Syriza
Economy
Troika Warns Against Greek Market Return
With Prime Minister Antonis Samaras touting what he says is a looming economic recovery this year, Greece's international lenders say he should forget about returning to the markets the country has been locked out of for four years because...
Economy
Troika Deal Hopes Set For April
Missing a deadline to reach a deal on unresolved reforms before the March 10 meeting of Eurozone finance chiefs, Greece is bnow hoping to make an agreement with its international lenders in April so that they will release a...
Greece
Opinion Poll: SYRIZA and Giannis Sgouros in the Lead
A Kappa Research opinion poll concerning the upcoming European Parliament election and local elections carried out on behalf of the newspaper “To Vima,” shows SYRIZA and the current Head of the Region of Attica in the lead.
In particular, the...
Economy
Polls Show Death Knell for PASOK
Little more than four years after winning the Prime Minister's office with 44 percent of the vote, the PASOK Socialists who are partners in Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservative government are on the edge of extinction with...
Greece
Poll Shows SYRIZA Ahead of New Democracy
According to a recent survey conducted by the polling company Alco, SYRIZA, Greece's main opposition party, is ahead of the coalition government of Nea Dimokratia and PASOK. The survey included the newly formed party of Greek journalist Stavros Theodorakis, called "To...
Economy
Long Troika Talks Stall Yet Again
A week after saying it had a deal in hand, the Greek government now is admitting that negotiation with its international lenders have sputtered again over unresolved reforms and a disputed hole in the 2014 budget.
Envoys from the Troika...
Greece
The Great Hellenikon Park Sell-Out
The most valuable piece of real estate in the world is New York’s Central Park – precisely because it is a park in the heart of the capital of the world and would be worth an uncountable amount of...
Greece
New Poll on Upcoming Greek Elections
A recent poll conducted on behalf of Greek pollster Metron Analysis for the newspaper “To Ethnos tis Kiriakis,” reveals marginal differences in voting intentions with regards to Greece’s two leading parties, New Democracy and SYRIZA, with the main opposition...
Europe
Economist: Samaras Government, Hostage by Interest Groups
A recent article published by the British magazine, “The Economist,” on the occasion of the return of the troika to Greece and the new round of negotiations aimed to “unlock” the next bailout package installment, comments on the Greek...
Business
One Bidder For Hellenikon, Tsipras Sounds Warning
After plans by the government to develop the former Hellenikon national airport site on Athens' coast got only a single bidder as other companies withdrew with complaints the process was flawed, Greece's opposition party leader threatened to overturn the...