After Troika Balks, Greece Regroups
ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos will huddle on Dec. 2 to plan strategy in the wake of […]
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Greek Bishop Warns MP Excommunications
ATHENS – An Orthodox Christian Bishop in Greece is threatening to excommunicate lawmakers in his diocese who support efforts to legalize civil partnerships for same-sex […]
Vaxevanis Cleared Again Over Lagarde List
For a second time, Greek investigative journalist and Hot Doc magazine publisher Costas Vaxevanis has been acquitted of charges of breaching privacy laws for publishing […]
“There is Life after Debt”
ATHENS – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Angel Gurria has urged Greeks to hold on during a lingering economic crisis, saying there […]
SYRIZA Accused of Protecting Drug Firms
ATHENS – While proclaiming itself defenders of ordinary Greeks and opposing austerity measures, the major opposition SYRIZA Leftist party is blocking lower prices for drugs […]
Sarkozy Called Papandreou a Psycho
They’re both out of office now but a new book claims that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was so furious that then Greek leader George […]
SYRIZA Drops Depth Charge on Venizelos
ATHENS – With a former defense minister, Akis Tsochatzopoulos, jailed for 20 years in a money laundering and corruption scheme, the major opposition SYRIZA party […]
Greek Property Taxes Up 800%
The devastating effect of harsh austerity measures has hit Greek property owners especially hard with statistics showing they are paying almost eight times more than […]
Greece, Troika Tango Goes On
ATHENS – Greece is racing to complete reforms and get a pending one billion euro installment from international lenders released before taking over the symbolic […]
Golden Dawn Rally For Jailed Leaders
ATHENS – With half its 18 Members of Parliament facing charges of running a criminal gang – included jailed leader Nikos Michaloliakos – the far-right […]
