Radical Greek leftist taps into anti-austerity anger
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leftist Rena Dourou first shot to fame for having a glass of water thrown in her face on live television by a far-right Golden Dawn lawmaker....
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Merkel visits Athens to boost Greek government after bond sale
ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Friday to continue backing Greece, one day after the debt-laden country tapped bond markets for the first time since its international...
Greeks strike against austerity before Merkel visit
ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Greeks marched to parliament on Wednesday to protest against job cuts and austerity measures imposed by the country's foreign creditors, including Germany, whose leader...
Far-right video leak halts Greek government’s poll boost
ATHENS (Reuters) - A scandal in Greece over the prosecution of far-right politicians has helped the leftist opposition halt a rise in support for the government, a poll showed on...
Greek aide shields PM in furor over investigation of far-right
ATHENS (Reuters) - With Greece in political uproar, a former top aide to the prime minister tried to shield him on Thursday from a scandal over the prosecution of far-right...
Greek journalist-turned-politician rides anti-establishment wave
ATHENS (Reuters) - A television journalist-turned-political crusader promising to shake up Greek politics is winning unexpectedly strong support from voters in the run-up to European elections in May. Tapping into...
Greek PM promises hefty budget surplus, recovery in sight
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will post a budget surplus of at least 1 billion euros in 2013 and return the bulk of that to cash-strapped Greeks, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras...
Greek parliament approves 2014 budget plan
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's parliament approved a budget plan on Saturday filled with over 3 billion euros of austerity cuts that sees the debt-laden country emerging from a six-year recession...
Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be detained by...
Greece approves plan to fire thousands of public workers
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday on a bill to sack public sector workers as thousands chanting anti-austerity slogans protested outside parliament. The...