New Democracy
Greece
New Poll after Disclosure of Baltakos Video
Another poll, this time after the incident with the video of New Democracy MP Takis Baltakos and Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, shows the impact that these revelations had on the voting intentions of the Greek people both for...
Crime
Tsipras Blasts "Samaras Gate" Scandal
With Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras trying to downplay a secret videotape that showed a former top aide claiming charges against the rival neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party were concocted, major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis...
Economy
Piraeus Bank Chief Sees Profits, Investors Return to Greece
The prospect that Greece may be emerging from the darkness of a harsh economic and deep recession is seeing international investors putting money back into still-troubled Greek banks in expectations they will see profits, Piraeus Bank Chairman Michalis Sallas...
Greece
Baltakos: I Am Part of New Democracy and Always Will Be
Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos told Greek reporters that he was, is and always will be part of New Democracy as he left the prosecutor’s office Monday, after delivering testimony about the controversial video that cost him his job in which he was seen in...
Greece
New Democracy Hardliner Drops Candidacy
Failos Kranidiotis, a lawyer who is considered among Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s closest aides, said he would not be running as a New Democracy candidate for European Parliament in May’s elections, the second of the Premier's closest allies to...
Economy
Stournaras: No Rush For Bond Markets
With the investment seemingly ready to embrace the first Greek bonds since the country went into a crushing financial crisis four years ago, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said it won't happen soon.
"We will return by the summer, within the...
Greece
Venizelos Rules Out Snap Election
With polls showing the ruling parties trailing ahead of next month's elections for the European Parliament and Greek municipalities, socialist PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos has, unsurprisingly, snuffed out rumours of a snap general election.
“There is no such issue,” Venizelos said...
Economy
Schaeuble: No Haircut in Greece But New Bailout Possible
The reports of Greece's return to life may be greatly exaggerated.
Despite the impending release of a long-delayed 8.3 billion euro installment from international lenders and a primary surplus of as much as 2.5 billion euros, Greece may yet need...
Greece
Tsipras: Europe Needs "New Deal"
Taking a page from former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said Europe needs to find another way to deal with its economic problems and austerity pushed on...
Greece
Tsipras Wants Ministers Out Over Baltakos Affair
Greece 's major opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias and Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou should be ousted after a top aide to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras allegedly charged in a secret...