All News on Politics in Greece
Is Greece really back?
By Mohamed A. El-Erian
It has been two years since Greece narrowly avoided an exit from the euro area that could have been disastrous for the country and extremely challenging for Europe and the global economy. Although the country has made a lot of progress since then, markets are far too sanguine about its rehabilitation.
Civil service union calls walkout at noon Wednesday
The union representing Greece's civil servants, ADEDY, has announced a nationwide walkout starting at noon on Wednesday and has called on public sector workers to gather outside the Health Ministry in central Athens before marching to the Ministry of Administrative Reform.
The march is expected to disrupt traffic in downtown Athens.
Staying on the path of reform
The merest suggestion that much-needed reforms might be put off for a later date or be implemented only in part would quickly spell disaster for Greece.
Berlin denies espionage allegations
Berlin has denied media reports that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) had been monitoring online activity in Greece, among other countries.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Germanys deputy government spokesman Georg Streiter said that although Greece was mentioned in internal BND documents, the country itself was not being monitored.
Nearly 9,000 apply for refugee status in Greece
Asylum application in Greece have climbed to nearly 9,000 over the past 12 months, while 926 people were granted refugee status on their first application, authorities said on Monday.
Building up to the perfect storm
By Alexis Papachelas
Makaza Border Crossing Point to Get 2 Extra Lanes for Trucks
Biser Nikolov, District Governor of Karzdhali, has requested two extra lanes for freight vehicles at the Makaza border crossing point.
Nikolov suggested that the scales for TIR trucks had to be installed at these lanes.
Ministers bring in PM to settle dispute over academics' sackings
Only a few days after it was sworn in, Greeces new cabinet was embroiled in a tug of war on Thursday over how many university administrative employees who were placed in a labor pool last year could be rehired later this month.
To Potami party moves congress to Lavrio
To Potami, the centrist party formed by journalist Stavros Theodorakis, will hold its founding congress at the Technological Park in Lavrio, southeast of Athens, rather than a campsite in Thrace, northeastern Greece, as had been originally planned.
The congress will be held between June 27 and 29.
Political, military ties to be discussed at SEDM meeting
BELGRADE - A meeting of deputy chiefs of staff, attended by delegations of 15 countries participating in the Southeastern Europe Defence Ministerial Process (SEDM), started in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Stournaras to become Greek central bank chief
Greece's former Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is set to become the country's new central bank governor for the next six years, the Bank of Greece said in a statement on Wednesday.
Romania expects record wheat harvest
Romania expects record wheat harvest
Tsipras airs debt ideas in Draghi meeting
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Tuesday in Frankfurt where they discussed the Greek opposition partys view on how the countrys debt could be made sustainable and its objections to the appointment of outgoing Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras as the next governor of the Bank of Greece.
New cabinet will be one to oversee recovery, says Samaras
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras described his new cabinet of 45 ministers and deputy ministers as one that would be able to plan for Greeces future after the group of ministers were sworn in and held their first meeting.
Greece's new cabinet sworn in
Greek President Karolos Papoulias presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet at the Presidential Palace in central Athens shortly after 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, following a reshuffle announced by the coalition government on Monday which saw several key ministers, including for Finance, being replaced.
The ceremony was conducted by Archbishop Ieronymos.