Greece

The latest poll by Kapa Research published in the Sunday edition of "Vima" newspaper, presents two interesting facts regarding the political scene in Greece. The poll showed that Zoe Kontantopoulou's newly founded party "Pleusi Elefterias" (Course of Freedom) makes it...

More than half of Greeks (55.7%) support the policy of welcoming refugees in the country, according to a poll conducted by Kapa Research on behalf of the Regional Association of Attica Municipalities, presented on Tuesday. However 60% of those questioned...

The Greeks are expecting the new year to be just as bad as the last on, according to survey results released by Kapa Research. The survey, published in the Greek newspaper To Vima, notes that 69.5% of respondents reported that...

One in two Greeks (52 percent) claim they hardly get by, while 62 percent say they want early elections, a new opinion poll says. In the survey conducted by KAPA Research on behalf of Ethnos newspaper, New Democracy has a...

Held up as the exemplar of Greeks' refusal to kowtow to authority, the country's anti-smoking laws -- often flouted with abandon -- could come in for renewed scrutiny this week. Thursday is the World Health Organization (WHO)'s global 'No-Tobacco Day'...

Greece's main opposition New Democracy party is leading governing SYRIZA by 4.4 percent in a survey by pollsters Kapa Research. The gap between the two largest parties is considerably narrower that most other surveys have shown recently. According to the Kapa...

Greeks have decided to quit smoking in record numbers, according to a survey by pollsters KAPA Research that covers the past 5 years. The nation-wide survey conducted on behalf of the Institute of Public Health of the American College of...

As the outrage mounts in Greece over even tougher austerity measures and €5.4 billion budget cuts, the fear of a Grexit and revival of the drachma is a subject of much discussion throughout the country. In fact, according to...

Two new opinion polls published on Thursday show that the close race between SYRIZA and New Democracy continues as one survey shows the leftist party leading by 0.6 points while another shows New Democracy ahead by 0.5 percent. A survey...

Although Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged Greeks to not approve the creditor's bailout agreement terms, the first polls in Greece find that most Greeks favor the deal even if it includes a new memorandum. In a poll conducted by Alco...

The vast majority of Greeks vote in favor of remaining in the EU, the Eurozone and NATO, while they also are in favor of seeking an agreement with the country’s lenders, according to a new poll. The Kapa Research survey...

The financial crisis has created new opportunities for Greeks who wish to open their own companies. According to a recent survey, 23.5% of respondents stated that they are planning to start their own business. The survey, conducted by KAPA Research,...

A nationwide survey has revealed that a large number of Greeks are seeking some form of private health insurance due to lack of state healthcare. The survey showed that 38.7% of Greek citizens opted for private healthcare, either a full...

The problems created by the five-year economic crisis in Greek society are evident. A survey conducted by Kapa Research and published at "To Vima” newspaper reveals a lot. One of the survey's main conclusions is that Greeks are willing to...

Following mixed results - losses in Attica and Athens and wins across other municipalities around the country - Prime Minister and New Democracy conservative leader Antonis Samaras is asking Greek voters to support his coalition government as it heads...