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Scuffles Follow Greek March Against Austerity, Strike Bill (video)
Greek police used tear gas on Friday to push away demonstrators that approached the main entrance of the parliament building in Athens where a bill containing new reforms is being debated.
The scuffles broke out following a peaceful march through...
Greece
PAME Interrupts 8th Regional Production Reconstruction Conference in West Attica
Members of the PAME trade union group affiliated with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) on Sunday interrupted the proceedings of the 8th Regional Conference for the Reconstruction of Production in West Attica in order to protest against the...
Greece
Union Outcry Forces Greek Gov't to Withdraw Strike Amendment
The Greek government decided to withdraw an amendment on workers' strike and other labour issues only hours after they were tabled in parliament, due to strong reactions from opposition parties.
Regarding the right to go on strike, the amendment said...
Economy
Thousands Across Greece Protest Against New Austerity Measures
Τhousands of people gathered in Athens and major cities across Greece on Friday to protest against the new round of austerity measures that the Greek government agreed on.
Five hours before the protest organized by PAME, a Greek Communist Party...
Greece
New Poll Shows New Democracy 10.2% Ahead of SYRIZA
A new opinion poll shows that the voting intention rate for New Democracy is 25.8% against 15.6% of SYRIZA, while eight out of ten Greeks give a negative review of the government's performance in the past two years.
The survey...
Greece
The Fatal December that Led to the Greek Civil War
"Δεκεμβριανά" (Dekemvriana, December events) is a crucial chapter in modern Greek history and signifies the beginning of the Greek Civil War and the long-lasting division of Greeks to "rightists" and "leftists."
The departure of the German occupation army in October...
Greece
Communist Party Claims HQ’s Call Center Is Tapped, Asks Government to Find Perpetrators
The Communist Party said on Thursday it recently discovered that the party’s headquarters were wiretapped and called on the government to act swiftly to discover the perpetrators.
According to the party’s press release, it was observed that various recent telephone...
Greece
KKE Calls on Greeks to Protest Ahead of Obama's Visit to Athens
Communist KKE party in an announcement on Saturday called on the workers, the youth and the entire Greek population to "welcome" the outgoing US President Barack Obama with rallies and protests.
According to the announcement, Obama is visiting the country...
Greece
New Democracy 11% Ahead of SYRIZA in Greek Poll
New Democracy seems to consolidate its lead over SYRIZA with double digits as a new opinion poll shows the conservative party leading by 11%.
In a poll conducted by Prorata on behalf of Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper, New Democracy leads...
Greece
Tsipras' Real Interest Is to Muzzle Media and Is Without Plan to Help Greece Exit Crisis, Opposition Says
Opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after his speech at SYRIZA’s central committee on Sunday morning, saying he has no plan to help Greece exit the crisis and is trying to muzzle the media.
“Mr. Tsipras proved once more...