Fotis Kouvelis
Greece
New Poll Shows SYRIZA in the Lead
A Metron Analysis opinion poll carried out on behalf of the newspaper “Avgi,” gives SYRIZA a 1.2 percent lead over New Democracy. Golden Dawn seems to be stable in third position with 7.2 percent, while the Democratic Left is below 3 percent which...
Greece
Kouvelis Open to Participate in a Left-Wing Government
The accusations of the Greek coalition Government that SYRIZA’s leader, Alexis Tsipras, tried to encourage an “apostasy” of coalition MPs who are disgruntled with the current policy, are changing the rules of the current political scene. The president of...
Economy
DIMAR Rejects Bid To Re-Join Coalition
Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, whose party is fast fading away, said he nonetheless will not bring it back into the fold of the coalition government in which he once served for Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative...
Greece
Simitis Backs the Idea of Center-Left Alliance
Former Prime Minister and PASOK leader Costas Simitis gave his backing on Tuesday to an initiative to create a new center-left alliance, as ekathimerini reports.
Costas Simitis wasn’t among the 58 members who signed the relevant declaration made public on...
Business
Greek Electricity Co. Readies For Privatization
The restructuring and privatization of Public Power Corporation S.A., the biggest electric power company in Greece which is controlled to an extent by the government, will be implemented in three stages. The whole process will be completed by the...
Greece
Still No Agreement on ERT
Greek undersecretary, Pantelis Kapsis, who has been charged with the reform of Greek state broadcaster ERT, along with representatives of workers and journalists held another meeting with the public broadcaster that once again ended without having reached an agreement.
According...
Greece
Greece in the Spotlight of International Media
Τhe political developments in Greece are piquing the international media’s interest, following the decision of the political party Dimokratiki Aristera to differentiate itself from the government policy after the party leader Fotis Kouvelis’ stance at the political leaders' meeting...
Greece
MP Repousi Now Questions Asia Minor Genocide
The stance Maria Repousi took concerning "the congestion of Greeks” in the port of Smyrna in 1922, which she herself withdrew from the school text book she had written, was a reminder to many of her request to exclude...
Greece
Kouvelis Wants A New Cabinet
Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, one of Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras' coalition government, said he thinks there should be a shakeup of ministers but didn't say if he wants any of his members...
Economy
Samaras Repeats No More Austerity Vow
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has once again promised austerity-crushed Greeks that he won't impose any more pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, although international lenders said they could be necessary of the government fails to hit...