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Hardouvelis: Next months to shape the future

Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said on Tuesday the country still has the support of its European partners and the government is determined to continue with reforms, insisting the next few months will determine the coming decade in Greece.

Tide turns in trade between Greece and Japan

The trade balance between Greece and Japan has shifted in the last few years as the drop in domestic demand in Greece and the increase in Greek exports have turned the country from a net importer of Japanese goods to a net exporter to the worlds third-largest economy, according to Japans honorary general consul in Thessaloniki, Haris Alexopoulos.

Avramopoulos calls for probe into death of three soldiers in Volos blast

Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday asked the head of Greeces armed forces to determine what caused a mortar tube explosion at a military firing range near Volos in central Greece, which killed three soldiers and left a fourth seriously injured.

Government eyes growth, political boost ahead of vote

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday requested a vote of confidence in the government in a bid to give it a much-needed boost as Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis submitted a draft budget in Parliament predicting a steady return to growth and heralding a series of tax breaks.

131,590 Bulgarians Living Abroad Cast Their Votes in Parliamentary Elections

The total number of Bulgarian citizens who have cast their votes in the polling stations in 58 countries is 131,590.

Nearly half of them voted in Turkey - 60 090 people, according to a statement published on the website of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry.

Some 77,000 Bulgarian Voters Cast Ballots Abroad by 7 pm Sofia Time

A total of 77,059 voters have cast ballots in polling stations abroad in Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections by 7 pm Sofia time on Sunday.

Nearly half of them, 38 766, voted in Turkey, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Nearly 33,000 Bulgarian Voters Cast Ballots Abroad by 2 pm

A total of 32,598 voters have cast ballots in polling stations abroad in Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections by 2pm Sofia time on Sunday.

According to foreign ministry data, more than half of those voters, 17 197, have cast ballots in Turkey.

Tsipras: Europe heeding calls to reject austerity

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras insisted over the weekend that his party, which is leading in opinion polls, is the only political force in Greece that can negotiate better terms for the countrys recovery, noting that its anti-austerity stance is being echoed across Europe.

DIMAR’s demise

In the months that followed Greeces 2012 national election, the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party of Fotis Kouvelis, a moderate socialist, went on to shoulder part of the responsibility in the bid to rescue the debt-hit country, joining the coalition government along with conservative New Democracy and socialist PASOK.

ND seeks lift from event marking 40th anniversary

Ahead of a confidence vote designed to douse speculation about early elections, conservative coalition leader New Democracy will on Saturday celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding in an event that is widely expected to serve as a bid to revive the partys flagging political fortunes.

Juncker briefed on troika talks before assuming EC presidency

Jean-Claude Juncker, who is due to take over as president of the European Commission on November 1, was back in Athens for the second time in a month on Friday as the Greek government sought to drive home its positions on the ongoing troika negotiations and plans for an early bailout exit with European decision makers.

Greek ambition to slip bailout shackles meets Draghi hurdle

Antonis Samaras’s ambition to drive Greece out of its rescue program is running into a roadblock.
The country’s prime minister might be thwarted by conditions for the European Central Bank’s asset-purchase program, as detailed by President Mario Draghi. P... ...