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Greece Pulls The Plug On ERT

Employees of the Greek national broadcaster ERT who vowed to stay on the air even as the government said the TV and radio stations funded by mandatory payments in electric bills would close and then re-open with a drastically...

Venizelos, Kouvelis Block Debtor Loan Relief

Another rift has developed in the Greek coalition government with PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left (DIMAR) chief Fotis Kouvelis trying to delay a bill that would let Greeks buried under pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed...

New Democracy Has Racism Bill Too!

After withdrawing its support from an anti-racism bill aimed at the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party - only to watch its coalition partners put it forth to Parliament anyway, at the same time the major opposition party SYRIZA was proposing...

SYRIZA Proposes Own Racism Bill

With Greece's coalition government already split over an anti-racism bill, the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) threw a monkey wrench into the works when it withdrew its support and put forward its own version. That angered the...

Racism Bill Will Go To Parliament

An anti-racism bill opposed by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and aimed at curbing the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will go to Parliament for consideration despite his objections, PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR,) the junior parties in Greece’s conservative-led coalition...

Stalemate Stalls Greek Anti-Racism Bill

Greece's coalition government, led by Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, has cracked in a dispute over an anti-racism bill aimed at controlling the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party whose members have been accused of attacks on...

Samaras Backs Away From Golden Dawn

Facing pressure from his coalition partners to get behind an anti-racism bill aimed at curbing the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras will meet with them on May 27. PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos...

Political Feud Holds Up Anti-Racism Bill

Greece's coalition government is sharply divided over an anti-racism bill that is aimed at controlling the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party by imposing stricter penalties for assaults, primarily on immigrants, of which the extremists have been accused but which it...

Kouvelis Sees Cabinet Shake In July

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)...

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...