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Greece’s President, PM, opposition leaders slam US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

June 27, 2022 Greece, Politics 2

Greece’s state and political leadership as well as leaders of opposition parties slammed the US Supreme Court ruling on abortion. President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in a post on Facebook on Monday, it was an open cultural clash in the already divided USA, with wider social and political …

Zelensky to address Greek Parliament: How opposition parties react

March 28, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 4

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky will address the Greek parliament via video link two weeks later than originally scheduled. The new date has been set at 12 o’ clock noon on Thursday, April 7, Parliament Speaker confirmed on Monday. Zelensky will address the Parliament via Webex and his speech will last …

Opposition parties slam PM Mitsotakis for 150-euro grant for vaccination

June 28, 2021 Greece, Politics 4

Greek opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for granting 150 euros to the country’s youth as an incentive to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance accused Mitsotakis of attempting to bribe young people and asked him to stop dividing the citizens with privileges for the vaccinated. In …

Tsipras’ Judgement Day: Austerity voting with eyes fixed on the clock

July 15, 2015 Politics 25

Greece’s lawmakers started to debate the first set of 3. bailout “prior actions” to be voted in the Parliament later today. The voting is the toughest political challenge for Syriza and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who most likely see his parliamentary majority decreasing. One after the other, SYRIZA Ministers and …

Creditors give Greece a “deadline” to break the impasse

June 25, 2015 Economy 2

As early as 6 o’clock in the morning the’ technical teams’ sat down and picked up the negotiations thread, the institutions and Greece left down in the early morning hours of Thursday. The midnight meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the creditors ended at 12:30 without positive result. …

Merkel: “Deal still possible, if Greece shows will” – Reforms, Reforms, Reforms!

June 18, 2015 Economy 10

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent a clear message to Greece: solidarity yes, but not without reforms. “Greece must proceed with reforms and implement the necessary reforms.” Merkel stressed again and again. In a government declaration at the German Parliament on Thursday morning, Merkel stressed that it is still possible for …

PM Tsipras challenges opposition parties & seeks support for negotiations (Live event)

March 30, 2015 Politics 4

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has challenged all opposition parties to take a straight position and say whether they support the government’s negotiations strategy with the country’s creditors. “Will you support the negotiations strategy to put an end to austerity or will you continue to acts as the mouthpieces of the …

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