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Greek Parliament Ratifies Civil Union Agreement for Same-Sex Couples

The Greek parliament legislated the cohabitation agreement for same-sex couples on Tuesday evening following a heated debate among MPs. The parliamentary majority of 193 MPs in favor of the legislation was composed of an unusual configuration. SYRIZA, the Democratic Alliance,...

New Greek Opinion Poll Shows Reduced Lead for SYRIZA

If elections were held today in Greece, the parliament would include five parties according to a poll by Kappa Research conducted for the Vima newspaper and published on Sunday. Asked in the poll “which party would you vote for if...

Political Leaders Unable to Reach Accord on Greece's Social Security System

Greece's political leaders failed to find common ground on reforms to Greece's social security system but agreed on future discussions over a Constitutional Revision as well as on a united approach to the refugee crisis, during a meeting on Saturday afternoon. Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Will Likely Meet (Some) Greek Political Party Leaders on Saturday

,Greek government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili noted that the Greek government wants to deliberate with the country's other political leaders over the ongoing refugee crisis as well as over the upcoming reform on the country's pension system, which is a long-term...

Politicians and International Media React to Bomb Explosion Close to Greek Parliament

Greece's political parties have spoken out against the bomb that exploded outside the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEB) in Athens on Tuesday morning. The SEV building is also located very close to the Greek Parliament on Syntagma Square, just two streets away. Although...

Greek Political Party Leaders Able to Question Each Other During September 9 Debate

The rules of the September 9 Greek political party leaders debate have been set. The seven party leaders will respond to the questions of Greece's nationally syndicated channels' reporters in a televised debate that will take place eleven days before the...

Greek Government to Set Ceiling on Loans to Political Parties

The Greek government is raising the issue of changing the current framework for loans to political parties while SYRIZA deputies Stathis Panagoulis and Nasos Athanassiou are asking for details over PASOK and New Democracy's loan obligations. "The issue of bank...

Hellenic Federation of Enterprises: National Consensus is the Only Way Out

The need for national consensus that constitutes “the only way out today” and the agreement of the political parties on four national strategy directions for the Greek economy, was underlined by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) in an...

New Opinion Poll Gives Greek SYRIZA Party 10.4% Lead

A new poll published today by the Greek “Eleftherotypia” newspaper shows that the left-wing SYRIZA opposition party is in the lead over governing New Democracy party. The new poll was conducted by Palmos Analysis rating firm. It was conducted...

New Poll Gives Greek Opposition Syriza Party Lead of 5.3%

A new poll conducted by Rass for iefimerida.gr shows that SYRIZA opposition party is ahead governing New Democracy party by 5.3 percent. The poll was conducted between 29-31 October 2014 at a sample of 1,002 persons. Although SYRIZA party is...