SYRIZA party
Self-destructive tradition
Back in the days when socialist PASOK was the countrys main opposition, led by George Papandreou, the party never missed a chance to proclaim its intention to renationalize OTE telecom and change the agreement with Cosco regarding Piraeus port.
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Facing two choices
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Tsipras seeks alliance to fight austerity
The leader of the main opposition SYRIZA party, Alexis Tsipras, appealed over the weekend to other leftist forces and independents opposed to the governments austerity program to cooperate.
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Hardouvelis to be sworn in as new finance minister
By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos
Economist Gikas Hardouvelis was named as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, signaling an intent to keep up a difficult reform drive demanded by foreign lenders funding the country.
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Election results actually bought gov’t time for tax cuts
Athens will have to make sure that the measures are compatible with the countrys new economic model
By Dimitris Kontogiannis
Tsipras calls Farage monstrosity created by austerity
Nikos Chrysoloras & Eleni Chrepa
Greece’s main opposition leader distanced his group from other protest parties that made gains in the European elections, calling the U.K. Independence Party and the National Front in France “monstrosities.”
Leftwing Syriza Party Triumphs in European Elections in Greece
Greece's leftwing opposition Syriza party won the country's European elections, official projections showed late Sunday.
Greece cannot afford election concerns
The inertia and inaction which are evident in the public sector should not become the economic norm
By Dimitris Kontogiannis
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Peripheral eurozone bond yields rise further as EU elections loom
Portuguese bond yields touched a two-month high on Wednesday as a sell-off in lower-rated eurozone bonds deepened amid concern that European Union elections this week might derail economic reforms.
Greeks to vote for local officials in foretaste of EU elections
By Eleni Chrepa & Antonis Galanopoulos
Greeks vote on May 18 to elect representatives in the countrys municipalities and prefectures in a last confrontation between the government of Antonis Samaras and the main opposition Syriza party before next weeks European elections.