Politics

The online Spiegel publication support that the financial downturn is affecting mostly the middle class in Greece. This publication is connected to research made by Fragiska Megaloudi and Stelios Papardelas who are referring to problems that the economic crisis...

It seems that the German opinion for the Greek economic program hasn’t changed, or at least that's the impression the German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave after her a recent meeting in Brussels. After the EU Summit, Angela Merkel was asked...

German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis officially expressed his intentions to form a political party in Greece with the aim of taking part in May’s European elections. The liberal Euro parliamentarian stated his intention to create a new movement with a...

The court of appeal in Thessaloniki, postponed the trial of the former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vasilis Papageorgopoulos until January 16. Mr. Papageorgopoulos was sentenced to life imprisonment for the embezzlement of approximately 18 million Euros from municipal funds. The hearing...

The President of the European Commission Herman Van Rompuy stated today, that the European Union will take strict measures in order to battle illegal migration. According to him, the EU could make better use of its resources to prevent...

The Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras opened the discussion for new measures saying that next year the government will seek an additional 500 million euros in budget cuts from social security funds. In an interview with Greek newspaper “Ta Nea”...

Intense skepticism prevails in the government’s economic team. The developments in the banking sector are not expected to be favorable and the Finance Ministry is already looking for the tanks to raise the funds needed in order to make...

Greek Prime Minister and leader of the New Democracy (ND) party Antonis Samaras and Government Vice President and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos agreed on Wednesday on a policy platform of the two government coalition partners. According to the text, which...

The Hellenic Federation of Journalists has decided to appeal to the Commission of European Parliament because of the closure of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the amendment enactment which extend the transitional regime of Public Television. Federation has sent letter...

Arriving at a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he would "push" for solutions to the problems of illegal immigration and youth unemployment. As he said to reporters "We're here to push for more...

The Deputy Minister of Labor Vasilis Kegeroglou referred in Parliament to the legislation concerning mass layoffs. According to the newspaper "TA NEA" he states: " The current legislative framework is outdated and that real protection is only available when the...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is leaving Greece on Thursday for Brussels to attend the EU Summit. The European leaders will meet on Thursday and Friday in the Belgian capital to discuss the social dimension and the problem of unemployment...

Yannis Stournaras, the Greek Minister of Finance stated that the statement of Olli Rehn, regarding a stronger supervision in Greece, is concerning all the European countries. He also said that Olli Rehn’s reaction is normal. According to the European...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias is going to attend the celebrations on the 28th of October in Thessaloniki. The liberation of the city, as well as the city’s patron St. Dimitrios are also celebrated on the same day. On Saturday President...

During their meeting, the Greek Prime Minister, Samaras and the vice-president of the government, Venizelos, resulted in a programmatic agreement. The text, among others, states that the stability of the government and the completion of four years in office are...