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ND: 'Greek People Are Victims Of Fallacy'

Greece's main center-right political party New Democracy (ND) unleashed harsh accusations against the current government for its persistence in misguiding the Greek people. Specifically, New Democracy claims that the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) along with the representatives of the Independent Greeks (ANEL)...

Greek Public Broadcaster ERT to Reopen

MPs from the newly elected Greek leftist led, SYRIZA – Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition government have voted earlier today to reinstate the country’s public broadcaster, ERT, which was suddenly shut down almost two years ago, as part of the...

Greek Gov't Will Move to Confiscate for Large-scale Debtors Not Signing Up for Repayment Program

When the deadline for submitting applications to manage debts under the 100-installment application runs out, the government will move to measures of confiscation over outstanding debts, Greek Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani said. Responding to a parliamentary question by deputy...

Greek Parliament Passes Controversial Bill Allowing House Arrest for Disabled Terrorists

A Justice Ministry draft bill abolishing high-security prisons was voted in the Greek Parliament plenum on Friday night with the full support of ruling coalition parties SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), following a roll-call vote requested by main opposition...

Greek Defense Minister: We Cannot Keep ISIS Out if EU Keeps Bullying Us

In the weak of Greek officials' warning to Brussels yesterday that "consistent" attempts by various European officials and media to spread division among the SYRIZA-led coalition government, formed with the participation of right wing Independent Greeks (ANEL), may lead to...

New Democracy Tables Separate Examination Committee Proposal for 1981-2015 Period

The Greek Parliament voted the SYRIZA-led government's proposal for an examination committee looking into the circumstances surrounding the signing of the country's two memoranda with its international creditors. Out of the 300 Greek MPs, 156 voted in favor of establishing the...

Opinion Poll: Greek PM Tsipras Popularity at Impressive 78%

A recent opinion poll conducted by Public Issue for the daily newspaper Avgi shows that the Greek Prime Minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras' popularity has reached an impressive 78%, while 63% of those questioned are in support of the...

FT: EU Officials Believe Tsipras Must Rid of Left Platform-ANEL

Several European Union officials believe that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras must rid of SYRIZA's leftist platform and the nationalistic coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) in order for negotiations with creditors to have a positive outcome for Greece, according...

Opinion Poll: Greeks in Support of SYRIZA Govt But Afraid of Grexit

The newly elected SYRIZA – Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition government has managed to attract the Greek public opinion to its side in the first two months since it took office. According to a new opinion poll conducted by the University...

Greek Government to Examine Memoranda Period; Austerity Measures

The newly elected leftist-led Greek government coalition is expected to submit a proposal for the creation of a committee to examine the previous governments' handling of the country's debt crisis. Specifically, according to government sources, the so called «memorandum examination...