Karolos Papoulias

Greece's political party leaders failed to bridge differences in a last-ditch effort to form a coalition government Sunday, and new elections appeared inevitable even as talks to end the country's political impasse continued, renewing fears of an impending Greek...

A meeting convened by Greece's President Karolos Papoulias with three main party leaders to try to break the deadlock and broker a coalition government deal has ended. Papoulias met Sunday with the heads of conservative New Democracy, socialist PASOK and...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the leaders of Greece’s political parties to meetings on Sunday, in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government. "The president will summon party leaders in a bid to form a...

Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek Socialist party leader, has been unable to form a national unity government after holding last-ditch talks with rivals, party officials have said. "Venizelos will return the mandate tomorrow to President Karolos Papoulias," a senior Socialist PASOK...

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, who is said to be a “supporter” of Greece’s European perspective, had announced he would visit Greece this Sunday and Monday, May 13-14, but eventually cancelled his arrival earlier today. It remains...

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed alarm that Greece’s neo-Nazi party garnered enough votes in this week’s election to earn seats in Parliament, and urged the president of Greece to refuse to appoint any neo-Nazi party members to the cabinet. The...

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said Wednesday that the country will go to the polls May 6, as expected, in elections likely to create a fragmented government appointed with the task of implementing more painful austerity measures. During a cabinet...

On the occasion of the 191st National Day Anniversary on March 25, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, sent a message to the Diaspora Greeks thanking them for being the pillar of moral support for the debt-hit...

Evangelos Venizelos said on Monday he was stepping down as finance minister to lead the Socialists into a general election, a day after taking over the helm of the party, which is trailing far behind its rival conservatives in...

President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias received visiting NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday, who is in Greece to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Greece's membership in the Alliance. Papoulias expressed to the NATO chief aggravation over continuing...