Vangelis Meimarakis

Alexis Tsipras announced that he will scrap the 23 percent value added tax on private education if re-elected and called on the interim government to suspend the measure. Tsipras called on the interim government to freeze the measure that has...

Greek Main opposition leader accused former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday of behaving in an authoritarian way by not allowing people enough time to be properly informed about the contents of the third bailout which was voted...

We start the battle in order to turn page in the country's history, stated New Democracy leader (ND) Evangelos Meimarakis in his address to the party's parliamentary group on Thursday and called on the Greek citizens to trust ND...

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis called for a meeting of political leaders after the completion of the exploratory process, following a meeting with Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis in parliament on Tuesday. Meimarakis said the meeting is necessary to...

New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis on Tuesday sternly attacked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview with SKAI TV. He reiterated that there is still possibility to find a solution by Friday so the country won't go to...

Greek Parliament President Zoi Konstantopoulou has been described as “pathetic and provocative” and the government spokeswoman on Friday, said that the government is in no position to make these criticizing statements. "It’s pathetic and provocative for the recently-resigned government which...

Greek Government spokeswoman slammed the main opposition (New Democracy) on Friday for using the refugee crisis to steal votes from Golden Dawn. “New Democracy either doesn’t know on which topic it is referring, or it is deliberately speculating on intolerance...

“Promakhos,” a film about the Parthenon Marbles return from the British Museum to Athens, had its first official premiere on Monday, November 24, at the Acropolis Museum. Greek Parliament President Vangelis Meimarakis, Deputy Culture Minister Angela Gerekou and Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni...

The Greek government is not in favor of Parliament Speaker Vangelis Meimarakis’ view to debate on a possible referendum regarding the privatization of part of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) over the weekend if 120 MPs call for it. Meimarakis expressed his...

Most teenagers of the Youth Parliament expressed their anxiety about the dimensions of bullying at school and described the key causes to be the family environment and the economic and social crisis. It was also noted that the phenomenon escalates...