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When Greek Politicians Betrayed the 1821 War of Independence Heroes
While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions.
These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...
Greece
Greece's Politicians Clash in Parliament — Behind Plexiglass Separators
Whereas most legislatures around the world have suspended their operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hellenic Parliament is continuing its activities, albeit with extra precautions.
Political leaders on Thursday clashed over the Covid-19 outbreak and the government's response to...
Greece
Greek PM Calls on Politicians to Offer Half of Salaries to Fight Coronavirus
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on all government ministers and ruling New Democracy lawmakers to contribute half of of their wages for the next two months to a special fund in the battle against coronavirus.
Mitsotakis's appeal comes as...
Diplomacy
US Ambassador to Greece: Politicians Come and Go, But Ties Remain Strong
U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, underlined that the U.S. and Greece are steadfastly dedicated to deepening their bilateral relations
While speaking at a reception to mark the 4th of July held on Monday evening in Thessaloniki, Pyatt said that...
Crime
Greek Academics, Politicians Call for Crackdown on Campus Violence
Prominent academics and politicians signed an open letter on Wednesday calling on the Greek government to put an end to the endemic violence in university campuses throughout the country.
Paris-based Byzantologist Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, political historian Thanos Veremis, wrote in their letter...
Greece
Eight Politicians Who Marked the Tsipras Era in Greece
Ever since the administration of Alexis Tsipras resigned and called for early elections, now scheduled for July 7, Greece's Syriza and New Democracy Parties have been in a state of pre-election war with each other.
The departing party claims that...
Greece
Greek Politicians Urge Voters to Participate as They Cast Their Votes
Greek politicians on Sunday urged the millions of Greeks who are eligible to vote for the European and local elections to go to the polling stations and exercise their democratic right.
The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on...
Greece
Children Sing Christmas Carols to Greek Politicians
Alexis Tsipras
Following a longstanding tradition, children from schools all over Athens sang Christmas carols to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his wife Betty Baziana at the Maximos mansion on Monday morning, Christmas Eve day.
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Tsipras sat with the children at...
Greece
Greek Parliament Drops Novartis Probe Against Prominent Politicians
Greece's parliament decided it was not competent to probe the allegations against 10 prominent politicians, including two former prime ministers, over the alleged scandal involving bribes by Swiss drugmaker Novartis.
Lawmakers decided my a secret ballot that the parliament has...
Greece
Greek Parliament to Probe 10 Senior Politicians Over Novartis Case
The Greek government managed to get the votes needed to form a parliamentary committee to investigate witness testimonies that two former prime ministers and eight ministers were bribed by Novartis.
The nine politicians who were present in the House stated...
Greece
Euro Working Group Head Blames Politicians for Greek Crisis, Supports Debt Relief
In an interview with the Athens News Agency, Austrian economist and outgoing chief of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) Thomas Wieser blames Greek politicians for the 2008 financial crisis in the country and says he supports Greek debt relief.
Asked whether...
Diplomacy
Thessaloniki Mayor: Politicians' Nonsense Derailed FYROM Name Issue
It's not the first time that Yiannis Boutaris, the unconventional mayor of Thessaloniki, has blamed politicians for unresolved issues facing the Greek society. This time he blamed them for the 25-year-old unresolved name dispute with FYROM.
Boutaris said that the...
Greece
Greek Politicians, Media Mourn Sudden Death of Greek Journalist Vassilis Beskenis, 43
Journalist Vassilis Beskenis passed away after he suffered a heart failure on Sunday morning. He was 43 and his death is mourned by Greece's political and mass media world.
Beskenis was working for Skai group and his death came as...
Economy
Greek Politicians' Income Declarations Released
The income declarations for Greek politicians for 2015 were released on Thursday, showing the amount of wealth they possess.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared 68,000 euros in total revenue for 2015. His common law wife, Peristera Baziana, declared 13,694.20 euros. She...
Crime
Greek Politicians, Athens Mayor Condemn Lawyer's Murder
Politicians and the mayor of Athens have unanimously condemned the murder of prominent lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos, some expressing worry over security in the capital.
President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, phoned Zafeiropoulos' family to express his condolences, and described the murder...