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Game of Words: Never Say The 'M-Word' in Greece

As Greece 's negotiations with Europe over the state debt continue and with Monday's crucial Eurogroup looming, there is an air of optimism blowing in Greece. An optimism mixed with defiance and pride. On Wednesday, thousands of Greeks across...

Greece Should Exit the Euro

There is a serious political and economic clash going on deep inside the EU chambers. The newly elected Tsipras government has triggered a tsunami that may not be so easily contained. The northern states dominated by Germany and braced...

The First Greek Leftist Gov't Secures Parliamentary Vote of Confidence Ahead of Critical Eurogroup

Yet another historic event occurred tonight in the Greek Parliament, where the SYRIZA-led coalition government, the first leftist government in the history of Greece, secured its first parliamentary vote of confidence after the January 25 snap elections. The newly...

Greek Govt VP Dragasakis: We Will Make Dialogue, Not Blackmail

"Since Sunday evening Greece is a country with its own proposals. We understand that the other countries also have their own suggestions, their own parliaments and we talk about dialogue, not mutual blackmailing," government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis underlined...

SYRIZA Leader to Greek Voters: Give Us a Self-Reliance Mandate

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras delivered his main speech in Omonoia Square, downtown Athens, ahead of the upcoming January 25 general elections. Addressing an audience of thousands of SYRIZA supporters, Tsipras appeared confident that his party will be victorious after...

George Papandreou: Memorandum Was a Medicine

If the Memorandum was not signed, Greece would have been bankrupt. This is what former Prime Minister George Papandreou underlined during an interview on Greek TV earlier today. "The Memorandum was signed for a reason, it was a medicine," Papandreou...

Former Greek PM Mitsotakis: 'The Elections Will Take Place at a Time of Disarray'

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias met with New Democracy honorary President and Former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. The two men discussed Greece’s current situation and Mitsotakis expressed his concern about the difficult phase the country is going through. Over the last few days, Mitsotakis...

SYRIZA MP Refusing Comments on Special Court for Greek Presidential Candidate [Video]

Members of Lucas Papademos' administration, from November 2011 to May 2012, including Greek presidential candidate Stavros Dimas, will face a Parliamentary Examination Committee or even a Special Court, said on Tuesday, while speaking on Greek TV, main opposition SYRIZA MP Alexis Mitropoulos. "It...

BoG Governor: Greece Needs Long-term Fiscal Adjustment

Long-term fiscal adjustment and a precautionary credit line from European partners were the recommendations made by Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras in his interim report on monetary policy tabled in Greek Parliament on Tuesday. A day after his...

Greek Main Opposition SYRIZA Disappointed by European Commission President Statements

The intense reaction of Greek main opposition SYRIZA caused the statements of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who appeared to support the country's current government in the possibility of snap elections triggered after an unsuccessful vote for the new President of...