Greece

Scenarios raising fears that more measures will be demanded by Greece’s creditors regarding labor laws are not confirmed and are possibly instigated by domestic forces, Government Vice-President Giannis Dragasakis said in an interview with Efimeritha ton Syntakton, published on...

"Since Sunday evening Greece is a country with its own proposals. We understand that the other countries also have their own suggestions, their own parliaments and we talk about dialogue, not mutual blackmailing," government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis underlined...

A SYRIZA government in Greece will demand time to serve democracy, therefore the party will decline the February 28 deadline, when the Greek support program expires, said earlier today SYRIZA MP and parliamentary candidate Giannis Dragasakis. During an interview with...

Following a meeting between the Speakers of the House in the Greek Parliament, the debate regarding a confidence vote in the government will begin on Wednesday. It was also announced on Monday that the final vote will be held...

A cabinet meeting was held on Wednesday morning in Athens, following the mini-reshuffling of the government which took place a few days ago. The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the new members of his government, telling them that it's...

The new members of the Greek government were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the presence of President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. On Tuesday, Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet ahead of a keynote economy...

Greece's premier Alexis Tsipras announced a reshuffle of his government in an effort to reverse the tide as his SYRIZA party lags well behind conservative New Democracy in opinion polls. The reshuffle included 13 new faces, but there were no...

Greek Government Deputy Prime Minister Giannis Dragasakis proposed sanctioning debt restrictions within the framework of the Greek Constitution. Taking part in the first conference of the sub-committee of Greek Parliament's Committee of Economic Affairs focused on debt and debt...

New independent AthensLive , the crowdfunded and alternative media outlet, scored its first large scoop in a guerrilla interview with former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. In his talk, he commented on some of his experiences with the leadership of...

After the September 20 national elections, Greece's new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras opted to form a second coalition government with his ally Panos Kammenos's Independent Greeks (ANEL). The new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday morning, September 23. Here are the members of the...

The new Greek government of Alexis Tsipras was sworn-in by the President of the Hellenic Republic; Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion at 10:30 am, on Wednesday. Pavlopoulos arrived at the Presidential Mansion at 9:30 am, with reporters and television...

The new Greek cabinet, which was announced on Tuesday evening, includes new ministries and familiar faces. The delayed announcement made by government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili at almost midnight revealed that most of the ministerial posts are held by the same people who were in...

The second SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government will soon be official. With the new Greek government expected to be announced tomorrow, a few specific names that are considered favorites for certain positions in the new cabinet, have been circulating during the past...

 The Greek government announced a cabinet reshuffle on Friday evening, after multiple delays. The new administration is the following: – Prime Minister: Alexis Tsipras – Government Vice President: Giannis Dragasakis – State Ministry: State Minister Nikos Pappas, Transparency Minister Panagiotis Nikoloudis, Government Work Coordination Minister Alekos Flabouraris, Deputy...

The Greek government's intention not to cross the red lines it has set in regards to the ongoing negotiations with the country's partners expressed, yet again, yesterday government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis. In an interview to Greek newspaper "To Vima," published...