Greece

Greece is  known worldwide for its beautiful women, the Greek people boast. Japanese people are enchanted by a specific woman, though, newly appointed Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. In the Land of the Rising Sun, Olga Kefalogianni's natural Mediterranean beauty...

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, after the opening of the Greek pavilion at the international tourism exhibition "World Travel Market 2014," expressed her belief that tourism arrivals in Greece will increase further in 2015 and that the country will successfully...

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni stated: “leave behind the bankrupt past, say no to misery and give a vote of confidence to the road that leads out of the crisis.” During her speech in Parliament, the minister referred to tourism...

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that the formation of a coalition government after the June 17th elections headed by pro-austerity Antonis Samaras has helped bring in reservations back to normal for June, and that...

New Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on Monday continued a series of meetings with foreign ambassadors in order to discuss ways for improving the image of Greek tourism and boosting last-minute bookings in a bid to offset losses in tourist...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday presented an ND "shadow cabinet" that he said would be in a position to "hard tackle" the government ministers one on one. He said the aim was to set party...

The TV license dispute between the government and the opposition parties is going strong with a group from the main opposition conservative New Democracy party filing a lawsuit with the Supreme Court Prosecutor. Meanwhile, two of the successful bidders paid...

Is democracy good for business? Is liberal democracy compatible with religion? Should the major institutions of global governance be reformed, or scrapped? Do terrorist attacks justify giving greater powers to security forces? These and many more questions will be...

Conservative main opposition New Democracy party deputies signed a group letter addressed to Shipping and Island Policy Minister Thodoris Dritsas. The letter calls on the minister to explain the three-hour absence of the Coast Guard concerning the location and arrest of the...

New Democracy, Greece's conservative party, is facing a serious leadership problem after the third electoral defeat in a row, counting the European Parliament and municipal elections of May 2014. After the resignation of Antonis Samaras in the summer due to...

Main opposition New Democracy on Tuesday announced it could not adopt a position on "an as yet non-existent agreement," in a unanimous decision taken by the party's informal Political Council chaired by the party's leader Antonis Samaras. In an announcement...

As New Democracy percentages drop in opinion polls and Antonis Samaras' popularity is waning, other MPs are beginning to prepare to challenge party leadership. An opinion poll conducted by MRB research company shows that New Democracy supporters would like to see Costas Karamanlis...

Many Greek politicians were neck to neck against their fellow candidates in several constituencies across Greece, aiming to earn a seat in the new Greek Parliament. According to election results, SYRIZA’s Gavriil Sakellaridis and Nikolaos Voutsis, as well as New Democracy...

The number of tourist arrivals from the United States will increase in 2015 as a result of the stronger dollar and the decline in fuel prices that affect transport cost, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on Wednesday. At the...

Her optimism regarding the counterbalance of possible new taxation in the tourism industry expressed yesterday, during the budget debate in the Greek Parliament, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, declaring at the same time that the Ministry is in constant communication with...