Evripidis Stylianidis
Greece
New Democracy Leader Facing Two-Sided Pressure Over Party's Future Leadership
New Democracy interim leader Evangelos Meimarakis is likely to organize party elections on August 30, 2015. This decision, however, could be facing opposition from within the party.
Meimarakis has taken over the reigns in New Democracy after Antonis Samaras stepped down following...
Cyprus
Greco-Turkish War of Words at NATO Assembly
A verbal confrontation between Greek and Turkish representatives broke out at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, regarding the latest Turkish activity in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). "We are troubled by the recent provocations of Turkey in Cyprus' EEZ," Greek...
Education
Stylianidis Says Greek Schools in Germany Won’t Close
Greek Minister of Interior Evripides Stylianidis told an audience in Berlin during a conference on Techniques on Legislation Improvement in Greece and Europe that despite Greece's crushing economic crisis, Greek schools in Germany will stay open, a message greeted...
Economy
Wave of Strikes Over Austerity Start to Hit Greece
Municipal services across Greece will be closed on Sept. 12-13 after workers called a 48-hour strike to protest budget cuts, joining teachers, judges, doctors, military staff and others who walked off the job, with more set to come. The...