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Samaras Backs Formula 1 Circuit in Keratsini, Greece

Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has written to Loukas Tzanis, mayor of Keratsini-Drapetsona, supporting the building of a Formula 1 racetrack, saying the project would kick-start economic activity in the region. The project will be funded by private investors, Samaras noted. "We...

Greek PM Announces Social Measures to Help Homeless

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday night announced a raft of new social measures to support homeless people, after meeting the ministers of health and labor. “We must help those most affected by the crisis, in order to give them a second chance”...

Triple Election Possibility Emerges

According to Greek news, the Greek Prime Minister’s close associates are suggesting that national elections take place in May alongside the regional and European elections. Seeing the coalition crumbling, while Antonis Samaras' poll numbers are not the worst, his colleagues are proposing that...

4,000 Lay-Offs to Close Deal With Troika

Greece's Administrative Reform Council decided to proceed with a permanent mobility mechanism for public sector employees, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at Maximos Mansion Thursday. The reform initiatives and actions set out by the Greek Ministry of Administrative Reform will...

Greek Prime Minister: '150 Billion Euros Revenue From Hydrocarbons'

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, during a meeting that took place at the Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate Change, claimed that Greece’s tax revenue from the exploitation of hydrocarbons in a period of 25 years will reach...

ND Chooses Greek MEP for Attica Governor Candidacy

New Democracy chose the MEP, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, to be the party's candidate in the upcoming local elections for the post of Attica’s governor. The decision was taken on Tuesday, February 25,when the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met Mr. Koumoutsakos...

Greece's Heavy Industries Not Yet Recovered

Despite Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' optimism that the country is nearing the exit of the recession and the Greek economy is finally recovering, the facts show a totally different reality. Greece’s economy is still at stake, something that...

Greek PM Proposes Law to Facilitate New Businesses

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras mentioned during a press conference, that licenses for new firms will be granted electronically and in one day thanks to a bill that will be proposed to Parliament. He also mentioned he believes...

103-Year-Old Woman Dies in Cephalonia

A 103-year-old woman named Stella, who became well known after she met Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during his visit to the island of Cephalonia, Greece,  has passed away. A few days ago, when Samaras was visiting the earthquake victims...

Greek Authorities Recover the Bodies of 4 Immigrants

On Friday, February 7, Greek authorities discovered the bodies of four immigrants. The immigrants drowned while a coast guard vessel was towing their boat last month. The Greek divers recovered the bodies of two adults and two children from...