New Democracy
Economy
Split Decisions For Samaras
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will have divided attention at a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on Dec. 20 where he will outline the country's agenda when it assumes the symbolic, rotating six-month EU Presidency on Jan....
Crime
Liapis Pays Road Tax, Trial Delayed
Former Transport Minister Michalis Liapis, who was charged with driving an uninsured luxury cars with phony license plates so he could avoid paying a 1,320 euros ($1,814) road tax came up with the money, a fine of 780 euros...
Greece
Greek Parliament Freezes Golden Dawn Funds
By a crushing 241-26 vote, the Greek Parliament has approved the cutting off of state funding for the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party in a new law that shuts off the public tap for parties accused of criminal activities. Five...
Greece
SYRIZA Loses Submarine Deal Probe Bid
A proposal by the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party for an investigation into a stalled deal for the completion of three Hellenic Navy submarines at Skaramangas Shipyards - including the role of current Deputy Prime...
Economy
Foreclosure Fight Upsets Coalition
As Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras is pressing ahead with lifting a ban on foreclosures, his coalition partner the PASOK Socialists - who put it in place - is reportedly at odds with him...
Economy
Provopoulos Says Recovery "Fragile"
Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos, presenting an interim monetary policy program report to Parliament on Dec. 17, forecast a recovery but warned it could be undermined by political in-fighting and if the government raises taxes again on the...
Economy
Greece Gets EAS Deal, 1B Euros Coming
The Eurozone working group of finance chiefs has ok'd release of a delayed one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment from international lenders after a deal was reportedly reached on a modified plan to pare down the money-bleeding Hellenic Defense...
Economy
Greek Leaders Dip Into Savings
Greece's political leaders remained about the crushing economic crisis critics said they helped create, showing substantial incomes even while the had to reach into their savings accounts, according to their declarations of wealth posted on the Parliament website to...
Economy
Kouvelis Re-Elected DIMAR Chief
After bringing his party to the brink of ruin, Fotis Kouvelis has been re-elected leader of the fast-disappearing Democratic Left (DIMAR) that polls show might not make it into Parliament in the next polls.
Kouvelis was chosen again even though...
Economy
Samaras Seeks Greek Debt Relief
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he will insist that the country's international lenders allow a debt cut if a primary surplus is a achieved for 2013, and that he wants it done before the May elections for European...