Eurozone chiefs have warned Greece’s new government not to renege on budget surplus targets, saying that it would damage hard-won economic credibility and imperil the prospect of further debt relief. ...
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Jerusalem pleased with GREECE'S choice of new prime minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the son of an avid Israel supporter who advocated strengthening Greek Israeli relations; GREECE was the last European country ...
GREECE'S New Prime Minister Is Just as Populist as the Old One
In many ways, the outcome of Sunday's elections in GREECE was no surprise: New Democracy (ND), the center-right party headed by Kyriakos ...
GREEK Snap Elections Hand Victory to Conservative Party
Former GREEK Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his recently formed anti-austerity party MeRA25 scored nine legislative seats in the elections.
Antonis H. Diamataris Appointed Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks
ATHENS – Newly elected Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Antonis H. Diamataris as the Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks. Mr. Diamataris, Publisher-Editor of the […] The post Antonis H. Diamataris Appointed Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks appeared first on The National Herald.
Scientist vanishes on run while at GREECE conference, family says
An American scientist vanished while attending a conference in GREECE last week — and her family fears she may have fallen while jogging on one of ...
Greek Organisation for Medicines (EOF) recalls batches of insulin syringes
Distributor company must contact the recipients of the product to recall them
Greece Goes Back To The Centre Right As Mitsotakis Defeats Tsipras
It is now a full decade since Greece sparked a sovereign debt crisis that threatened to rip a hole in the fabric of the Eurozone. On Sunday, July 7, 2019 Greece held a sixth general election since ...
Greece's new PM Mitsotakis appoints cabinet
Christos Staikouras was appointed as finance minister, while Nikos Dendias will head the foreign ministry.
New Greek government vows to get economy moving
A triumphant Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday after leading his New Democracy party to a resounding election victory. “The people of Greece gave us a strong ...
Out with the new, in with the old: Greeks hand power back to the conservatives
Yesterday, New Democracy won 40% of the vote and, today, its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as GREECE'S new prime minister. The party ...
American scientist vanishes on Greek island of Crete
An American scientist has disappeared on the Greek island of Crete. U.S. citizen Suzanne Eaton, a 59-year-old research group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and ...
The Latest: New Greek Prime Minister Names Cabinet Members
Greece's newly-elected prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, waves as he walks shortly after his swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Monday, July 8, 2019. Mitsotakis' New ...
Underestimated, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Is Now Prime Minister of Greece
After sweeping to victory in a general election on Sunday, it seems the leader of the center-right New Democracy party may have the last laugh.
Letter to the Editor: On Greece’s Taxi Drivers Switching Lanes
To the Editor: Thank you for the viewpoint article, For Greece’s Taxi Drivers It’s Time to Switch Lanes, which appeared in the July 6 issue. […] The post Letter to the Editor: On Greece’s Taxi Drivers Switching Lanes appeared first on The National Herald.
GREECE'S opposition conservatives return to power with a landslide victory in snap elections
GREECE'S economy expanded 1.9 per cent in 2018 and is on track for about 2 per cent growth this year. Since Mitsotakis's victory in the May 26 ...
General election sees GREECE swing from left to right
GREECE held its general election on Sunday which saw the left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lose to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who captured more than ...
Greece’s Far-Right Party Golden Dawn Seeks Recount After ‘Scandalous’ Election Results
Golden Dawn won less than the 3 percent needed to be represented in Parliament
Greek PM Mitsotakis appoints cabinet, Staikouras new finmin
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday named his cabinet, picking Christos Staikouras as his government’s finance minister. Mitsotakis, whose conservative New ...
Greek yogurt creates a creamy, spice-infused salad dressing
Fresh, juicy summer tomatoes make a great salad, so we set out to create one with complementary flavors and a creamy dressing. Tomatoes exude lots of liquid when cut, which can quickly turn a salad ...
'Only Ray of Hope in This Bleak Setting': As GREEK Right Regains Power, Applause as Varoufakis ...
MeRA25, the GREEK arm of the European DiEM25 movement, won nine seats in Greece's parliament, far exceeding expectations and allowing ...
The Latest: New GREEK PM reminded of eurozone agreements
4:45 p.m.. The finance minister of the Netherlands says Greece's new conservative government will have little leeway to change the country's ...
Alexis Tsipras: leader won respect abroad but lost support at home
Outgoing PM has been on quite a journey but he doesn’t seem to have taken the Greek people with him For Brussels and Berlin, it may as well have been Moros, the Greek god of impending doom, a driver of mortals to their deadly fate, who had been elected as the prime minister of Greece in January 2015. Alexis Tsipras was the radical leftwing firebrand with the open-necked shirt, whose Syriza government posed a threat to the European order through its demands to rewrite the rules underpinning the single currency, and willingness to take Greece and the EU to the brink to achieve that goal. Related: The three mistakes behind Syriza’s demise in Greece | David Adler Continue reading...
Mitsotakis takes over as Greece's PM with radical change of style
After steering New Democracy to landslide win, former banker says ‘hard work begins today’ Greece’s outgoing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has handed over power to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a former banker who navigated the centre-right New Democracy party to landslide victory in Sunday’s snap general elections. In a changing of the guard that was as subdued as it was swift, Mitsotakis assumed office after he was officially sworn in by the Orthodox country’s spiritual leader, Archbishop Ieronymos. Continue reading...
