security funds

Representatives of Greek farmers on Tuesday agreed upon 66 road blocks around Greece in protest against security fund reforms tabled in Greek Parliament. Farmers unions have turned down the invitation to converse with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unless they see...

The first battle in parliament between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and newly elected New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took place Tuesday evening on the hot issue of security system reforms. "The pension system is not sustainable," said Tsipras. "We are...

Centrists Union leader Vassilis Leventis called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to resign and form an all-party government during his speech on security fund reforms. Leventis' colorful language and straightforward talk made his 30-minute speech in parliament viral, while it...

Farmers persist by blocking national highways across Greece in protest against the security fund reforms the government is about to table in parliament. Major thoroughfares will be completely blocked by the farmers' tractors 12 pm-2pm and then on an hourly...

The meeting of the coordinating body of Greek farmers union at Tempi is completed with the farmers deciding on daily two-hour blocks of national thoroughfares. Farmers will block all national highways with their tractors at 12 pm-2 pm and 7...

More than 15,000 tractors are lined up along central points of Greece's national highway system with thousands of farmers taking it to the streets asking the government to withdraw the pension fund plan. Farmers all over Greece have made symbolic...

Thousands of Greek professionals and freelancers took it to the streets on Thursday protesting against the government's planned security funds reform. About 7,000 lawyers, engineers, doctors, solicitors, pharmacists, tax accountants, architects, small business owners and dozens of other freelance workers gathered outside...

Farmers and stockbreeders are to block Greece's main national highway at Tempi on Wednesday protesting against the new taxation and security fund changes. The farmers mobilization is at its final stage with 800 tractors ready to block the main national highway...

There are several differences between Greece and creditors regarding security fund reforms after the Greek government made its proposal public on Monday. Athens is bound to overhaul its security fund system as an important part of the bailout program requirements....

State Minister Alekos Flambouraris is confident that all 153 SYRIZA and ANEL lawmakers will vote in favor of the bill that includes security fund reforms and bad loans settlement. Flambouraris spoke on Skai television on Sunday saying that all parties...