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Greek MPs Set to OK 2014 Budget

Despite barking opposition to some reforms, lawmakers in Greece's ruling New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists are expected to roll over and approve a 2014 disputed budget even without knowing the size of a revenue gap nor how the...

Samaras Says Growth Greek Key

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has promised his government now will turn to trying to help the most vulnerable who have been the most affected by harsh austerity measures and not just protect the banks, but said growth is...

Tsipras at American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce organized the 24th annual conference “The Greek Economy: State Reform — The Cornerstone for Investment and Development.” The opposition leader Alexis Tsipras was among the central speakers. After SYRIZA took second place at last year’s...

Poll Shows Greek Pessimism Grows

Greeks buried under 3 1/2 years of austerity measures said they've essentially given up on any hope life will get better and are growing more pessimistic about the economy, according to a nationwide poll by GPO for Mega TV...

New Democracy & SYRIZA Share Lead in 2 New Polls

Two new opinion polls show that it is difficult to gauge who is really ahead, New Democracy or SYRIZA? According to Metrisis poll, carried out on behalf of the newspaper "Parapolitika," the popularity of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn --...

Greek MPs OK Drug Cost Cuts

Over the objections of the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party that critics said wanted to protect profits for big pharmaceutical companies who provide it financial support, the Greek Parliament has approved cuts in the prices...

Political Foes Gang Up Against SYRIZA

The PASOK Socialists who are in a power-sharing agreement with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservative-led government have joined the Democratic Left (DIMAR) and the new Agreement for New Greece have joined forces to oppose a motion by...

Tsipras: Adonis Georgiadis is a Hypocrite!

The head of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, during a press conference fiercely criticized Adonis Georgiadis, regarding the amendment on medicine. Mr. Tsipras invited the Prime Minister to withdraw the amendment and stated: "If he truly aims to reduce the cost evenly...

SYRIZA Wants Venizelos Probed in Sub Deal

Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party has asked for a parliamentary inquiry into the role that Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos, the PASOK Socialist leader, played in the handling of a submarine deal three years...

Concern for Greek Golden Dawn's Rise in Poll Numbers

The Metron Analysis poll for this Sunday’s newspaper “TO ETHNOS” caused quite a stir, seeing as it records a strong growth of Golden Dawn after the double murder of the organization members in Neo Iraklion, Greece. Specifically, Golden Dawn...