Varoufakis: I will not be a candidate with a party that would aim to implement the agreement
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he will not be a candidate with a party that tries to implement the 13 July decision in […]
Elections 2015
Syriza rebels form new party
BBC — Rebels from Greece’s governing left-wing Syriza are to break away and form a new party. Prime Minister and Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras stood […]
After Greece, these elections will shake up Europe
Europe’s voters head to the polls this year against a backdrop of rising populism, worries about Russia’s renewed aggression and dissatisfaction with austerity. Greecehas already […]
Chania without New Democracy for the first time in 25 years
Chania voters turned their back on New Democracy which was squeezed out of the four seats returned from Chania, with SYRIZA winning three and the […]
Germany warns over debt commitments
Germany has warned the new Greek government that it must live up to its commitments to its creditors. German government spokesman Steffan Seibert said it […]
SYRIZA sweeps to power in rebellion against austerity
Greek voters handed power SYRIZA in national elections on Sunday, a popular rebellion against the bitter economic medicine Greece has swallowed for five years and […]
SYRIZA strikes deal with ANEL for coalition government
After midnight local time, with more than 98% of the ballots counted, Syriza had 36.3% of the vote, trouncing the incumbent New Democracy party, with […]
New Democracy will do ‘whatever it takes’ to prevent SYRIZA win, says minister
Greek opposition parties on Monday slammed outgoing health minister and New Democracy candidate Makis Voridis after he said his party would do “whatever it takes” […]
ECB weighing QE through national central banks but not for Greece, Spiegel reports
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi briefed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on quantitative-easing plans under which national central banks would […]
Greek PM offers to ease austerity to head off Syriza challenge
In a move likely to stun international creditors keeping debt-stricken Greece afloat, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, has stepped up his electoral campaign with a […]
Syriza to crack down on Greece’s oligarchs if it wins election
In an interview to the Financial Times, Giorgos Stathakis SYRIZAs senior economic spokesperson said the activities of the oligarchs, the 50 or so families who […]