Greek Minister of Interior Euripidis Stylianidis said he is ready to put a bill before Parliament that would give Greeks around the world the right to vote in Greek elections, which could add several million eligible voters, according to the newspaper Greece Tomorrow. Debate has long raged in Greece over extending the voting right and [...]
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Coalition Government Possible Wednesday
A coalition government could be formed by mid-Wednesday in Greece, the head of the country’s socialist party Eleftherios Venizelos said Tuesday, easing the nation from political limbo as it struggles to deal with a financial crisis that has affected Europe’s economy and markets around the world. “We discussed all political issues, we have made progress [...]
Here’s the Greek Party that Received Only One Vote!
Over 20 parties participated in the June 17th elections, but one managed to attract no voters, or at least just one. Suffice it to say, that single vote may have been cast by the founding officer himself. The curious thing is that traditionally Greeks are used to voting for the parties their parents voted for. [...]
Costas Simitis Urges Coalition Government
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said New Democracy, Pasok and Democratic Left are obligated to form a stable and effective coalition government, Skai TV reported, without saying where it got the information. Simitis, the former head of the socialist Pasok party and prime minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004, said the three parties [...]
YouTube and Google Doodles Keep an Eye on Greek Elections
It is no surprise to Greeks that political leaders and media all over the world are looking forward to the results of the Greek elections. But today’s developments concern international youth as well. Google website changed their doodle into a voting room on May 6th, and this doodle appears again on Google’s homepage today, on [...]
Pick Euro or Drachma, Antonis Samaras Tells Voters
Greece will overcome the crisis and stay in the euro, the head of the conservative New Democracy party Antonis Samaras vowed ahead of a general election on Sunday critical for the country’s economy. “We will exit the crisis. We will not exit the euro. We will not let anyone take us out of Europe,” Samaras, [...]
Reuters: Central Banks Preparing to Provide Liquidity if Needed After Greek Elections
Major central banks are prepared to move to stablilize financial markets if they are roiled by the result of Sunday’s Greek elections, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Group of 20 officials. “The central banks are preparing for coordinated action to provide liquidity,” a senior G-20 aide familiar with discussions among financial diplomats told Reuters, which confirmed [...]
Cyprus May Ask for Bailout Before Greek Elections
Cyprus’ Finance Minister warned Wednesday that the eurozone country could seek a European Union bailout to help recapitalize its banking sector before crucial elections in Greece this Sunday. Vassos Shiarly said that the Greek elections – seen as a vote on whether the debt-wracked country stays or leaves the eurozone – are a key factor [...]
“Golden Dawn” Threatens Hospital Raids Against Immigrants
In an atmosphere that has become increasingly electric before Greece’s crucial elections, the far-right Golden Dawn has ratcheted up the rhetoric by threatening to remove immigrants and their children from hospitals and kindergartens. Earning loud applause at an election campaign rally in Athens, Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panagiotaros said,”If Chrysi Avgi [Golden Dawn] gets into [...]
Alexis Tsipras Says Europe Cannot Afford To Let Greece Fail
The head of Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras, warned Tuesday that Europe could not afford to let the country crash out of the euro zone, warning that the risk of financial contagion could engulf the rest of the bloc. Speaking at a news conference just days before Greece’s national elections on June 17, [...]
George Papandreou: Greece Has “a Few Weeks” Before its Government Runs Out of Money
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece spoke with Bloomberg TV’s Sara Eisen, saying that Greece has “a few weeks” before its government runs out of money and that this is a “make-or-break” period. Papandreou went on to say “I did all that I could do” and that the “personal costs” were “worth it” to [...]
Right-Wing Extremist Party Spokesman Sues
The spokesman of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party, who caused uproar last week by hitting one politician and throwing a glass of water over another during a live TV news program, is suing the two candidates and the television channel that hosted the show. Ilias Kasidiaris, 31, appeared at an Athens court Monday to submit [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Taste of Paris in Athens June 19, 2013
- Video Captures ERT Workers Anguish June 19, 2013
- Greek-Australian Conferences in Thessaloniki, Lemnos June 18, 2013
- 35th River Party at Aliakmonas June 18, 2013
