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Greek News
Greek Politicians Vote in the General Elections
Greek party leaders voted in the elections on Sunday sending divergent messages on the state of the nation and its future.
A joint exit poll conducted by six polling agencies will be published as soon as voting concludes at 19:00...
Greek News
Greece Goes to the Polls in Tightly Fought General Elections
Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote.
Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...
Greek News
Greek Elections: Debate of Political Leaders Ends in Stalemate
Ten days before the Greek elections a televised debate between the main political leaders failed to make the voters any wiser.
During the three-hour debate, whose format did not allow for overheated clashes, politicians engaged in parallel monologues, offering their...
Greek News
Greece to Tighten Intelligence Service Control After Wiretapping Scandal
The conservative government in Greece is proposing a new law to tighten checks on the country's intelligence service following the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the nation.
The draft law which was posted online for public consultation on Tuesday aims...
Greek News
Greece’s Opposition Demands Snap Elections Over Wiretapping Scandal
Opposition parties in Greece demanded the resignation of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and requested snap elections during a heated debate in parliament over the wiretapping scandal.
Main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said that Mitsotakis not only knew about the wiretapping of...
Crime
Greece’s Spy Service Tapped 15,700 Phones: Targets Secret
Greece's phone tapping scandal is growing after a journalist revealed that the National Intelligence Service (EYP) was tracking 15,700 other devices.
This came in testimony to a parliamentary committee from EYP's former chief Panagiotis Kontoleon, Reuters said. The news led...
Greek news
Greece Wiretapping Scandal Might Cause EU Probe
The European Commission has intervened in the wiretapping scandal in Greece urging the government to investigate the revelations.
The European Commission wants embattled Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, trying to distance himself from revelations that a rival politician and journalist...
Europe
European Parliament Halts Payments of EU Funds to Ankara
The Plenary of the European Parliament recently adopted an amendment brought forward by a Greek MEP to halt all European funding to the Turkish authorities.
The amendment was proposed by Nikos Androulakis, an MEP for the Socialist and Democrats group...
Economy
Venizelos Casts Loverdos Out of PASOK
With his party sinking fast for unrelenting support for austerity measures that are antithetical to its founding principles, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos ejected former minister Andreas Loverdos for trying to start a new movement.
Venizelos moved swiftly to boot...
Economy
PASOK Loses Another MP, Androulakis Quits
After ejecting six of his Members of Parliament for not supporting a $17.45 billion spending cut and tax hike plan, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos has lost another one after veteran deputy Mimis Androulakis quit the party, adding to...