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Bulgarians Living Abroad Vote at 168 Polling Stations
As Bulgarians are voting in the European Parliament elections on Sunday, the first overseas polling station to open was the one in Tokyo.
At 5 am EET on Sunday, the polling stations in Russia, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates opened, according to reports of news.bg.
Greeks vote in local and European Parliament elections
Greeks vote today in the European Parliament elections and the second round of local polls.
Don't flirt with chaos
All elections are important, but these are critical. The worst may be behind us, but the danger of a governance vacuum and chaos loom.
It is up to the voters to ensure political stability and not to trigger a new crisis by the way in which they cast their ballot. New Democracy and the other parties that are clearly pro-Europe cannot come out of this contest broken.
Tsipras calls for change as polls put his party in lead
Leftist SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Friday called on voters to bring Greece closer to change as opinion polls suggested that his party was leading conservative New Democracy by between 1 and 4.3 percentage points.
Samaras warns SYRIZA win may prompt snap elections
In his last campaign speech before Sunday's European Parliament and local elections, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras admitted on Friday that a SYRIZA victory might bring the government down but implored voters to back New Democracy and ensure Greece does not turn back.
Greece has record number of would-be MEPs in EU
Greece will have the largest number of candidates standing in Sundays European Parliament elections in relation to the size of its electorate, it was revealed on Friday.
Bulgarian charged with people smuggling in Greece
A 49-year-old Bulgarian national faced a prosecutor in Corinth on Friday charged with attempting to smuggle 11 Afghan immigrants, aged between 16 and 18, out of the country.
Police found the migrants after stopping a truck being driven by the 49-year-old on Thursday at the Zevgolatio junction close to Corinth for a routine inspection.
Schulz welcomes new centrist party, raises eyebrows inside PASOK
Martin Schulz, the center-left's candidate to lead the European Commission after EU parliamentary elections this month, has voiced his support in Greece for To Potami (The River), the newly-formed centrist party led by journalist Stavros Theodorakis.
Samaras stability tested by anti-bailout party in Greek vote
By Eleni Chrepa & Nikos Chrysoloras
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who presided over Greeces return to capital markets, faces a test of his ruling coalitions stability in European and local elections this weekend amid a challenge from bailout opponents.
European elections not a referendum for the government, Greek PM says
Sunday's European Parliament elections are not a referendum for the conservative-led administration, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Friday while warning however against an 'accident' that would create instability in the country.
Shipping tycoon makes rare political foray in Greek port town
A leaflet featuring a portrait of candidate for councilor Evangelos Marinakis (front on r) is seen at a pre-election kiosk of mayoral candidate Yannis Moralis in Piraeus port town, near Athens.
By Harry Papachristou
NATO Chief Urges Macedonia to End Name Dispute
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Macedonian leaders in Skopje that the key condition for joining the alliance was solving the long-standing dispute with Greece over its name.
He was meeting Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and other leaders in Skopje on a regional tour aimed at underlining support for Balkan countries.
Fitch upgrades Greece by a notch to 'B'; outlook stable
Fitch ratings agency has upgraded Greece's sovereign debt rating by one notch, citing the country's improved deficit figures.
Although still deep in junk status, Friday's upgrade on Greek bonds, from B- to B, was a boost for the country that has been struggling through a devastating financial crisis for the past four years.
Samaras says Tsipras playing with fire over snap polls
With SYRIZA leading in two new opinion polls on Thursday, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras accused the opposition party of risking blowing everything into the air by threatening to push for snap elections if it comes out on top in Sundays polls.
Greek sovereign debt rating to be upgraded by Fitch
By Nikos Chrysoloras
Greeces credit rating will be increased one level by Fitch Ratings, which cited an improving economic and fiscal outlook for the country that sparked Europes sovereign debt crisis.