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Greece
Tsipras: If I Get Elected…
In an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the leader of the Greek major opposition party Alexis Tsipras revealed his future plans in the case that he is elected Greek prime minister.
Tsipras, who is currently paying a three-day visit...
Greece
Greece's Major Opposition Party Stable in the Lead
A new Marc opinion poll carried out on behalf of the Greek site, layout.gr, shows that Greece's major opposition party leads by 2 percent over New Democracy.
The opinion poll places SYRIZA first with 23.3 percent followed in 2nd by...
Economy
Germany Says No Greek Haircut
The German Finance Ministry, rejecting a report in the news magazine Der Spiegel that said Germany was readying a third bailout package for Greece, reiterated that there is no chance of debt relief and that Greece will have to...
Greece
Tsipras Says Samaras In Panic Mode
Major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Alexis Tsipras said a decision by Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras ruling out any possibility of a coalition shows the Premier is panicking while trying to hold together...
Greece
Kouvelis, Loverdos Talk Team-Up
With his party on the verge of extinction, Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis is looking to hook up with a former PASOK Socialist minister, Andreas Loverdos, whose own new party Pact for a New Greece, doesn't even register...
Economy
Economist: Troika is Eating Away the Countries it Saves
An article published on Friday by the British financial magazine “The Economist” exercises harsh critic on the representatives of Greece’s creditors, comparing the troika to the mythical three-headed hellhound Cerberus.
“In Greek mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog guarding the...
Economy
Greek FinMin: Troika Made Many Mistakes
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras was very critical of the Troika during his meeting with members of the European parliament, who are monitoring the activities of the European Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) task force operating in EU...
Economy
Samaras Says No Early Elections
With his coalition government's support falling, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has insisted that he will stay the course until scheduled elections in 2016, dismissing speculation about an early vote to coincide with polls in May for local government...
Economy
NYT: Greeks Promote Different Kinds of Economy
The New York Times published an extensive article on how Greeks have decided to experiment with a new kind of economy by redefining the market, in order to save their businesses. The article was entitled “After Crisis, Greek Work...
Greece
J.P. Morgan: Elections in 2014 and SYRIZA's Win
In an economic research note of January 28, the American investment bank J.P. Morgan sees a significant chance (70%) of elections in Greece before the end of the 1st trimester of 2015. Its basic case is that the elections...