
ATHENS (AFP) – Greece’s prime minister on Sunday said his government will not give in to “unreasonable” demands as the debt-ridden country braces for critical negotiations with international creditors on the thorny issue of pension reform. The warning came just days
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 6:37 AM PST0

Greek unions are holding their second general strike in less than a month Thursday, this time against a planned social security overhaul that could enforce new pension cuts. The labour ministry is working on a new system under which state-guaranteed
by AFP3 Dec 2015, 1:23 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the boos and cries of “allahu akbar” from Turkish fans at a soccer game against Greece this week, chiding fans for booing the Greek national anthem but not mentioning that fans also appeared to boo a moment of silence for the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris.
by Frances Martel20 Nov 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

Contents: Israelis line up to buy guns as Palestinian violence increases; West Bank terrorist group Tanzim blames Palestinian attacks on Netanyahu; Greece sets mortgage foreclosure ‘red line’ on new bailout negotiations
by John J. Xenakis23 Oct 2015, 9:33 PM PST0

Contents: Greece’s Alexis Tsipras says that Greece must implement harsh reforms; Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party shows remarkable resilience
by John J. Xenakis4 Oct 2015, 7:02 AM PST0

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged listeners at the UN General Assembly Thursday to avoid “the same old recipes” to solve conflicts, and warned against “unilateral action” to solve problems like the civil war in Syria, which may put Tsipras at odds with his Russian allies.
by Frances Martel1 Oct 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

Greece’s Former Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Dimitris Kammenos failed to last 24 hours in the job, as his appointment by leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was immediately followed by the resurfacing of a number of offensive anti-Semitic tweets, including one implying Jews were responsible for the September 11 attacks in America.
by Frances Martel25 Sep 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

Far-left Greek party Syriza had much to celebrate on Sunday, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stormed to a more-comfortable-than-predicted reelection victory. Leftists were not the only ones celebrating, however, as neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn saw its best election results yet, coming in third place.
by Frances Martel21 Sep 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

Contents: Ben Carson’s statement about Muslim President revives JFK Catholic controversy; Syriza wins election in Greece, on eve of drastic new reforms
by John J. Xenakis21 Sep 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

As Greece braces for parliamentary elections on September 20, ruling Radical Left party Syriza finds itself slipping in the polls and possibly handing the nation back to the center-right, chasing an ever-elusive youth vote.
by Frances Martel16 Sep 2015, 10:00 PM PST0

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears on Sunday that a snap election in two weeks would produce a fractured result, saying there were enough undecided voters to produce a clear winner on the day. Tsipras resigned last
by Reuters6 Sep 2015, 2:34 AM PST0

From Reuters: Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras urged supporters on Saturday to give him a mandate to complete the country’s political transformation, as a poll showed his leftist Syriza party’s lead slipping ahead of elections next month. Tsipras abruptly resigned
by Reuters29 Aug 2015, 7:04 AM PST0

The left-wing Syriza party says Yanis Varoufakis and others who voted against Greece’s latest bailout package will not be allowed to run for parliament under the Syriza banner in the upcoming snap election. For his part, Varoufakis said he would stand
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Aug 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

In a televised address to his people, he said he had a moral duty to resign, because he was elected (just over half a year ago!) as a staunch opponent of the austerity measures he now believes it necessary to impose, in order to keep Greece in the Euro and secure its future.
by John Hayward20 Aug 2015, 4:22 PM PST0

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of the socialist Syriza party will reportedly step down and call for snap elections on September 20, rocking his already crisis-riddled nation with fresh wave of political turmoil. A formal announcement of his resignation is expected Thursday afternoon, along with a televised address to the Greek people.
by John Hayward20 Aug 2015, 9:11 AM PST0

In a very long piece on former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis in the New Yorker, the former head of the nation’s economy admits to being surprised both by the Greek people’s rejection of an austerity deal and the Prime Minister’s acceptance of one.
by John Hayward20 Aug 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

One of the terms of Greece’s bailout deal involves selling off government monopolies and privatizing their operations.
by John Hayward19 Aug 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras confronted a widening rebellion within his leftist Syriza party as parliament voted to approve the country’s third financial rescue by foreign creditors in five years. The vote was held after daybreak on Friday after lawmakers
by Reuters14 Aug 2015, 1:43 AM PST0

As Greeks prepare for the beginning of the school year in September, there are serious concerns among Ministry of Education officials that as many as 27,000 teacher and university professor positions will remain unfilled. Officials are scrambling to recruit substitute teachers with fewer certifications to fill classrooms.
by Frances Martel12 Aug 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

Contents: Hungary speeds up construction of anti-migrant border fence; UNHCR: Greece’s islands Kos, Chios, Lesbos are in ‘total chaos’ over migrants
by John J. Xenakis8 Aug 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

The radical leftist party Podemos (“We Can”) that took Spain by storm last year is suffering major poll losses leading into Spain’s parliamentary elections in November, a new government poll shows, as Spanish observers grow wary of socialism following the decline of the Greek economy.
by Frances Martel6 Aug 2015, 9:07 AM PST0

On Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras floated the idea of calling for early elections in Greece to “bolster a parliamentary majority that has been strained by bailout reforms demanded by creditors,” as Reuters put it. Such is the chaos of end-state socialism in Greece that Tsipras really needs his own party to lose in those early elections. The Syriza party is coming unglued over the austerity components of Greece’s latest bailout package.
by John Hayward30 Jul 2015, 4:35 PM PST0

ATHENS, July 29 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday he may have to call an early election to bolster a parliamentary majority that has been strained by bailout reforms demanded by creditors. About three dozen of his
by Reuters29 Jul 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

ATHENS, July 26 – Some members of Greece’s leftist government wanted to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma, according to reports on Sunday that highlighted the chaos in the ruling Syriza party.
by Reuters26 Jul 2015, 11:50 AM PST0

Contents: Riots and violence across Turkey after Monday’s suicide bombing in Suruç; PKK kills 2 Turkish police officers in retaliation for Suruç blast; Syria’s war comes to Turkey after Monday’s terror attack on Suruç; Greece’s parliament approves European lender reform demands
by John J. Xenakis23 Jul 2015, 6:02 AM PST0