Politics
Greece
9 in 10 Greeks Critical of Government
Nine in 10 Greeks are dissatisfied with the way the socialist government of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has handled the country's economic crisis. In a poll, 91% of people said they were dissatisfied with the way the government...
Economy
Finance Minister: Structural Reforms Are Urgent Task
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos urged a government working group to proceed with the implementation of agreed reforms.
He highlighted that 80% of the necessary for the fulfillment of the county’s obligations has already passed, implying the inability of implementation.
Venizelos,...
Economy
Germany: No Aid Tranche If Greece Fails Troika Review
Greece will not be able to receive another tranche of international aid if the Troika report is not positive, said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, according to Reuters.
Schaeuble told a parliamentary budget debate the euro currency would lose the...
Greece
Merkel Rejects Calls to Oust Greece
Amid growing dissent among her own supporters, German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Monday calls for Greece to be expelled from the eurozone, saying such a course was neither feasible nor legal.
'I think that if we did, we might set...
Greece
From Father To Son, PASOK Celebrates its 37th Birthday
In 1974, a couple of months before the colonels' junta collapsed, current Prime Minister's father, Andreas Papandreou, left Toronto and returned home, in order to create the Pan-Hellenic So-cialist Movement, known as Pasok. Andrea's political "child" had a a tint of Marxism mixed with a nationalist and socialist agenda. Thirty seven...
Greece
It's Official, Mosque in Athens
The mosque issue will be officially voted in the Greek Parliament in the following Tuesday and after that actions for further construction will be undertaken.
The mosque will be placed in Votanikos, where the Old Navy was, but it will...
Greece
Opposition Party Leads Opinion Polls
Opinion polls published in three Sunday newspapers place Greece's conservative New Democracy party in the lead over the ruling Socialists by 0.6 to 5.1 percentage points, AFP reported.
A survey carried out by MRB for Real News newspaper gave the...
Australia
Alatsas appointed as new Deputy Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission
Spiros Alatsas is appointed for 4 years by the Ministry of Affair and Citizenship as the new deputy chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission. The Minister himself announced Alatsas appointment. S. Alatsas's personal and profesional background made him the perfect candidate...
Greece
Verbal attack against Theodoros Pangalos autside his office
On Friday, the vice president of the government Theodoros Pagalos was verbally attacked by a couple of young people of 24 and 26 years old, outside his office in the centre of Athens.
The police was called immediately and the...
Greece
Criminal Proceedings Against Anyone Involved in the Greek Phone Tapping Case 2004-2005
The Court of Athens decided to start proceedings against anyone involved in the phone tapping case. In January 2006, it was revealed that more than 100 mobile phone numbers were tapped and conversations of Greek Governmentals were monitored but the perpetrators were...
Greece
Public Drug Rehab Centres Face Closure
Health cuts and particularly on rehab centers, brings addicts to their limits.
According to sources the Finance Ministry decided to reduce the funding of public rehab centers. If this decision is applied, detoxification centers in Greece will face closure. The centers have...
Greece
Letter to Merkel By Macedonians: "Don't Call Macedonia FYROM"
By calling FYROM “Macedonia” on a Croatian TV Channel, Angela Merkel provoked Macedonian Unions' protest who sent her a letter urging her to be more careful when using the term, noting that Macedonians culturally and historically are Greeks. The Bavarian issue was used as...
Greece
Chief of Parliament's Budget Experts Resigns
A top Greek budget researcher resigned after making a dismal economic forecast that angered the country's Socialist government.
Stella Balfousia had headed a panel of experts appointed by parliament in March to provide lawmakers independent economic assessments on the progress...
Greece
E.Venizelos Criticizes Parliamentary Budget Office
Greek FinMin said on Thursday that the Greek parliamentary budget office lacks the expertise, experience and accountability of international organizations, responding to questions about the issue that has arisen by the publication of a report.
All international organizations (such as...
Greece
Loverdos' Next Project: Organ Donation
More and more applications are sent by Greek minister Loverdos to his fellow cabinet members so they can get registered as organ donors. Mr.Loverdos notes that transplants are of great importance and everyone must take action and participate in...