Kedikoglou
Economy
Greece Pulls The Plug On ERT
Employees of the Greek national broadcaster ERT who vowed to stay on the air even as the government said the TV and radio stations funded by mandatory payments in electric bills would close and then re-open with a drastically...
Greece
SYRIZA, New Democracy Clash Over Golden Dawn
Greece's main political parties continue to be befuddled on how to deal with the rising influence of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, with Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras' government backing off an anti-racism bill...
Economy
Troika Freezes National-Eurobank Merger
The announcement that the National Bank of Greece and Eurobank will stage their recapitalization has effectively frozen plans for them to merge as the government wanted, but which was opposed by the country's international lenders, the Troika of the...
Greece
Kedikoglou's Brother's Home Bomb Target Again
A homemade incendiary device exploded shortly before midnight March 28 outside the home of government spokesman Simon Kedikoglou΄s brother on Strefi Hill in Athens, in a second such attack in less than three months, AMNA reported.
The homemade bomb exploded...
Cyprus
Greece Backs "Painful" Cyprus Bailout Deal
Greece described a bailout deal between international lenders and Cyprus that will confiscate as much as 30-100 percent of bank accounts over 100,000 euros ($130,000) as "painful" but didn't object as it faces negotiations with the same lenders who...
Crime
More Bombing Of Greek Political Offices
Greek police are investigating the bombing of the offices of three members of the ruling New Democracy Conservative party in Thessaloniki, the country’s second-largest city. The staffs were briefly caught in the fires that were created, authorities said.
The attacks...
Greece
Samaras Says No Shake-Up, No Venizelos
PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos’ new hopes of having his party members – including him - join the coalition government headed by Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras were dashed when a government spokesman denied reports...
Economy
Anti-Austerity Protests Draw 60,000 in Athens
Enraged by more coming pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, an estimated 60,000 people converged on the center of Athens on Feb. 21 during a 24-hour general strike that shut down services.
Ferries stayed in port, schools closed, public...
Economy
SYRIZA Occupies Greek Finance Ministry Office
Angry over his statements that the Greek minimum wage is too high and should be further reduced despite a 22 percent previous cut, demonstrators took over the office of Finance Ministry General Secretary Giorgos Mergos on the morning of...
Crime
Greek Coalition Unites Against Political Violence
In the wake of the bombing of journalists homes and the brother of the government spokesman, and a gunshot attack on the political party office of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Greece’s three coalition partners presented a unified front against...