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Greece
ANEL Chief: Coalition with Tsipras will Continue through End of Term
The coalition with SYRIZA will continue until the end of the term, said junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos on Monday, putting an end to speculation that his relationship with Alexis Tsipras has soured.
The ANEL chief - who is also...
Greece
PAOK Owner's Ties to Greek Government Fray
The relationship between businessman Ivan Savvidis and the Greek government is shaking after the PAOK owner stormed his team's pitch at Toumba Stadium on Sunday sporting a handgun.
Sunday's incident in Thessaloniki made headlines in the domestic media and circulated...
Greece
Will 'Macedonia' Push Greeks to a New Right-Wing Party?
A new political party in Greece that would occupy the space between the conservatives of New Democracy and the extreme-right Golden Dawn may be on the cards, as negotiations with FYROM on the naming dispute gather pace.
Greek media speculate...
Greece
Independent Greeks Rule Out Quitting Government
The president of Greece's junior governing party on Monday said it will stay in power with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' SYRIZA "to the end".
Independent Greeks (ANEL) president, Panos Kammenos, gave a statement on Monday saying his party had made...
Greece
Kammenos Says ANEL Could Call Political Leaders Meeting if they Disagree with FYROM Name
The Independent Greeks (ANEL) will call for a meeting of political leaders if they disagree with the name that will be negotiated with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM), party leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said on...
Greece
ND Leader Mitsotakis Sets Parliamentary Majority Issue
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis set the issue of parliamentary majority in case Panos Kammenos (leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL), the junior party that participates in the government) does not support the government's choice in the...
Cyprus
Kammenos: Turkey Murdered Without Respecting the Rules of War and Continue Today
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos Friday denounced Turkey as “the beasts on the other side who murdered without even respecting the rules of war and continue to do so today.”
The remains of 17 Greek soldiers killed in the Turkish...
Economy
Nationwide Strike in Greece While Parties Clash over Austerity Measures in Parliament
A nationwide strike has paralyzed Greece on Wednesday, while in parliament government and opposition parties have started a heated discussion over the new austerity measures tabled for voting.
Train, bus, ferry and airline services are disrupted while private and public...
Economy
There are Still Some Thorns that Prevent Agreement, Say EU Sources
European sources on Thursday said that progress has been recorded in the deliberations between the Greek government and the institutions, noting that there are still, however, some "thorns" that do not allow the reaching of an agreement that will...
Greece
New Poll Shows New Democracy 10.2% Ahead of SYRIZA
A new opinion poll shows that the voting intention rate for New Democracy is 25.8% against 15.6% of SYRIZA, while eight out of ten Greeks give a negative review of the government's performance in the past two years.
The survey...