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Golden Dawn's Parliamentary Group out of Greek Parliament?

After the latest developments concerning the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn political party, which were triggered by the killing of the anti-fascist hip-hop artist, Pavlos Fyssas, by Golden Dawn’s member, Giorgos Roupakias, there are lots of scenarios being discussed in...

Greek Births Fall 10% in 5 Years

Childbirth in Greece decreased by 10% the last five years, according to data from the Institute of Child Health. The data which was sent to the Greek Parliament by the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, shows that in 2007 the...

Greek Parliament Approves Joint Development Company for Church Property

An amendment was passed in Parliament on Wednesday establishing the "Company for Developing the Real Estate Assets of the Church SA", which will be owned equally by the Greek state and the Greek Orthodox Church. During discussion in Parliament, main...

Lawmakers OK Firing Scheme, Samaras Warns His

The Greek Parliament, as expected, approved an amendment critical to implementing  a so-called mobility scheme in which workers will be transferred or fired, but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told two of his New Democracy Conservative deputies who bucked him...

Greek Parliament Ratifies Bill to Establish New Public Broadcaster (NERIT)

Greek parliament ratified on Friday a bill on the establishment of a new public television and radio broadcaster to replace former broadcasting agency ERT. The move came a month after the withdrawal of a junior party from the coalition government...

Tsochatzopoulos Fined 613,000 Euros

Former Greek defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, being tried on money-laundering and corruption charges and already given an eight-year sentence for failing to declare his wealth, now has been fined 613,000 euros ($809.9 million) by the Court of Auditors after...

Lawmakers Approve New Bill to Spur Investment, Boost Tourism

The Greek parliament approved legislation to boost private investment, a key condition to get the crisis-struck country out of its worst-ever peacetime recession. The new investment incentive law aims to cut red tape by making a broader range of projects...

Greek Parliament Gives Away Used Goods

The Greek Parliament has approved a project to donate more of its used electronic equipment to schools and charitable organizations around the country that are going without them. The Parliament has donated electronic, mechanical, educational and other relevant material, such...

Parliament Workers Face Pay, Benefit Cuts

After twice being forced to back down, the administration of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this week will try again to pass legislation that cuts the pay and benefits of Parliament workers as it has with other Greek workers. After the...

Greek Parliament OK's 2013 Austerity Budget

By a vote of 167-128, the Greek Parliament shortly after midnight on Nov. 12 easily approved an austerity-packed budget for 2013 that includes big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions as part of a $17.45 billion package that...