Nikolopoulos
Canada
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Greece
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Greek-Canadian social entrepreneur Andreas Souvaliotis pens an open letter to Prime Minister of Greece after a Greek MP wrote a homophobic Twit to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.
Greece
Balkan Square 2013 In Neapoli
Acclaimed artists and musicians, music, dance and theatrical groups from around Greece and the neighboring countries, painting exhibitions as well as book launches are going to be presented in the Balkan Square 2013, which is going to be held...
Crime
Greece Recoups $17.6M From Pension Fraud
Still paying out unknown amounts in pensions to fraudulent claimants and even to the dead whose families haven't reported the deaths, Greece has recovered 13.6 million euros ($17.6 million) in false pension claims, government officials said, and that there...
Economy
Samaras Will Boot New Democracy MP for Tweeting Criticism
ATHENS – A former Deputy Labour Minister under the ruling New Democracy party who stepped down last month to protest Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ decision not to try to renegotiate harsh terms of bailouts with international lenders as he...
Economy
Greek Government Discredits Minister Who Quit
ATHENS – Moving swiftly to distance itself from one of its appointees who resigned, the Administration of Greece’s new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that former Deputy Labor Minister Nikos Nikolopoulos, who quit because he said the government had...
Economy
Pension Battle Cracks the Greek Coalition
ATHENS – Interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos’ six-week old shaky coalition government is showing signs of splitting over a refusal by the conservative New Democracy partner to cut auxiliary pensions in another cost-cutting scheme to keep Greece from going...