Greece
Skourletis: Government has the majority of parliament’s confidence
There was no such issue of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras choosing between (former) Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and National Defence
Chinese envoy meets Dragasakis, notes ‘mature interest’ of China’s financial firms in Greece
There is “mature interest” among China’s financial institutions in launching activities in Greece, Chinese Ambassador in Athens Zhang Qiyue informed
Internal Affairs to investigate beating of policeman in Nicaea
The Hellenic Police Internal Affairs Department will conduct an investigation into the beating of a 34-year-old police officer, who was
Mitsotakis: Tsipras a weak prime minister heading a cynical coalition
BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) – The resignation of Nikos Kotzias as foreign minister proves that Alexis Tsipras is both a weak
Major archaeological find in Ancient Olympia
A clay plaque with an engraved inscription depicting verses from Homer’s “Odyssey” has been brought to light by archaeologists in
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Hellenic Parliament archive photo: Tsipras with Kotzias on his side and Kammenos behind him.
There was no such issue of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras choosing between (former) Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and National Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, SYRIZA central committee secretary Panos Skourletis told Antenna TV on Thursday.
On Nikos Kotzias’ resignation, Skourletis said, “There was no change in the government’s policy on the FYROM issue for Mr. Kammenos’ sake. Just the opposite. The PM sent a clear message to at least two recipients, that beyond respecting individual opinions (…) we must all understand the government policy boundaries and respect them.”
Kotzias signed the Greece-FYROM name issue agreement in June, and Kammenos – leader of the junior member of the ruling coalition – has stated repeatedly and publicly that his party (ANEL) will not support it when it comes to Parliament.
Asked to comment on Kammenos’ statements opposing Prespes Agreement, Skourletis said that the prime minister set out very clearly, apparently at Kammenos, that the ANEL…
BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) – The resignation of Nikos Kotzias as foreign minister proves that Alexis Tsipras is both a weak prime minister and one likely to be blackmailed, main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in
Seventy per cent of workers aged 25-44 and seven out of 10 workers with flexible jobs said they were pessimistic over the course of the country in the coming months, a survey by GSEE –
“After the social security reforms of 2016, freelance professionals, the self-employed and farmers are paying, as of January 1, 2017, social security contributions based on their real paying abilities and not on a random method
For a NATO-member warship, Greece’s Olympias is pretty unusual. It’s got a zero carbon footprint, no whale-zapping sonar and an antiquated propulsion system. The 37-meter (121-foot) wooden vessel moored off southern Athens is an experimental reconstruction of
On This Day
October 21
- 1831: Georgios Mavromichalis was executed for the murder of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias
- 1931: Thousands of Cypriots marched on the governor's mansion in Lefkosia and set it afire.
- 1952: Speaking at a meeting of the Communist Party of the USSR, Nikolaos Zachariadis proclaimed that "Papagos and Plastiras are no different. All dogs are the same".
- 1953: Alexandra Ladikou was voted Miss World first runner-up.
- 1972: An Olympic Airways NIHON YS-11 crashed off the coast of Voula, Athens. 37 drowned, 19 were rescued.
- Births: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet (1907)
- Deaths: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman (1990), Georgios Zoitakis, member of the junta that ruled Greece from 1967-1974 (1996), Yiannis Zigdis, politician (1997).
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Skourletis: Government has the majority of parliament’s confidence
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Chinese envoy meets Dragasakis, notes ‘mature interest’ of China’s financial firms in Greece
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