Politics

Prime Minister George Papandreou, who arrived for a tour of the extreme northeastern[...]

The Greek parliament approved controversial plans to restructure the debt-ridden public transport sector in Athens which have sparked a series of strikes by workers since December. The ruling Pasok party used its 156-member majority, out of a total of 300...

Prime Minister George Papandreou announced on Tuesday, that the government will take a legislative initiative in the next few days that will prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of public land. Addressing a greeting to the first meeting of...

The Foreign Minister of Greece Demetris Droutsas (photo) discussed with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, the coordinated action of the two sides, vis-a-vis developments in the Cyprus issue. Droutsas is on a two-day visit in Cyprus...

Greece insisted Monday that a target of raising euro50 billion from by development of state assets by 2015 was realistic, but that the issue should not have been announced by the country's international debt inspectors. Petalotis insisted Monday that the...

So far seven Greek- Australian candidates will be running in the NSW state election next month. Candidates of Greek- Australian heritage representing the Australia Labor Party in the March 26th elections, include current sitting member for Wollondilly and Minister for...

Greek Finance Minister, George Papaconstantinou, said Sunday that comments made to the weekend press by the European Commission mission chief, one of its backstopping lenders of last resort, were at the least off target and certainly inaccurate. The European Commission...

The EU and IMF on Sunday hastened to prevent a rift with Greece, after the debt-hit country slammed one of their auditors over controversial calls for a huge state asset sale to keep Athens' tortuous recovery on track. The two...

An indignant Greece slammed EU and International Monetary Fund inspectors, overseeing its efforts to reform its debt-crippled economy.  The nation accused them Saturday of overstepping their role and interfering in Greece's internal affairs. In an unusually harshly worded, pre-dawn statement,...

A peculiar incident occurred a few days ago in the area of Kilkis, which is now making the Greek Defense Ministry look for excuses. During a military test operation, military forces appeared to “control” citizens holding flags and banners with“Siriza”...

Mikis Theodorakis, the Greek composer who wrote the music for the film "Zorba the Greek," said in a television interview that he is an "anti-Semite and anti-Zionist." Theodorakis, 86, a hero in Greece, also said in the interview on Greece's...

Miltiadis Evert, a prominent Greek politician and former president of the New Democracy party, died Wednesday, at 72. Evert, who had a history of heart problems, was hospitalized at the Ippokratio Hospital in Athens since January 6. Evert served as the...

A relevant announcement by the National Defence General Staff said that "tThe Turkish corvete 'BODRUM" leaving Izmir, moved north of Chios and then west of Psara in international waters. It then followed a southwestern course and at about 19:30...

Following the cabinet reshuffle carried out on Tuesday by the Premier of South Australia, Minister for Industry and Trade, for Small Business and Correctional Services,  Koutsantonis, entered the Cabinet also as Minister for Mineral Resources Development.  This is a Ministry...

George Papandreou's visit to Cairo is postponed because of the current riots in Egypt. According to an announcement of the Prime Ministers' Press Office, Papandreou is in constant contact with the leadership of Egypt. When the circumstances are convenient,...