Greek Parliament

Golden Dawn members that have been in prison for almost a year are expected to be present at the Greek Parliament tomorrow, December 17. The prosecutor has granted them a one-day leave in order to participate in the election...

The Supreme Court prosecutor has rejected anarchist Nikos Romanos’ request for the annulment of the Judicial Council's decision regarding the prisoner’s right to educational furlough. The Greek prosecutor decided that there is no reason to set aside the Council of Piraeus...

The 2015 budget was voted in Greek Parliament (by a vote of 155 in favor, 134 against, 1 present) at midnight amidst anti-austerity protests and scenarios that the government plans to bring the Presidential election forward in early January, to put an...

SYRIZA MP Yiannis Michelogiannakis camped with protesting Syrian refugees outside the Greek Parliament and went on hunger strike in support of their petition to move to other countries and reunite with their relatives. Michelogiannakis said he decided to take action after he...

The Greek Parliament has now a total of 24 independent deputies, after MP Panagiotis Melas left the Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary group. After Melas’ resignation from the party, ANEL comprises 12 deputies. Of the 24 independent deputies, 16 have joined the...

Greek Independent MP Theodora Tzakri aligned with SYRIZA after a meeting with party leader Alexis Tsipras on Monday afternoon in parliament. Theodora Tzakri had been a PASOK MP until November 2013, when she was rejected from the party for voting...

A new correctional code that will soon be put to the vote in the Greek parliament, will allow prisoners to have conjugal visits from their wives or partners. Greek Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou listened to MPs’ suggestions regarding the topic and...

New Democracy MP Andreas Psycharis on Friday November 14, submitted his resignation as deputy to the president of the parliament, thus creating another problem for the shaky coalition government. However, Psycharis voted in favor of the ENFIA and "red...

The Greek government will complete its four-year term, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asserted on Thursday, addressing the New Democracy party committee that is reviewing a proposal to revise the Greek constitution. The premier said that there is enough time to...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for the resignation of Education Deputy Minister Georgios Stylios on Thursday over abusive comments against Greek Communist Party (KKE) MP Liana Kanelli. Stylios made the comment in parliament during talks on education in Greece. The...