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Greek Ambassador to Germany Panagiotis Zografos Resigns

In a surprise move, Greek ambassador to Germany Panagiotis Zografos resigned from his post just 24 hours after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The 60-year-old diplomat, who is Samaras' second cousin, was...

Greek Deputy Education Minister Resigns

Greek Deputy Education Minister Costas Koukodimos resigned from his post citing personal reasons. Koukodimos announced on Monday that despite his resignation he will continue to support the Greek government and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' “great effort to regenerate Greece.” Koukodimos, a former long-jump champion,...

Public Revenue General Secretary Theoharis Resigns

While rumors regarding the upcoming cabinet reshuffle and the possible ministerial appointments are widespread, Greek General Secretary of Public Revenue Haris Theoharis announced his resignation Thursday after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, causing discontent among Greece’s...

Golden Dawn Video Causes Political Tumult, Greek Cabinet Secretary Resigns

The cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos -- closest aide to Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras -- offered his resignation following the release of a video by the neonazi Golden Dawn party showing the Greek aide engaging in what appears to...

Health Ministry Accepts Resignation of OKANA Chief

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has accepted the resignation of the head of Organization Against Drugs (OKANA), which runs the country's biggest rehabilitation program for drug users. Meni Malliori's resignation came after accusations by the Deputy Minister of Health, Zeta Makri,...

Kevin Rudd’s Resignation from Politics and His Relationship With Greeks

Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister of Australia, announced his resignation from politics in an emotional speech. Rudd, who served as prime minister twice, said that he made that decision with his family. "This has been the product of much soul-searching for us...

French Experts Quit Over Greek Public Sector

The Greek public sector is a mess. That’s no news. But it seems that the Greek public sector is such a mess that it led seven high ranking French officials to quit their jobs focusing on the restructuring of...

G. Tsempelis Resigned from Greek National Council for Research & Technology

The expatriate professor of Political Science at Michigan University, Mr. George Tsempelis, resigned from the National Council for Research and Technology in Greece. He was contributing to the Council's research for almost a year as an honorary counselor. As Mr. Tsempelis announced,...

Greek-Cypriot Finance Minister Resigns Due To Health Issues

NICOSIA (Reuters) -- Greek Cypriot finance minister Kikis Kazamias, credited with spearheading an austerity drive pulling Greek Cyprus back from the brink of an international bailout, has resigned for health reasons, the government said on Friday. The announcement means Central...

Christos Papoutsis Quits to Seek Socialist Party Leadership

The minister in charge of Greece's security services announced Monday his intention to resign from the government so he can run for the leadership of the country's socialist party. Christos Papoutsis, 59, a former European commissioner, said he submitted his...