Despite repeated denials from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras that he is not going to make changes in his Cabinet, there will be a reshuffling and replacement of some ministers in July, one of his coalition partners, Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis said. There has been growing talk in the Greek media that Samaras is [...]
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Greek Parliament OK’s Multi-Bill With Firings
By a vote of 168-123 on April 28 just before midnight, the Greek Parliament – as expected – easily approved another set of reforms demanded by international lenders in return for continuing bailouts, including the firing of 15,000 public workers the next two years. The measures were sure to pass because the coalition government headed [...]
Kouvelis Sees Lower Restaurant VAT
While Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reportedly nixed a lower Value Added Tax (VAT,) now at 23 percent, for restaurants, one of his coalition partners, Democratic Left (DIMAR) chief Fotis Kouvelis, said it’s going to happen anyway, and is needed to bring back customers, especially with the tourism season about to get into full swing. [...]
Samaras Says Economy On Road Back
Presenting a unified front with his PASOK Socialist partner Evangelos Venizelos at a project resuming work on a major highway, Greek Prime Minsiter Antonis Samaras said the country’s battered economy is already recovering, despite evidence it is not. During a joint appearance to the Corinth-Patra (Olympia) highway construction site in the Peloponnese, where work had [...]
Samaras Coaxes Partners On Multi-Bill
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, met with his coalition partners on April 23 in a bid to convince them to support a multi-faceted bill of reforms that the country’s international lenders are insisting be passed rapidly. Samaras wants the Parliament his administration controls to adopt the measures by April 28 but [...]
Samaras’ Partners Ired Over New Ministers
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ planned appointment of six new deputy ministers has sparked renewed speculation he’s planning a shakeup of his Cabinet, which he has repeatedly denied, and ired his coalition partners who said they weren’t informed. The newspaper Kathimerini said the Premier will add the new assistants to the ministries that cover administrative [...]
The Slow Death Of Greece’s KKE Communists
If she weren’t so obtuse, you could say that Aleka “Irrelevant” Papariga, who has dragged Greece’s Communist party down so low you’d need a microscope to find it – appropriate when you’re looking for amoeba anyway – saw the handwriting on the wall (Commie Go Home!) when she decided to step down as its non-leader. [...]
Greece Closes In On Troika Deal
After weeks of arduous negotiations over long-delayed reforms, Greece and its international lenders neared agreement on most major issues, although it’s still uncertain how the government will reduce the workforce. The Troika of the European Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) wants 25,000 workers fired this year and 150,000 in total to be ejected over [...]
Stournaras Tells Troika: “Take The Keys!”
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took over talks with international lenders on April 7 after his Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras fired back at them over continued demands for austerity measures, including the firing of 25,000 workers and said if they persisted they could “Take the Keys!” to Greece. The newspaper To Vima reported that the [...]
Samaras Gives In On Property Tax Change
With envoys from international lenders set to hit Athens on April 4, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has agreed to a compromise plan proposed by his coalition partners that would roll a 100 percent property tax surcharge into a unified single bill. After talks last night with PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, and Democratic Left [...]
New Democracy, SYRIZA Still Neck-and-Neck
Continuing a trend of recent polls that shows virtually no difference in support for the ruling New Democracy (ND) Conservatives and their major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA,) the two parties remain essentially deadlocked. But Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the ND leader, is a runaway choice to remain the country’s leader, with 46 [...]
Samaras Wants Allies Ready For Troika
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is leader of the New Democracy Conservative party, will brief his coalition partners, PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, and Democratic Left (DIMAR) head Fotis Kouvelis, on the government’s strategy to deal with international lenders who are returning to Athens. Samaras wants a coordinated front for the meeting with the [...]
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- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
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- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
