Zoe Konstantopoulou
Greece
Greece Inaugurates Special Committee to Pursue WWII Reparations from Germany
The special committee that will pursue war reparations, the repayment of the loan received during the occupation and the return of stolen archaeological treasures from Germany starts work today.
The committee convenes a few days after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...
Economy
Greek PM Requests Urgent Parliament Session on Monday Regarding Ongoing Negotiations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked to inform the Parliament plenum about the progress of ongoing negotiations. The session will take place on Monday, March 30, at 8:00 pm.
Tsipras has already submitted a request to Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou who is...
Greece
Greeks Gathered for a Different Kind of Parade in Downtown Athens
Thousands of people gathered in Syntagma, downtown Athens, Greece, despite the rain, to watch the annual military parade in honor of the Greek Independence Day, celebrated on March 25. The parade took place in the presence of the President of...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Supports Revival of WWII Reparations Committee Initiative
The Greek government supports the initiative to set up once again and upgrade the inter-party parliamentary committee to demand the WWII reparations as well as the forced loan from Germany, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech to Parliament...
Greece
Only Five SYRIZA MPs Refuse State Cars Despite Tsipras' Plea
Only five of a total of 149 SYRIZA MPs refused state cars for their transportation during their parliamentary term: Lena Psarea, Giorgos Dimaras, Nikos Filis, Mustafa Mustafa and Giannis Stathas.
Despite Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' repeated affirmations that his leftist...
Greece
Poll: 64% See Tsipras' Govt in a Positive Light so Far
64% of Greek people think positively of the new government's course so far, according to an opinion poll for newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton" published on Saturday, while 31.4% see it negatively/probably negatively.
Asked in addition, "Are you happy by the progress...
Economy
Tsipras Faces 'Civil War' from SYRIZA Members
Several key SYRIZA members are disgruntled over the presumed compromises Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis have made in the negotiations on the Greek debt so far. Some even talk of a referendum and general elections.
Parliament...
Economy
SYRIZA MPs Ask for Personal State Cars
One of Alexis Tsipras' first moves when he became prime minister was to cut state expenses by selling government vehicles used by politicians and cutting down on personal security for members of parliament. In general, he urged his cabinet...
Economy
Internal Disagreements Within SYRIZA After Bridge-Program Deal
The 12-hour meeting of the SYRIZA parliamentary group was marked by serious disagreements over the Eurogroup deal on Tuesday that extends the bailout program for another four months.
The loudest disagreements came from Minister of Productive Reconstruction Panagiotis Lafazanis and...
Greece
The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy
With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...