Greece government discusses austerity and new bail out 08/02/2012 17:53 CET Following Sunday’s election, Socialist Party head Evangelos Venizelos is holding meetings with different party leaders as he tries to form a government in Greece. Fotis Kouvelis, who heads up Democratic Left, proposed keeping the euro as a currency, but rejecting the bailout deal when [...]
Greeks vote in crucial election 06/05/2012 10:23 CET One of the big winners in the Greek election was the far-right Golden Dawn. It passed the three per cent barrier guaranteeing parliamentary participation, and will be the first neo-Nazi formation in the Greek parliament since 1974. Among other things it wants to expel immigrants and mine [...]
Greeks vote in crucial election 06/05/2012 10:23 CET Greece’s youngest political leader Alexis Tsipras delivered an electoral earthquake on Sunday by taking his radical Left Coalition party into second place in parliamentary elections. Voters who are angry over swingeing austerity measures, dramatically rejected Greece’s two main parties which have dominated the country’s politics for decades. [...]
Protests reflect Greek feeling on rescue terms 22/02/2012 19:23 CET Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos has said that the country’s place in the European Union must be defended. Against a backdrop of deep debt, cuts and unemployment, Papademos warned against europhobia as Greeks prepare to vote in next month’s election. “The large majority of the [...]
The Greek Orthodox Church is being hit by widespread spending cuts at a time when the people arguably need its services most. There are complaints that priests aren’t being paid and building or renovation work has ground to a halt. Under a 60-year-old deal, the church handed over almost all its property to the state. [...]
As Greeks cope with another anti-austerity strike – the latest by Athens bus drivers is over job and wage cuts – opinion polls suggest support for parties backing the international bailout is at an historic low. The day after a snap election was formally set for May 6, two surveys will fuel concern among the [...]