Greece
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A vote of despair
No party is expected to make an impact or get the numbers in today’s Greek election
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PASOK, SYRIZA vie for the undecided
PASOK and the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) turned their fire on each other as they battled to win the support of undecided voters ahead of Sunday’s elections.
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‘Green ring’ for cars in Athens
From September 1, cars will only be allowed to enter central Athens during peak hours if they have low emissions, rather than based on whether the license plate ends in an odd or e
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Prices for luxury properties falling
The prices of the most expensive properties in the Greek capital, which perhaps could once only be topped by those of Monaco, Moscow and central London, have returned to levels not
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Ex-minister’s wife on hunger strike
Viki Stamati, the wife of former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos who has been in custody since last Friday after defending herself on money-laundering charges.
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Quiet rallies mark May Day
Several thousand protesters joined May Day marches in central Athens, as organisers said they hoped action Europe would pressure the EU to change course.
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Police identify HIV positive sex workers in Athens
Medical tests conducted on dozens of prostitutes by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEEL) in the past two days have revealed that 12 of the sex workers are HIV posit
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Young Greeks hesitant about moving abroad
Seven out of ten young Greeks would like to leave the debt-wracked country and seek their fortune elsewhere, but less than one in five have taken steps to emigrate, according to ne
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We will join coalition, says Bakoyannis
The leader of Democratic Alliance, Dora Bakoyannis, says that she is willing to participate in a Pasok-New Democracy coalition after the elections but under specific conditions.
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Ex-PM backs Samaras
In his first public statement in two-and-half years, former conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis appealed to center-right voters to back New Democracy leader Antonis Samar