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Tsipras to Seek Confidence Vote After Junior Coalition Partner Pulls Out
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Sunday that he will seek a confidence vote after the leader of nationalist Independence Greek Party (ANEL) Panos Kammenos said he his is pulling out...
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Greek Prosecutor to Probe Allegations of Threats Against Nationalist MPs Over...
A Greek prosecutor on Saturday ordered an investigation into allegations that lawmakers of the Independent Greeks party (ANEL) received threats not to vote for the ratification of the Prespa...
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Teachers Bring Their Protest over Jobs to Greek State TV Studios (video)
A group of teachers was on ERT TV shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, interrupting the main news broadcast. The newscaster suddenly announced, mid-report, that the broadcast was being interrupted for a...
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Migrants Endure Squalor, Sub-Zero Temperatures in Greek Migrant Camp (video)
A heartbreaking video of the squalid conditions prevailing in the Diavata migrant camp in northern Greece was secretly filmed by volunteers earlier in the week. It shows asylum seekers desperately...
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Athens Hosts Huge Cannabis Exhibition
More than 150 cannabis exhibitors from Greece and abroad participated in the Athens Cannabis Expo 2019 held at the Tae Kwon Do stadium in Faliro that runs till Jan. 13. As Greece turns to medical...
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PAOK Retains Commanding Lead in Greek Superleague (video)
PAOK continued from where they left off before the winter break by registering their 14th win in 15 games in the Greek Supeleague on Sunday. PAOK maintained a commanding 8-point lead over their...
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Greece Braces for More Snow and Stormy Weather
Another bout of severe wintry weather, including snow in several parts of the country, is forecast to affect Greece between Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning, the National Meteorological Service...
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Tsipras Seeks Vote of Confidence: What Happens Next?
The Greek Parliament. File photo Procedures for a vote of confidence in the government were set in motion on Sunday following an announcement by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that he will seek to renew...
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End of Greek Coalition a “Staged Divorce”, Says Opposition
Tsipras, Kammenos celebrate election victory in 2015 Opposition parties in Greece have reacted angrily to what they see as a “staged divorce” between the SYRIZA-led government coalition partners....
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Dozens Arrested at Tsipras’ Speech Venue in Athens
Police moved in to arrest demonstrators outside the Athens Concert Hall Greek police arrested more than a dozen people on Sunday evening as they demonstrated against the Prespa Agreement. The arrests...
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Greek Parliament to Hold Confidence Vote Wednesday
The Greek parliament will open a confidence debate on Tuesday morning, with the vote expected to occur on Wednesday night, parliamentary officials decided on Monday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...
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New Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis
Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis will become the new Greek defense minister following the resignation of Panos Kammenos on Sunday over the conditions in the Prespa agreement. Apostolakis, currently the...
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Eighty Percent of Greek Properties Bought with Cash
More than 8 out of 10 real estate transactions in Greece are now carried out using cash, with no bank involvement whatsoever, according to a survey published recently by the Association of Certified...
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“Naming and Shaming” Campaign for Pro-Prespa MP’s in Northern Greece
As Greek P.M. Alexis Tsipras seeks to extend his mandate through a confidence vote in parliament, some government lawmakers have been targeted for their stance on the Prespa agreement through a...
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Greece Tells Russia Not to Interfere in Domestic Affairs
Greece warned the nation of Russia on Monday not to intervene in its domestic affairs after Moscow alleged that the Prespa agreement was “imposed from the outside.” The Greek government was wesponding...
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US Report Says Anti-Americanism On the Wane in Greece
A U.S. State Department report drafted last August but released in early January of 2019 states that Greece is “a pillar of stability in a complicated region.” The State Department’s “Integrated...
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Mykonos Now Boasts Its Own Waterfalls (video)
Mykonos has not only amazing beaches and intense nightlife, it can also now boast of having its own waterfalls! Greece has seen storm after storm, with rain and heavy snow, march through the entire...
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Six Arrests Over “Naming and Shaming” Campaign for Pro-Prespa MP’s
Greek police on Wednesday arrested six suspects in several Macedonian cities for illegally placing posters “naming and shaming” lawmakers who will vote for the Prespa Agreement. Two of those arrested...
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Putin Slams Prespa Agreement
Russian president Putin has criticized the name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), suggesting it is part of a campaign to increase western influence in the...
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Greeks Overwhelmingly in Support of Snap Elections
Two out of three Greek citizens are in favor of snap elections, according to a survey by polling company Marc on behalf of Proto Thema, which was released on Wednesday. Following the pullout of the...
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