towards Greeks. Welcoming him to the podium, Nikos Voutsis, SYRIZA MP and secretary of...

Greek PM: SYRIZA Is Leading the Country to Bankruptcy and a Credit Crisis

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras blasted main opposition SYRIZA for leading the country to bankruptcy, to a credit crunch and eventually out of Europe, during a speech in the city of Larissa, central Greece, on Saturday night. The Greek...

Spiegel: Grexit Not a Problem For Germany

Fears of Greece's departure from the Euro after an impeding preponderance of Alexis Tsipras' anti-austerity political party, SYRIZA, on the January 25 Greek elections, don't seem to torment the Angela Merkel administration, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. Unnamed authority...

'PASOK Is the Custodian of the Country’s National Strategy,' Says its Leader Venizelos

PASOK's main aim is to receive the third mandate to form a government and be a catalyst for developments, party leader Evangelos Venizelos said on Saturday, speaking at a meeting with party secretaries at a central hotel in Athens, Greece. "PASOK...