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Greece
Greek Journalist Aris Stathakis Passes Away
Aris Stathakis passed away today, June 13, at the age of 71 after facing health problems for many years. He was a famous Greek automotive reporter that has been credited with teaching Greeks to wear their seatbelts. His insistence...
Greece
Samaras Refs Minister's Battle Over College Firings
Just after swearing in a new Cabinet, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras has had to step in between two of his ministers who are arguing over whether to rehire university staff fired as part of...
Greece
ADL Upset Samaras Named Voridis Health Chief
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' appointment of far right-winger Makis Voridis as Health Minister in another Cabinet shakeup has riled the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
The world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism was upset that Samaras - whose initial failure to go after the...
Greece
Adonis Georgiadis Appointed Parliamentary Representative
Today, June 12, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appointed the former Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis as the new parliamentary representative as part of the government reshuffle which took place earlier this week.
Samaras showed that he still has faith...
Economy
Tsipras Tells ECB's Draghi Greece Needs Debt Cut
The head of Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party Alexis Tsipras told European Central Bank President Mario Draghi the country can't afford to pay back what it owes international lenders - including the bank.
Tsipras said...
Economy
Samaras' Reworked Cabinet Sworn In
ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' partially new, revamped Cabinet was sworn in on June 10 as he attempts to recoup ground his New Democracy Conservatives lost to the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party...
Economy
Rivals Ridicule Samaras Cabinet Shakeup
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' revamped Cabinet, which still includes most of the familiar faces of his ruling New Democracy Conservatives and partner the PASOK Socialists, was dismissed by his rivals as a desperate attempt to regain standing after...
Greece
All The Names Of The (Partially) New Greek Government
Greek Prime Minister kept most of his Cabinet intact on June 9, but shook it up a bit in the wake of his New Democracy Conservatives taking a beating in the European Parliament elections to the major opposition Coalition...
Economy
Samaras Shakes It Up, Hardouvelis New Finance Chief
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, his New Democracy Conservatives still reeling from being beaten in the European Parliament elections by the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), made changes in his Cabinet on June 9, with the...
Economy
PASOK MP Wants Vote On Venizelos
Beleaguered PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos is coming under increased fire in the party with one of his lawmakers saying there should be a vote at its Congress over who should lead the party.
The demand from former Former Deputy Finance Minister...