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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, relenting to demands from five of his lawmakers who said they would not otherwise support an amendment to restore judges' pay and pension to pre-austerity levels, will now forward another measure to do the same...

Hoping to secure release of another installment from international lenders, this one for a billion euros, Greece's coalition government is trying to push through a series of previously-agreed reforms it has failed to implement, including allowing construction in public...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is trying to quell dissent by five of his New Democracy Conservative lawmakers who said they will vote against an amendment to restore the pay and pensions of judges unless  he does the same for...

Fresh off a triumphant visit from Chinese peer Li Keqiang, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras now is going to turn his attention to domestic matters, including pushing through reforms he pledged to international lenders. Li and Samaras talked about developing...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reshuffled his cabinet for the second time in two years, naming a new finance minister, as he closed Parliament early for the summer break. Economics professor and banker Gikas Hardouvelis will be the new Finance Minister,...

Ministers in Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ new, revamped Cabinet, formed to bring more cohesion to government policies, are battling with each other - and him - over austerity measures. Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, had to step in...

American investors are joining others from around the world betting on a Greek recovery, and in the meantime are buying up bonds and investing, picking up profits from interest rates before they go down. The news agency Bloomberg said they...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has repeated his pledge to never again impose austerity measures - although cuts are being made to pensions in some cases - and said instead he will move toward cutting taxes and providing relief for...

Greece's highest court, which said firing cleaning ladies was in the national interest, is forwarding the government an order that it must restore the pay of police, the military and uniformed officers that was cut for the same reason. Prime...

Aris Stathakis passed away today, June 13, at the age of 71 after facing health problems for many years. He was a famous Greek automotive reporter that has been credited with teaching Greeks to wear their seatbelts. His insistence...