Syriza
Greece
New Democracy Leader Calls for Party Unity
Unity should prevail. This was the message former Greek Prime Minister and main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras highlighted while addressing the party's MPs behind closed doors earlier today. As he further stressed, he is in not "glued"...
Greece
Noam Chomsky: European Reaction to SYRIZA Was Extremely Savage
Internationally acclaimed American philosopher and pioneering linguist Noam Chomsky said the European Union's response to the Greek SYRIZA-led coalition government requests was "extremely savage," a reaction that Spain's main opposition party Podemos could face, as it is being projected...
Economy
Greek Gov't Looking More and More Like the Tower of Babel
A little over a month in the Maximos Mansion and it seems that the Greek government officials are in constant competition with each other over who is going to sound more leftist, more "for the people," who commiserates more,...
Greece
New Greek Poll: SYRIZA 41.3%, New Democracy 19.2%
According to the latest post-election poll with 1,009 respondents, conducted on behalf of star.gr, leftist SYRIZA remains in the lead with a 22.1 percentage point difference over center-right New Democracy.
Asked “what party would you vote for if elections were...
Greece
Greek Govt Presents Bill to Address Humanitarian Crisis
The Greek Accounting Office has received the government's bill to address the humanitarian crisis, which is the first to be tabled by newly elected SYRIZA. The bill includes measures for feeding, housing and providing electricity to households classified as "very...
Economy
Greek Govt Work Coordination Minister: Water and Energy Not for Sale
Greek Government Work Coordination Minister Alekos Flabouraris stated that energy and water will never be privatized in Greece.
In an interview to Greek radio, Flabouraris said that the Public Power Corporation (PPC) will not be privatized and the same applies to the...
Economy
Greek Fin Min: There Will Be No Credit Event
The Minister of Finances Yanis Varoufakis appeared on Star Channel on Monday, where he talked about the upcoming Eurogroup next Monday, where he will be presenting six reforms. These reforms will form the basis of discussion between Greece and...
Economy
Greek Parliament Will Not Vote on Loan Agreement
The Greek government confirmed on Monday that the four-month loan extension agreement will not be submitted to parliament since it is not required.
SYRIZA parliamentary spokesperson Konstantinos Fylis said that MPs have an opportunity to discuss the agreement but not vote...
Economy
Greek Deputy Health Minister: 'Each Minister is not Obliged to Talk to the Institutions'
The need to face the humanitarian crisis caused by the Memoranda comes first, before the institutions, noted Greece's Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Stratoulis speaking to ANT1 TV on Monday referring to the draft laws to be tabled, starting from today, in parliament....
Greece
Greek Govt Vice President: ‘We Faced Blackmail During Negotiations’
Greek government Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis on Saturday offered his insight into the new leftist government’s negotiations and the 11th-hour deal that allowed Athens to request a loan extension.
In his address at a SYRIZA Central Committee meeting, Dragasakis said that the creditors’...