Politics

A bill with which he seeks to put an end to chemical use throughout demonstrations in big Greek city streets, and therefore bring a little more peace upon them, was presented on Monday by Mr. George Kaminis, Mayor of...

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...

On Friday, Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos warned that neo-Nazi group Chryssi Avghi (Golden Dawn) could enter parliament after May elections. He stressed that the main reason was voters' “anger” over the debt-stricken country's economic and social hardships, AFP has...

ATHENS – With international lenders ready to fork over another $172 billion in rescue loans, the pressure is off Greece’s hybrid government for now and the PASOK Socialists and their bitter rival New Democracy Conservatives sharing power for now...

Greece has a chance to weather its crisis after the eurozone and private creditors agreed to restructure its debt, but has “a long way to go,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a Czech daily Saturday. “Greece has a chance now...

ATHENS – After repeatedly promising Greeks that they would face no more spending cuts, interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said on March 30 that the country needs to find another $16 billion in savings by 2014 to meet harsh...

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says the country might need more financial aid but will work hard to avoid having to request it, according to an Italian newspaper Friday. "Greece will do everything possible so that there is no need...

Despite two bailouts totaling $325 billion, a $134 billion write-down in debt, crushing pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, the coming firing of 150,000 workers, reducing the minimum wage 22-32 percent, phasing out collective bargaining rights for workers and...

John Mpanias, a former deputy of the Greek political party "SYRIZA" and a distinguished member of the Greek Communist and Consevationist Party, has passed away this morning. He had been hospitalized for the last few weeks, suffering from a serious disease. He was born...

ATHENS – With elections looming on May 6, interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos’ shaky hybrid government of PASOK Socialists and their bitter rival New Democracy Conservatives, who are jockeying for positions, is beginning to break down into petty squabbling,...

The potato, introduced to Greeks after independence in the 19th century to bolster the diets of the poor, is turning into a symbol of their latest struggle, Bloomberg reported. Farmers are mobilizing to sell their produce directly to austerity-hit citizens,...

ATHENS – Worn out by a drawn-out economic crisis that has cut deeply into the standard of living of many working class Greeks, more than 1.5 million of the country’s population of 11 million people are thinking about leaving...

Greek voters are unlikely to give any party a workable majority in elections as soon as next month, jeopardizing austerity policies on which bailout funds depend. According to Bloomberg Opinion, surveys show as many as eight parties may win seats...

ATHENS – A deal forcing investors to take huge losses on Greek bonds – including small bondholders who were supposed to be exempted – wrote down the country’s debt by $134 billion but also triggered payments of some $2.89...

Top representatives of the Greek "Troika" stoutly defended the focus of the Greek bailout programme on Tuesday and insisted that Greece must raise its game on economic reforms, political unity and tackling vested interests, or risk failure. MEPs advocated...