A sniff at democracy
18/12/2014
[…] Like schoolboys in the back row of the classroom, they probably thought no one would notice, despite the intense media focus on the proceedings. But a group of men…
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Anti-corruption prosecutor launches investigation into privatisation deal for former airport
18/12/2014
Judicial authorities have ordered an investigation into whether tender regulations were adhered to during the sale while Attica governor Rena Dourou vows to ‘defend public property’ with an appeal before…
More Britons and Americans eyeing Greece for vacations
18/12/2014
Greece enjoyed the fifth-biggest increase in Google searches from the UK market this year in the category of emerging holiday destinations, according to a chart published by the world’s biggest…
European markets eye an austerity-weary Greece
18/12/2014
“Financial markets have been forcing Greece to dance to their tune,” Mr. Tsipras, the firebrand leader of Greece’s leftist Syriza party, shouted during a rally on the island of Crete.…
Ireland is not Greece but political landscapes are looking similar
18/12/2014
I think I hear the drums, Carruthers." That was the apocryphal line in British B minus movies of the 1950s. It was a sure sign our intrepid colonial heroes were…
Greek political crisis: Huge amount at stake for Greece and EU
18/12/2014
The crisis in Greece may no longer have the power to shake the eurozone to its financial foundations, but it still has the ability to cause considerable political concern
Could election of far left in Greece herald wider change in Europe? [video]
18/12/2014
In a video report for Channel 4, minutes after the Greek parliament failed to elect a new president, Paul Mason argues that the Greek crisis no longer has the ability…
Dimas fails to garner necessary votes in first Greek ballot
17/12/2014
Greek lawmakers failed to elect Stavros Dimas as the country’s next president in Wednesday’s first-round vote, but the result indicated he could still scrape a win in the final ballot…
Greek presidential elections roadmap: What lies ahead [graph]
17/12/2014
A graph by twitter user @VasGk lays out all the possible scenarios as Greece heads to the second and third parliamentary votes for a President of the Republic that will…
Greece fails to gather support to elect new President
17/12/2014
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s bid to elect a new head of state faltered in parliament after he failed to gather enough support from lawmakers for his nominee in the…