Antonis Samaras

Greek public broadcaster defies order to shut down

2013-06-12 05:37:00

ATHENS -- Angry lawmakers and powerful unions in Greece scrambled Wednesday to reverse a sudden government decree shutting down the country’s public broadcaster to save money, even as the network's employees defied the order and continued to...

Greek government in disarray over anti-racism bill

2013-05-31 05:55:00

ATHENS -- Greece’s government grappled with deepening disarray Friday as coalition partners clashed over an anti-racism bill intended to rein in the rise of Golden Dawn, a far-right party represented in parliament but blamed for violent attacks on...

Greece is banking on big tourist season to prime the economy

2013-05-25 21:36:00

ATHENS — Costas Papanicolaou is stuffing his souvenir shop with extra merchandise and stringing his store entrance with welcome flags from umpteen countries. He's also slashing his prices by as much as 50%, and in a scheme that bears a whiff of...

Greece looks for money in its islands

2013-05-27 16:37:00

ATHENS — Four years ago the emir of Qatar was sailing his yacht through the Ionian Sea when he spotted a patch of tiny islands. Spellbound by what he saw — six specks of sun-soaked lush greenery jutting from translucent, turquoise Greek waters...

Greece orders striking seamen back to work

2013-02-06 07:33:00

ATHENS — Greece’s embattled ruling coalition Wednesday forced striking seamen to return to work and restore suspended ferry services to dozens of Greek islands that have been cut off from the mainland, leading to food and medical shortages....

Greece orders subway strikers back to work

2013-01-24 09:32:00

ATHENS -- Greece's ruling coalition on Thursday issued an emergency order demanding that striking subway employees go back to work or face massive arrests and potential job losses in the latest labor showdown to grip the beleaguered government. It is...

Greece hit by 48-hour nationwide strike on eve of key austerity vote

2012-11-06 05:03:22

Greek leader asks Germany for 'more room to breathe'

2012-08-24 07:13:19

Greek leader pleads for more time to implement reforms

2012-08-22 06:32:57

German leader Angela Merkel enters the lion's den: Greece

2012-10-09 05:32:58

German leader Merkel greeted by protesters in Greece

2012-10-09 10:13:05

Eurozone unemployment figures hit a new high

2012-10-31 12:32:33

. Athens went into security lockdown for a landmark visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an austerity hate figure in Greece whose arrival will be greeted by union and opposition party protests.

2012-10-09 00:00:00