Greece 17/12/2014 Greek MPs begin voting in close contest to choose next president MPs in the Greek parliament have held the first of three possible rounds of voting in a close contest to choose the country’s next president. Prime
Greece 16/12/2014 Greek MPs divided over austerity as crucial vote looms The Greek parliament embarks on a three-stage vote to elect a new president. If they reject the government's nominated candidate, the country faces an election that could see the left voted into power
Greece 06/12/2014 Greece and Turkey stress importance of economic ties at annual summit Turkey and Greece have agreed to strengthen their economic ties despite deep-rooted differences, particularly over Cyprus. Turkish Prime Minister
Greece 06/12/2014 Turkish PM visits Greece amid tensions over Cyprus energy rights The Turkish Prime Minister has begun his two-day visit to Greece amid tensions over energy exploration rights around Cyprus. Ahmet Davutoglu called
Greece 15/10/2014 Amal Clooney weighs in on Greek battle for Parthenon Marbles Hollywood actor George Clooney’s new wife, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney, made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the return of the
Greece 13/10/2014 Αmal Alamuddin Clooney gets back to work in Greece Amal Alamuddin Clooney is back to work. Fresh from her marriage to Hollywood actor George Clooney in Italy last month, the human rights lawyer is now
Greece 03/10/2014 Samaras seeks presidential payback from Juncker The European Union’s new president-designate of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, is again in Greece meeting with the prime minister to
Greece 12/04/2014 Handshakes and protests, Merkel's Greek visit It has been one of the rockiest relationships in the eurozone, but as German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrapped up her visit to the Greek capital, many
Greece 11/04/2014 Angela Merkel's Athens visit seen as sign of support for Greece's austerity measures German Chancellor Angela Merkel touched down in Athens for a brief visit on Friday which is seen as sign of support for the Greek government’s
Greece 12/03/2014 Greek public sector workers strike over job cuts Thousands of Greek public sector workers have been on strike today to protest against planned job cuts. Teachers, municipal workers and pensioners
Europe 15/01/2014 Samaras defends Greece's EU presidency Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has defended his country taking over the EU presidency as it continues to grapple its ongoing debt
Insight 01/01/2014 Beleaguered Greece now President of European Union Council Starting with the new year, Greece takes its turn as presiding nation of the Council of the European Union – the institutional structure which
Business 22/11/2013 Greek economy on track Samaras tells Angela Merkel Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Greek economy is on track. The two met in Berlin with Samaras
Greece 11/11/2013 Greek government survives confidence vote but shrinks its own majority Greece’s conservative-led coalition has survived a bid to topple it after winning a confidence vote in parliament. The censure motion, which came
Europe 17/09/2013 Greece makes case for continued financial support from EU Just days before Greece’s international creditors begin their latest assessment of the country’s progress on economic reforms, the Greek Prime
Greece 07/09/2013 Greece PM predicts end to recession at end of 2014 Greece will end six years of recession by the end of 2014. That’s the message Antonis Samaras, the Greek Prime Minister gave at the annual trade fair
USA 09/08/2013 Obama praises Greek austerity but urges growth US President Obama has praised the Greek government’s strict austerity measures and structural reforms and said the country must now start creating
Greece 25/06/2013 Greek PM reshuffles cabinet amid government crisis Greece’s Socialist PASOK party leader, Evangelos Venizelos, is back on the government front bench as the prime minister bids to quell the crisis over
Greece 24/06/2013 Greek PM reshuffles cabinet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, two days after the smallest party in his ruling coalition quit the government
Greece 21/06/2013 Greek coalition confusion continues Confusion about the future of the Greek government continued on Friday morning as members of the Democratic Left quit the government in the wake of
