Evangelos Venizelos

Even as Greece's government proclaims an economic recovery will begin this year, the world's biggest bond fund manager PIMCO said it doesn't see any chance the country will be able to return to the markets this year, dashing some...

Showing again just how fragile Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition is, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has challenged his partners, PASOK, to come up with another way to raise 40 million euros if they persist in their demand that the...

Famed Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who has been on a rant against the government and the country's international lenders, has rebuffed a suggestion from PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, who's also Deputy Premier/Foreign Minister, to be a candidate for...

Early this morning, a shooting took place outside the German ambassador to Greece's residence in Halandri in Athens, Greece. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the assault as “very serious.” Meanwhile, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras contacted German Chancellor...

The representative of a German company doing defense contract deals with Greece has reportedly admitted that the company paid bribes to officials - some of whom are now being probed - but dismissed it, saying it took place "many...

The Greek government is scrambling to finish final preparations before Greece takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2014, with officials saying it the country will be a "presidency...

The band of Presidential Guard, the National Opera children's choir and the Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra of Amfilohia visited the President of Democracy, Karolos Papoulias this morning to sing traditional Christmas carols. Mr. Papoulias wished everyone a Merry Christmas, before departing...

Greek Prime Minister got his narrow wins in new property taxes and mortgage foreclosures from Parliament, but it has driven up worry in the ruling coalition parties of his New Democracy Conservatives and their partner, the PASOK Socialists, that...

PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, who has taken his party to 5 percent in the polls and would be powerless if he hadn't agreed to back austerity measures to become the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister in the coalition government...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition - his New Democracy Conservatives and partner the PASOK Socialists - got narrow victories from the Parliament on Dec. 21 when lawmakers voted for a new unified property tax that hits farmers, and...