October 7, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s lawmakers on Thursday ratified a landmark defense pact with France that includes a mutual assistance clause in case of an armed attack against either country; a pact that has irked fellow NATO member Turkey but also drew criticism by the NATO itself. 191 lawmakers from ruling New Democracy, opposition …
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September 22, 2021
Politics, World
Seven women MPs from Afghanistan arrived in Athens via Tbilisi, accompanied by their family members, earlier on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry announced. The seven women were extricated from Afghanistan following the actions of the NGO Zaka Khan, which is based in New York. Their arrival and stay in Greece, which …
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September 9, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Five Greek lawmakers remain unvaccinated against Covid-19, one of whom is from the ruling party New Democracy, Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas said on Wednesday. The other four are reportedly from smaller political parties. The unidentified MP has invoked medical reasons to justify the decision not to get the Covid-19 jab, …
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July 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, Greece, Politics
Deputies who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus and no health reason to avoid doing so should address plenary sessions in the Greek Parliament from a distance, Movement for Change (KINAL) parliamentary spokesman Andreas Loverdos said on Thursday. Speaking during a plenary debate on a Finance Ministry bill, the …
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March 30, 2020
Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday urged members of his cabinet and lawmakers of ruling New Democracy to donate 50% their salary for the next two months in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. According to the Prime Minister’s call, the money should be deposit on a special account opened …
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July 8, 2019
Greece, Politics
By 99.84% of the votes counted, the results of the general elections on 7. July 2019 bring six political parties in the Greek Parliament with the neo-Nazis of Golden Dawn to be definitely out. Two new parties enter the Parliament: Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) of far-right Kyriakos Velopoulos MeRA25 of anti-memorandum …
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April 11, 2019
Greece
What if the average Greek pensioner is struggling to make ends meet with a monthly pension of 400, 500 or 600 euros? Greek lawmakers who most probably voted in favor of pension cuts in the first and second bailout agreement now vehemently demand restoration of their pensions which are normally …
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March 4, 2019
Turkey-GR
What if Turkish lawmakers are guest at the Greek Palriament? They do not hesitate to provoke and threaten both their hosts and the Greek-Cypriots and claim rights over part of the Aegean Sea and the Cyprus Economic Exclusive Zone. “The unilateral extraction of hydrocarbons on the part of the Republic …
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February 4, 2019
Greece, Politics
Six independent lawmakers from various political parties have joined ruling party, left-wing SYRIZA on Monday. Two of them are already ministers in Tsipras cabinet. All six had given confidence vote to the government last month. The six are: Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura (ex ANEL), Alternate Minister for Public Order Katerina …
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January 25, 2019
Greece, Politics
Head of ANEL Panos Kammenos has called on the leader of main opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, New Democracy, to proceed with the resignation of his lawmakers before the Prespes Agreement vote scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The former junior coalition partner of Alexis Tsipras called for the resignation of …
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January 12, 2019
Greece
81of the 120 lawmakers in FYROM’s Parliament voted on Friday evening in favor of the constitutional amendment to change the country’s name into “North Macedonia.” With FYROM to have fulfilled the majority of the terms and conditions of the Prespes Agreement, now the ball is in Greece’s court to ratify …
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November 12, 2018
Greece
Greek lawmakers secretly voted last week that they are also entitled to retroactive salary payments as those civil servants in the category of special payrolls, media reported on Monday. According to a press release issued on November 12 by the Union for the Protection of Labor (ENIPEKK), each lawmaker is …
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June 20, 2018
Greece, Politics
Leader of ANEL and Tsipras’ junior coalition partner, Panos Kammenos, said on Wednesday, that he will ask the Prime Minister the Macedonia Agreement will pass through the Greek parliament with an enhanced majority of 180 votes. Kammenos statement comes the day the FYROM Parliament ratified the agreement. “We will do …
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March 20, 2018
Greece, Politics
After the Pan-Macedonian organizations also the Cretan “Liberation Movement” came out of its deep hole and sent a threat letter to a member of the Greek Palriament over the Macedonia dispute. MP from center-left To Potami, Spyros Dannelis, revealed that the received an e-mail with threatening content. “We warn you …
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March 20, 2018
Greece, Politics
Pan-Macedonian organizations from Greece and abroad are threatening Greek lawmakers with death “if they accept the term Macedonia in the new name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). On Monday, Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis revealed that lawmakers have been receiving death threats. According to efsyn, Pan-Macedonian Associations from Giannitsa …
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February 27, 2018
Greece, Politics
Lawmakers and ministers from several Greek regions are at risk to be “evicted” as hotels in downtown Athens claim “increased touristic demand.” According to daily Estia, at least one hotel in the city center has notified the relevant department of the Greek state that the 36 MPs will have to …
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October 23, 2017
Greece
Despite the ongoing economic crisis, some Greeks seem to live on another planet. It is mainly the country’s politicians and certain groups of the public administration who still think that the state is a cow they can milk even if they know that more than one million people are without …
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May 12, 2017
Greece, Politics
Speaker of Greek Parliament, Nikos Voutsis, announced the …unprecedented: That Greek lawmakers will be equally taxed as the ordinary Greek citizens. Speaking to private television Kontra TV, Voutsis said on Thursday that he will introduce an amendment according to which MPs will no longer enjoy taxation benefits. “There will be …
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April 21, 2016
Politics
We always knew that this country, Greece, is based on a two-class society: the underprivileged Mortals and the privileged Immortals.Now for one more time, this is confirmed. The upcoming Pensions Reform – Social Security bring the society upside down. Pensions will be cut, social contributions will be increased. But those …
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December 30, 2015
Politics
Yes. Yes. Yes. Our esteemed ‘servants of the public interest’. Our lawmakers, who first of all think about themselves and their own interests. The retired MPs want back – retrospective – thousands of euro. The sad thing is that the government complies with these demands and accepts the decisions of …
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