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Tsipras Visits TIF and Expresses Hope He Will be Greece's PM for the Next Eight Years

The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in northern Greece has been traditionally inaugurated by the Greek Prime Minister. The September 20 snap elections meant that the President of the Hellenic Republic took on this responsibility on September 4. Former Greek Prime Minister and...

Eurogroup President: Next Greek Govt Must Regain Trust

On August 19, Greece and its creditors agreed to a third cash-for-reforms bailout deal. Despite the agreement, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem told CNBC during the G20 convention in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday, that the new Greek government emerging from the September 20 elections...

Another Greek Poll Shows New Democracy Leading SYRIZA

In the lead-up to the September 20 elections in Greece, a new opinion poll showed New Democracy leading SYRIZA by 0.8%. According to the poll, which will be published on the Saturday edition of Greek newspaper "Parapolitka," New Democracy garnered 30.4% of the...

Greek Pre-Election Debate on September 9

The Greek public will witness the country's political leaders confront each other on camera less than two weeks before the September 20 elections. Greece's political party leaders will engage in a televised debate on September 9. Golden Dawn President Nikos...

New Opinion Poll Shows Uncertainty of Greek Election Results

An opinion poll on Wednesday indicates an increasingly close race in Greece's upcoming parliamentary elections. New Democracy has shrunk the gap from SYRIZA to just 0.4% with the former garnering 22.6% of the intended vote against SYRIZA's 23%. In another poll on Friday,...

Eurogroup President: Bailout Money to Greece Based on Upholding Agreement

Eurogroup President and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem spoke on the future of the Greek bailout amid the September 20 snap election. Dijsselbloem told the Dutch parliament on Wednesday that the provision to Greece depends upon the country's implementation of the agreed reforms and...

Opinion Poll Company Believes Next Greek Govt Could Include Three Parties

At least three parties will be needed to form a new Greek government, said the managing director of Greek polling company Alco, Costas Panagopoulos, in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Wednesday. "A government can be formed by the two top parties,...

Autumn Tourism in Greece to Yield More Than 3 Billion Euros

The snap elections announced mid-August in Greece have caused great concern across the country. However, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis believes that the country’s tourism sector will continue to grow if the election results in a...

Greek Main Opposition Leader: 'No Room for Protest During the Election'

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis underlined on Tuesday that there is no room for protest during the upcoming election. In an interview to Greek television, he called on Greeks to get informed and vote in the elections so that the country...

Greek Main Opposition Leader: 'New Democracy Will Unite Greeks'

New Democracy is the party that supports unity among Greeks, its leader Evangelos Meimarakis said in a speech at a closed stadium in the town of Patras, where he is visiting as part of his pre-election campaign. "New Democracy is a political...