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Dimitris Papadimoulis

Two Greeks Elected Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament

Two Greek lawmakers were elected Vice Presidents of the European Parliament in a vote that took place on Tuesday. Eva Kaili, of the Movement for Change (KINAL) party, was elected for the first time to this prestigious post and will...

Collective Bargaining Must be Restored in Greece, Dijsselbloem Tells Papadimoulis

Collective bargaining is a European best practice and should be restored in Greece, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday, replying to SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis. Speaking during a discussion with MEPs on the European Parliament's Economic and Financial Affairs...

SYRIZA MEP Papadimoulis: Debt Relief Measures Must Be Made Specific

GUE/NGL MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis, Vice President of the European Parliament, said that the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party's goal for measures on Greek debt relief has found "response in the lenders' camp." Speaking to radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM,...

Greek Program Review May Be Ready by End of April, Says EC's Mission Chief

The Greek program review can be concluded by the end of April, EC's mission chief to Greece Declan Costello said in a meeting of Greek and European Parliament members, according to Europarliament SYRIZA deputy Dimitris Papadimoulis. During the meeting of...

Moscovici Sees Connection Between Lowering Taxation and Combatting Tax-Evasion

European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici tied a potential decrease in labor taxation in Greece with reducing tax evasion in a recent statement. Moscovici made the remarks in a written response to European Parliament member Dimitris Papadimoulis's question on potentially lowering taxes...

European Commission Launches Discussion Forum in Athens

A new venue for public debate about European issues was inaugurated on Friday by the European Parliament liaison office and the European Commission representation in Athens. "This action intends to bring Greek citizens closer to Brussels, in order to discuss...

Fifty-three Left Platform Members Resign from SYRIZA Central Committee

Fifty-three members of SYRIZA's Central Committee, most of them affiliated with Panagiotis Lafazanis' Left Platform, resigned on Wednesday. In a letter, they stressed that they were unable to serve the new Memorandum signed by Greece, which they said delivered...

Greek MEP Papadimoulis: Cost of no Agreement on Greece Is 1.0 Trillion Euros

If Greece and its partners fail to reach an agreement on how to handle the country's debt, the cost to its creditors will be in the region of "at least one trillion euros," Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice-President...

IMF: 'We Did Not Suggest Greece Bundles the Payments into One'

The standoff between Greece and its international creditors is heating up after the Greek government's decision not to make the €300 million payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday and wrap June’s four payments into one due at the end...

SYRIZA Members Leak Scenarios of Snap Elections in June

SYRIZA cabinet members have leaked scenarios of snap elections or referendum if Greece does not come up with an agreement with creditors until June, when the bailout extension expires. Sources close to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that this is not...