Greece

The Party of European Socialists has postponed its leaders meeting in Rome for Friday on account of the EgyptAir MS804 plane crash. Greek Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to attend the meeting that would have...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet tomorrow with the President of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Gianni Pittella, to discuss the refugee and migrant crisis. Mr. Pittella has been a strong supporter of Greece’s efforts to deal with...

Syriza’s call for a July referendum has revealed strong divisions within the Socialists & Democrats group. Until now, the European People’s Party has been the most opposed to the Syriza-led government, holding it responsible for the bailout deadlock. European Parliament President...

Today, January 3, 2015, George Papandreou held an open event for the presentation of his new political party at the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece . The Greek former Prime Minister presented the identity and views of his political party, as...

The two Potami party MEPs elected to the European Parliament will join the EU Parliament's Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats group as collaborating independents, the party announced on Tuesday. The decision was reached in a meeting of the 42...

Greece's PASOK party on Monday gave its strongest hint yet that it intends to provide the support the government needs to get cuts demanded by foreign lenders approved in parliament. Athens has been locked for months in talks with its...

Greece's Socialist party Pasok is facing a major political crisis after being defeated in the national elections. Following a major victory at the polls in 2009, the party was forced to take some very conservative political decisions in order...

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras gave an ultimatum to Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos, asking them to renounce support for the European Union-led bailout if they want to enter government. Tsipras demanded that the two political leaders send a...

Support for Greece's Socialists has picked up under the party's new leader, according to poll results published Sunday, which shows a dip in support for its key conservative rivals. The poll, published in newspaper Kathimerini, showed that the Socialists, also...

Support for Greece's Socialist party has risen slightly following the election of a new leader of the party this month, three public opinion polls showed Saturday, but the conservative New Democracy party continues to hold a wide lead over...

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will run unopposed for the leadership of the Socialists, party officials said on Sunday, as the political focus shifts towards a parliamentary election now that Athens has secured a bond swap deal. Venizelos, 55, won...

The popularity of Greece's socialist party, Pasok, which controls a narrow majority in parliament, continued to plummet during the last month according to poll results Wednesday, as the conservative opposition continued to maintain their lead. The nationwide poll, conducted for...

Greece's ruling Socialists continue to hold a narrow lead over the center-right opposition, a poll showed Sunday, even as their popularity continues to slide amid discontent over ongoing austerity measures. According to the Sunday edition of the Eleftheros Typos newspaper,...

Partial official results from Greece's crucial local polls show the Prime Minister George Papandreou's (photo) Socialists are leading in key regional races, making it less likely he will call an early general election in the debt-ridden country. With 11 percent...

One of Greece's most prominent politicians and former Speaker of the House, Filippos Petsalnikos died on Friday at the age of 70. There is still no official information about the reason for his death, but he had reportedly been facing...