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Greek Defense Min: We Will Terminate Policies That Devastated the Country

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos late on Monday in an interview with Star TV referred to the negotiation with the partners, the investigation committee for the memorandum, the Greek debt and Germany’s stance. He stressed that the country's sovereignty,...

Opinion Poll: Greek PM Tsipras Popularity at Impressive 78%

A recent opinion poll conducted by Public Issue for the daily newspaper Avgi shows that the Greek Prime Minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras' popularity has reached an impressive 78%, while 63% of those questioned are in support of the...

FT: EU Officials Believe Tsipras Must Rid of Left Platform-ANEL

Several European Union officials believe that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras must rid of SYRIZA's leftist platform and the nationalistic coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) in order for negotiations with creditors to have a positive outcome for Greece, according...

Greek Gov't Signs $500 Mln Contract With U.S. Company for Modernization of P-3B Orion Planes

The leftist led Greek government has signed its first major armament deal with the U.S. contractor Lockheed Martin for the modernization of five aged naval support jets. The deal, worth 500 million dollars, is the first major deal in...

Turkey Warns Greece to Avoid Unilateral Actions and Not to Spoil 'Positive Atmosphere' in Aegean

Ankara has today intensified its attempt to "gray" areas in the Aegean sea, warning Greece not to proceed to unilateral actions that would damage the positive atmosphere between the two countries. The above statement, seen as a clear threat...

Opinion Poll: Greeks in Support of SYRIZA Govt But Afraid of Grexit

The newly elected SYRIZA – Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition government has managed to attract the Greek public opinion to its side in the first two months since it took office. According to a new opinion poll conducted by the University...

Greek Defense Minister Visits the US Amid Controversy Caused by His Comments

Greek National Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos will visit New York this weekend in order to participate to the March 25 Greek Independence Day celebrations. The previous days, Kammenos caused a controversy leading...

SYRIZA MPs Object to Greek Navy Seals' Chant at March 25 Parade [Video]

SYRIZA and PASOK MPs strongly objected to a nationalistic chant by Greek navy seals (OYK) at the March 25 parade. During the parade, the navy seals chanted several of their slogans, but one in particular angered a number of MPs. "Our dream is to enter...

Greek Defense Minister: We Will not Back Down on German War Reparations

The Greek government will not back down on the issue of German war reparations, underlined Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Tuesday while speaking to Greek TV. "We will not back down and we will set the issue with conditions that...

Greek Defense Minister: Govt Held an 'Honorable Stance' at EU Summit

Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos expressed his satisfaction on Saturday with the result of the EU summit meeting, saying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held an "honorable and just stance." "The Prime Minister, the government and the Greek people proved...