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Greece
Only Half of Greeks Consider Turkey a 'Threat': Survey
Only half of Greeks consider Turkey to be a threat to the country's territorial integrity according to a new poll.
The survey by the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) shows that 50.5 percent of respondents consider Turkey...
Greece
Samaras Wants To Change The Constitution
In an effort to make the work of government more accountable and transparent, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras proposed a series of sweeping changes including term limits and opening the books of political parties.
Samaras said he was keen to quell...
Economy
Austerity, Depression, Crime Weigh Down Greeks
While Greece’s fight for survival is taking place in political and economic circles far from the streets, the country’s working class, the elderly and poor are paying a deep price for the pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions...
Economy
Divided Greece Torn by Hard Times, Austerity
With Greece running out of cash and time, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ shaky coalition government faces its most crucial test on Nov. 7 when a 13.5 billion euros ($17.45 billion) spending cut and tax hike plan goes to parliament...
Economy
Greece’s Golden Dawn Embracing Extremist Role
ATHENS - Although Greece country suffers through a crushing economic crisis, most citizens are not desperate enough to embrace the hate rhetoric and immigrant-bashing of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
“They have a bad history and violence breeds violence,” Athens...
Economy
Greek, American Researchers: Tax Evaders Cost Greece Billions
Leaving their country to struggle through recession and austerity measures, tax cheats have robbed Greece of some 11.2 billion euros, ($13.76 billion) that could be collected, according to Greek and American researchers. Rather than looking at tax records to...
Economy
Greek Government Discredits Minister Who Quit
ATHENS – Moving swiftly to distance itself from one of its appointees who resigned, the Administration of Greece’s new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that former Deputy Labor Minister Nikos Nikolopoulos, who quit because he said the government had...
Economy
Samaras Gets Mandate to Form a Coalition
ATHENS – New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, who squeaked out a narrow win over the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) of anti-austerity champion Alexis Tsipras in the critical June 17 elections, met with Greek President Karolos Papoulias...