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Poll Shows SYRIZA Euro Victory in Greece But Right Wing Lead

A survey by PollWatch about May's euro elections shows a right-wing lead overall, despite a predicted victory in Greece for socialist SYRIZA. The survey, conducted across all 28 EU member states, indicates a tight contest for the presidency of the European Commission between conservative Jean-Claude Juncker...

Syriza MEP Chountis Says Labor Reforms Unlawful

Nikos Chountis, one of the Greek Coalition for the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Members of the European Parliament, has asked the European Union (EU) to withdraw its demands for changes to labor laws in Greece part of a new package...

SYRIZA MEP Chountis Says Siemens Deals Wrong

Nikos Chountis, a Member of the European Parliament for the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party, raised the issue of the Siemens scandal of Greece before the European Parliament and said the government had been too cozy...

SYRIZA Meets German Left at Greek Church in Düsseldorf

By Aspasia Zontanou Two leftist political movements, the Greek Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) and the German DIE LINKE joined for a political and cultural event on Sept. 15 at the Greek Orthodox Church, Saint Andreas in Düsseldorf. Greek...

Contract For Greece’s Evros Border Fence Extension Signed

The Greek Prime Minister said he will continue to pursue EU funding for the barrier fence along the Evros border with Turkey. 

French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes

On Monday, the French government survived two votes of no-confidence triggered by President Emmanuel Macron's decision to use special constitutional powers to force through a controversial pensions reform bill last week. The first vote, which was brought about by centrist...

Melting Glacier Shifts Swiss-Italy Border

As a result of a melting glacier in the Alps, the border between Italy and Switzerland has shifted, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute. The borderline in dispute runs along a drainage divide, the point at...

Ethnic Greek Azov Fighter “Killed in Action” in Ukraine’s Mariupol

An ethnic Greek fighter of the Azov battalion in Mariupol who appeared in a short video recently viewed in the Greek Parliament was killed in action, Ukraine's ambassador to Greece confirmed. The man who had identified himself only by his...

Macron Reelected for Five More Years as France’s President

Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen with a greater margin than expected in the presidential elections in France on Sunday. He won by 58.55 to 41.45 percent. Macron, who became the first French leader to win re-election...

Macron in Pole Position to Defeat Far-Right Le Pen for French Presidency

French President Emmanuel Macron will face the far right’s Marine Le Pen in a presidential run-off on April 24th after leading the first round on Sunday. With 99 percent of the results counted, Emmanuel Macron had 27.6 percent of the...

Ethnic Greek Azov Fighter Overshadows Zelensky Speech at Greek Parliament

An ethnic Greek fighter of the Azov battalion in Mariupol who appeared in a short video shown by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech at the Greek Parliament on Thursday caused controversy in Greece. The man identified himself with...

What Do Germans Think About Greeks?

Germans and Greeks have had an uneasy relationship since the foundation of modern Greece in the 19th century when the Bavarian king Otto was put on the throne of the newly created state. Often bitter and tumultuous, the hostility between...

Two Greeks Elected Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament

Two Greek lawmakers were elected Vice Presidents of the European Parliament in a vote that took place on Tuesday. Eva Kaili, of the Movement for Change (KINAL) party, was elected for the first time to this prestigious post and will...

NATO Secretary General Criticizes Greek-French Defense Pact

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg offered criticisms of EU defense initiatives and bilateral pacts within the union -- such as the one that was just ratified between Greece and France on Thursday: “What I don’t believe in is efforts to...

Greek MEP Alexis Georgoulis Defends Arts, Culture in Europe

Greek Member of the European Parliament Alexis Georgoulis has secured the passing of a resolution in the Culture Committee of the European Parliament which seeks to defend working conditions for all artists in the EU. The popular Greek actor turned...