Papoulias
Crime
Leftist's Murder Sparks Outrage Against Golden Dawn
Greek police are investigating the stabbing death of a 34-year-old hip-hop artist that leftist groups said was killed by a gang of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn members who critics say travel in packs to assault immigrants and their perceived foes.
There...
Greece
Papoulias Condemns Politics of Hate
Greek President Karolos Papoulias, who fought the Nazis in World War II, said in his annual statement marking the return of democracy to Greece after the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974 said the worst tangent of the...
events
No Celebration For Restoration of Democracy
For the third year in a row, citing the economic crisis and with protests ongoing, the Greek government said there will no celebration to mark the Restoration of Democracy, what used to be an annual event but is now...
Europe
Kefaloyianni Tells Poles: Visit Greece
In a trip to Poland, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni met her counterpart Polish Sport and Tourism Minister Joanna Mucha as well as the Deputy Tourism Minister Katarzyna Sobierajska.
They talked about increasing the number of Polish visitors to Greece...
Economy
Greece's New Coalition Cabinet Sworn In
After three years of protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures and the New Democracy (ND) Conservative and PASOK Socialist parties for creating Greece's crushing economic crisis and imposing pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, a new cabinet...
Economy
Defiant ERT Journalists Stay on Air
Ignorning a government order to leave the building, and with riot police assembled at vantage points around Athens, journalists from ERT, the public broadcaster that was shut down almost immediately on June 11 stayed on the air through the...
Business
Samaras Says Foreign Investors Saviors
Days after returning from a trip to China to woo business, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the way out of the country's crushing economic crisis is for foreign companies to invest in the country, which means overcoming its...
Economy
Samaras Vows War On Unemployment
As his government is getting set to shed 15,000 public servants over the next two years on the orders of international lenders putting up bailouts, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said his administration will bring down the country's record...
Cyprus
Greece Backs "Painful" Cyprus Bailout Deal
Greece described a bailout deal between international lenders and Cyprus that will confiscate as much as 30-100 percent of bank accounts over 100,000 euros ($130,000) as "painful" but didn't object as it faces negotiations with the same lenders who...
Cyprus
Cyprus Wants Greece To Pay For Bailout
New Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus, during a vist to Athens on March 11, will reportedly ask Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to fork over 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) from its bank recapitalization funds to help pay...