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Greece
Greek Defense Minister Visits the US Amid Controversy Caused by His Comments
Greek National Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos will visit New York this weekend in order to participate to the March 25 Greek Independence Day celebrations. The previous days, Kammenos caused a controversy leading...
Greece
SYRIZA MPs Object to Greek Navy Seals' Chant at March 25 Parade [Video]
SYRIZA and PASOK MPs strongly objected to a nationalistic chant by Greek navy seals (OYK) at the March 25 parade.
During the parade, the navy seals chanted several of their slogans, but one in particular angered a number of MPs.
"Our dream is to enter...
Greece
Greek Defense Min: Gov't Won't Step Back on Claims for German War Reparation and Occupation Loan
Greek Defense Minister and Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, speaking late Monday to private Star TV, attributed the personal attacks he has lately received to the bribery cases on the part of German armaments companies that have been...
Economy
Greek Economist Suggests Troika Used False Data
During an interview with Greek journalist Nikos Evangelatos, Greek economist and Independent Greeks member Giorgos Romanias claimed that the reports on which the bailout program insurance measures were based are unacceptable. “They decided on wage and pension cuts because...
Greece
Only Five SYRIZA MPs Refuse State Cars Despite Tsipras' Plea
Only five of a total of 149 SYRIZA MPs refused state cars for their transportation during their parliamentary term: Lena Psarea, Giorgos Dimaras, Nikos Filis, Mustafa Mustafa and Giannis Stathas.
Despite Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' repeated affirmations that his leftist...
Greece
New Poll: SYRIZA has Comfortable Lead Over New Democracy
Greek ruling party SYRIZA leads by a wide margin over main opposition New Democracy, according to a Metron Analysis opinion poll conducted on behalf of newspaper "Parapolitika," published on Saturday.
The poll was conducted right after Greece signed the Eurogroup deal.
According to the survey,...
Economy
ANEL Leader: Examining Committee on the Memorandum
Independent Greeks (ANEL) decided that they will seek the setting up of an examining committee on how Greece got into the memorandum, according to ANEL leader Panos Kammenos' statement at its party's parliamentary group meeting that was concluded earlier...
Cyprus
Cypriot Parliament President Congratulates Greek President Pavlopoulos for his Election
Cypriot Parliament President Yiannakis Omirou congratulated Prokopis Pavlopoulos for his election as the new President of the Hellenic Republic. As he highlighted, Cyprus is looking forward to the continuation of the two countries' common course.
In his congratulatory message to...
Greece
The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy
With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...
Greece
First Greek Presidential Ballot Results Elect Prokopis Pavlopoulos
With a positive result on the election of a new Greek President concluded the first round of voting by the Greek Parliament a few minutes earlier. Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the candidate nominated by the ruling SYRIZA party and Prime Minister Alexis...