Simos Kedikoglou
Business
One Bidder For Hellenikon, Tsipras Sounds Warning
After plans by the government to develop the former Hellenikon national airport site on Athens' coast got only a single bidder as other companies withdrew with complaints the process was flawed, Greece's opposition party leader threatened to overturn the...
Economy
Greece Sees Troika Deal At Hand
Even before talks were due to resume on Feb. 24 with envoys from international lenders, Greece's coalition government said it was confident of reaching a deal in talks that have sputtered for almost six months.
Representatives from the Troika of...
Greece
5,000 Homeless After Cephalonia Earthquake
Another powerful aftershock rocked the island of Cephalonia in Greece last night, terrifying the thousands of residents who had to spend the night in tents, boats, buses and even cars.
Lixouri looks like a bombed area with the number of...
Greece
Tsipras Says Samaras In Panic Mode
Major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Alexis Tsipras said a decision by Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras ruling out any possibility of a coalition shows the Premier is panicking while trying to hold together...
Economy
Samaras Says No Early Elections
With his coalition government's support falling, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has insisted that he will stay the course until scheduled elections in 2016, dismissing speculation about an early vote to coincide with polls in May for local government...
Education
New Pilot Project for Student Support
A new pilot project for student educational support entitled “Koinoniko Frontistirio” (study groups with a professor) will be launched in the last quarter of the current school year, as announced on Friday by Symeon Kedikoglou, Deputy Minister of Education...
Crime
November 17 Member Escapes Custody
Christodoulos Xeros, convicted member of the terrorist organization November 17, has absconded after been granted leave to visit his family. His brother, Savvas Xeros, who was also a member of the organization is in hospital in Larissa, Greece.
The Hellenic...
Greece
European Parliament Vice President Postpones Visit to Athens
European Parliament vice president Othmar Karas has postponed a visit to Athens, Greece, originally scheduled for January 8-9, according to an announcement by the European Parliament. The chairman of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Policy Committee had led...
Greece
Events that Devastated Greece in 2013
Racial attacks, murders, deaths of children, closed universities, doctors on strike, terrorist attacks, unethical employers, trials and harsh sentences, is an image of Greece during 2013 that most people will unfortunately have.
The following are the most important events that...
Greece
One Out of Five Greek Students Smoke
According to research carried out in 2012 by the Institute of Mental Health, one in five Greek students are smoking. A total of 683 schools took part in the study, with students aged between 13 and 19.
The Deputy Minister...