New Democracy
Greece
Quick Quits Independent Greeks Spokesman
Former TV presenter Terence Quick has resigned as Parliamentary spokesman for the Independent Greeks, a minor political party that has almost no influence and is an offshoot of the ruling New Democracy Conservatives.
In a letter to party leader Panos...
Greece
Kouvelis Wants A New Cabinet
Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, one of Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras' coalition government, said he thinks there should be a shakeup of ministers but didn't say if he wants any of his members...
Greece
SYRIZA, New Democracy Clash Over Golden Dawn
Greece's main political parties continue to be befuddled on how to deal with the rising influence of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, with Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras' government backing off an anti-racism bill...
Greece
SYRIZA Back In The Lead Over ND
The major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), in a horse race with the ruling New Democracy (ND) Conservatives for popular support, has eked out a narrow lead over the rivals in a new poll, although the...
Greece
New Democracy Takes Slim Lead Over SYRIZA
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's New Democracy (ND) Conservatives continued to hold a lead over the major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) but by less than 1 percent in a poll conducted by the Marc/Alpha agency.
ND had...
Economy
Samaras Orders Teachers To Work Exams
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, for the third time this year, will reportedly issue a civil mobilization order forcing civil servants to work, this one against teachers before they could even begin a strike that would have postponed the...
Crime
Corruption Prosecutors Quit, Hand Over Cases
Ongoing investigators into a myriad of corruption cases in Greece are being turned over to new special prosecutors after the two men handling them, Spyros Mouzakitis and Grigoris Peponis - who had ruffled feathers with their aggressive stance against...
Economy
IMF Says Greek Elite Still Protected
After an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report found that Greece was making progress in overhauling its public finances and competitiveness, the government was left to explain why there's been little change in public administration and the failure to go...
Greece
Dendias Says Golden Dawn Could Be Banned
After the European Union’s human rights chief said that there’s enough evidence of violence being perpetrated by the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that has 18 seats in Parliament to outlaw the group, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias said the...
Economy
Greek Lifetime Job Guarantee In Peril
With the coming firing of 15,000 workers, it seemed that Greece was finally going to bend to demands from international lenders to reduce its bloated public workforce – except that it’s going to hire 15,000 younger workers to replace...