Why GREECE'S new government is likely to stay close to China
GREECE'S incoming Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have to decide whether to continue opening up the country to Chinese investment following ...
Greece: Extreme right party seeks recount after poll flop
Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party said Monday it is planning to challenge a general election result that saw it fail to get enough for support to be represented in Parliament, a big reversal ...
This Past Week in History – June 30th to July 6th
June 30th: On this day in 1938, Apostolos Nikolaidis, the first Greek artist to record/re-record the authentic, “prohibited” rebetika songs in the early 1970s with […] The post This Past Week in History – June 30th to July 6th appeared first on The National Herald.
Golden Dawn loses its luster as Greeks reject militant far-right
The far-right Golden Dawn party has failed to win a single seat in Greece's new parliament, an outcome political analysts said reflects a slow improvement in the country's fortunes after years of wrenching economic crisis.
Greek tragedy turns into a parable about populism
The victory of the pro-European New Democracy Party in the Greek elections on Sunday marks a significant milestone in that country’s journey back from the brink of economic collapse and also raises ...
Mitsotakis becomes GREECE'S new PM on vow to end economic crisis
Athens (AFP) - GREECE'S new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, formally takes up the reins Monday, a day after an election victory that puts him in ...
New Greek government will maintain stable relations with Russia, expert says
The New Democracy liberal-conservative party won the parliamentary election held in Greece on Sunday
Conservative leader Mitsotakis becomes Greek PM after comfortable election win
Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece's new prime minister on Monday after storming to victory on a pledge to create jobs and lure investment to the economically stricken nation.
Watch: Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in as prime minister
Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister after his New Democracy party won a parliamentary majority on Sunday.
New Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes power after Tsipras defeat
July 8 (UPI) --New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis formally took power Monday, a day after he said the electoral victory shows there's a strong mandate for change in the Mediterranean nation. ...
The Latest: Greece's Golden Dawn Says Will Seek Recount
The extreme right Golden Dawn party says it plans to request a nationwide ballot recount after it narrowly failed to reach the 3% threshold of votes required to enter parliament in Sunday's general ...
Greece bond issue talk resurfaces in post-election glow
LONDON/ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) - Greece's debt agency could take advantage of a post-election boost to issue new debt at record low borrowing costs in the coming weeks to repay an expensive ...
The three mistakes behind Syriza’s demise in Greece
Alexis Tsipras and his party promised ‘hope is coming’, then refashioned his government as a rightwing force In January 2015, Alexis Tspiras stormed to power as a firebrand of the radical left. He vowed to wage war against the Greek oligarchy, stand up to the EU technocracy and strike fear into the hearts of investors around the world. “Greece leaves behind catastrophic austerity, it leaves behind fear and authoritarianism, it leaves behind five years of humiliation and anguish,” he proclaimed to a throng of supporters on election day in 2015. Related: Syriza betrayed its principles – and the Greek people. Its days are numbered | Alexander Kazamias Continue reading...
Greek Voters Welcome Centrist Government, Reject Leftists, Amid Long Financial Crisis
Greeks elected a conservative party led by the scion of a powerful political dynasty in national elections on Sunday, a rejection of the country's left-wing government seen as being too slow in ...
Opinion: GREEK government change amid beach holiday
"You don't want to ruin the people's beach holiday," Andreas Papandreou, a former socialist GREEK prime minister, once warned in the 1980s when his ...
Former Greek Civil War, Junta Prison Island Ruled Archaeological Site
During the rule of the Colonels of Greece’s junta from 1967-74, political prisoners were often sent to the island of Makronissos in the northern Cyclades, […] The post Former Greek Civil War, Junta Prison Island Ruled Archaeological Site appeared first on The National Herald.
Mitsotakis Says New Democracy Win Big for Europe Too
ATHENS – Prime Minister-elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the runaway win in July 7 snap elections in Greece for his New Democracy Conservatives would have ramifications […] The post Mitsotakis Says New Democracy Win Big for Europe Too appeared first on The National Herald.
Award-winning Greek Cartoonist Dimitris Georgopalis Talks to TNH
NEW YORK – Greek cartoonist Dimitris Georgopalis was honored with the Silver Hat in the Knokke-Heist International Cartoon Festival competition in Belgium on June 29. […] The post Award-winning Greek Cartoonist Dimitris Georgopalis Talks to TNH appeared first on The National Herald.
Composition of New Greek Government to Be Announced at 19:00
The composition of New Democracy’s (ND) government will be announced by the newly appointed government spokesman Stelios Petsas at 19:00 on Monday. The post Composition of New Greek Government to Be Announced at 19:00 appeared first on The National Herald.
EU’s Juncker Says Greece Still Has a Lot to Do
ATHENS (AP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his victory in Sunday’s Greek general election while cautioning that the highly […] The post EU’s Juncker Says Greece Still Has a Lot to Do appeared first on The National Herald.
Final Results of Greek National Elections
New Democracy has won by a large margin and forms a majority government, based on the results of the general elections held in Greece on […] The post Final Results of Greek National Elections appeared first on The National Herald.
New Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis takes over, Tsipras bows out
ATHENS (Reuters) - Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday after storming to victory on a pledge to create jobs and lure investment to the ...
Greece profile
1821-1829 - Greek War of Independence from Ottoman Empire. 1832 - Prince Otto of Bavaria is chosen as the first king of independent Greece. 1863 - King Otto is deposed; Prince William of Denmark ...