Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, one of Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras’ coalition government, said he thinks there should be a shakeup of ministers but didn’t say if he wants any of his members to be in a new Greek cabinet. He outlined his thoughts on the current government in [...]
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PASOK Audit Shows Dire Financial Problems
The once high-and-might PASOK Socialists will hear the result of an audit on May 9 of its deep financial difficulties that has forced a return to its previous headquarters because it can’t pay the rent on more luxurious surroundings where it’s now housed. The audit, carried out by a cluster of accounting firms, will be [...]
PASOK Finds 114.5M Euros Missing
Already not paying back hundreds of millions of euros in bank loans despite getting big grants from state coffers, the PASOK Socialist party is scrambling to find out what happened to 114.5 million euros ($149.2 million) that officials said they can’t find. The party’s political council is set to meet next week to discuss the [...]
Venizelos Says No Choice But Coalition
PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, presiding over a party that is evaporating in polls because of unrelenting support for austerity measures that are antithetical to its founding principles, said there is no alternative to the coalition government led by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader. The tiny Democratic Left, which is falling [...]
Democratic Left Boots Two MP’s
With PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos under challenge, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is losing support from his other coalition partner, the Democratic Left, after two of its members were ejected for saying they want an investigation of Venizelos over his mishandling of a bank list that hadn’t been checked for tax evaders. Samaras, who [...]
Greece Girds for 2013: Recovery or Relapse?
With an exhausting 2012 behind him, and after ruling for half of it, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he believes 2013 will be the year that Greece finally begins to recover from its crushing economic crisis – with the help of more bailouts – but that it will depend on Greeks themselves to resurrect [...]
Greece’s Richest And Poorest Politicians
While Greeks are suffering through a crushing economic crisis in the wake of 2 1/2 years of pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, the lawmakers who have approved the government-imposed austerity measures are mostly luxuriating in riches, according to their annual declaration of wealth statements, known in Greek as ‘pothen esches.’ Greece’s Parliament is [...]
Unlimited Transport Strikes will Hit Athens Dec.17
Greek workers and their unions have taken part several times in multiple strikes to protest against the government’s various proposed and adopted reforms. The goal of these strikes is to cause inconvenience and exert pressure on government officials or corporate executives. That is why strikes in Greece, as in most countries, are rarely announced more [...]
Greek Parliament OK’s 2013 Austerity Budget
By a vote of 167-128, the Greek Parliament shortly after midnight on Nov. 12 easily approved an austerity-packed budget for 2013 that includes big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions as part of a $17.45 billion package that narrowly passed just four days earlier. Four voted present and one lawmaker was absent. Only about [...]
Simitis Slams Papandreou Over Crisis
The man who led Greece into the Eurozone has attacked former prime minister George Papandreou’s handling of the debt crisis, adding to infighting threatening the PASOK Socialist Party’s position in the ruling coalition. Costas Simitis, who was prime minister from 1996 to 2004 and ushered the country into the single currency in 2001, said in [...]
Stournaras: Government Has Identified Budget Cuts
The Greek government identified the measures to be included in 11.5 billion euros ($14.5 billion) of budget cuts in the next two years as demanded by its international creditors, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said. “We have settled on the package,” Stournaras said after a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras today. “Tonight’s meeting had to [...]
Former Minister Giorgos Katsifaras Passes Away at 77
ATHENS – Former Greek minister George Katsifaras, who held a number of key positions in PASOK administrations, passed away on August 8 at the age of 77. He had undergone surgery at at Evangelismos Hospital. “George Katsifaras was … a sincere and practical politician, who honored his personal relationship with Andreas Papandreou (PASOK’s founder.) I [...]
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- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
