George Papandreou
Crime
Greeks Now See Golden Dawn As Criminal
Its popularity plummeting overnight in the wake of the killing of an anti-fascist hip-hop artist by a suspect linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, the extremists are fast losing support as well from Greeks who believe the government...
Crime
Profile Of A Greek Extremist: Nikolaos Michaloliakos
Nikolaos Michaloliakos, 55, the leader of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that the government is trying to break through legal means, has dominated political attention since the extremists won 18 seats in Parliament in 2012 on the back...
Environment
Birbili Named UN's Ozone Chief
The former Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change and close associate of George Papandreou, Tina Birbili, has been appointed the new executive secretary of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer in the United...
Greece
The Story of Thessaloniki International Trade Fair
September has always been the brightest month for the city of Thessaloniki. The International Trade Fair that takes place in the city has always been hosting political figures and state officials who visit Thessaloniki for political and cultural purposes.
The...
Greece
PASOK, ND Spat Rattles Coalition
Greece's already-uneasy coalition government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, and his reluctant partner, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos took another shot when PASOK leaders - including Venizelos - criticized former ND leader and premier...
Economy
PASOK Congress Looks Back
The once-dominant and now-vanishing PASOK Socialist party will convene for a two-day Congress in Athens on Sept. 3 to note its 39th anniversary as current leader Evangelos Venizelos is desperately trying to keep it from vanishing.
With the party hovering...
Crime
Tsochatzopoulos Blames PASOK, Papandreou
Former Greek defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, on trial for money-laundering and corruption charges, said that the charges against him came from “political and judicial centers of power” that are based on “desires from above” - and pointed the finger...
Greece
Papandreou Unwanted On Samos
Former Greek premier George Papandreou's stay on the island of Samos hasn't been a welcome one for him with residents angrily demanding he leave, unhappy that he had put big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions on the...
Crime
Parliament Votes to Indict Papaconstantinou
Former finance minister George Papaconstantinou will face a panel of judges on charges of tampering with a document and breach of duty after being indicted by the Greek Parliament in a secret ballot so lawmakers names wouldn't be revealed....
Greece
Karamanlis' and Papandreou's Long-term Holidays
The two former Greek prime ministers, Costas Karamanlis and George Papandreou spend their holidays in opulent villas and suites, from plunging in the Aegean to trips abroad.
Karamanlis, according to Proto Thema, traveled with his family around Southern Italy during...