The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Valletta, Malta - Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis said Friday that the European Union needs to strengthen its border patrols, and eventually create a European Coast Guard. Speaking after talks with Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in Malt...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Road, rail and air links across Greece have been paralyzed by an anti-privatisation strike. National carrier Olympic Airlines, itself a privatisation target, cancelled more than 50 domestic and foreign flights. The private Aegean Airlines also cancelled several domestic flights as civil aviation staff joined in the strike, which also affected postal, electricity and telephone services. Demonstrators,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Greece's embattled prime minister has reinstated a rebel member of parliament into the governing party's ranks, increasing its majority and reducing the chances of a government collapse.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Tuesday urged the Development Ministry to quickly push through legislation designed to regulate the operation and supervision of markets and prices. "We must all go above and beyond ourselves to deal with the problems," he stressed in statements to reporters. Karamanlis also called for the maximum frequency of market inspections and the prosecution of certified...
Maurizio - Omnologos (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
(Addendum to “Thirty Thousand Attempts to Keep Turkey Out of the EU“, Sep 24, 2008) Perry Anderson is not new to writing historical but relentlessy leftist pamphlets. In his 24 April 2008 article on the LRB, “The Divisions of Cyprus“, the “baddies” are colonialist Brits, whilst Turks are either depicted as semi-passive bystanders going from one [...]
Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Olympic Airlines' unions are calling for a 24-hour strike on Oct. 8 to protest the carrier's planned privatization.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Greek Prime Minister Cost as Karamanlis stressed on Tuesday that Greek banking system was robust, secure, and capable of withstanding the shocks of the international crisis. Speaking after an Inner Cabinet meeting, which focused on the global economic crisis, Karamanlis said the government, with determination, was taking care so that the crisis that has hit the global banking system would be tackled...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Greece’s governing conservative party teetered on the brink of collapse after the country’s beleaguered prime minister dismissed one of his deputies.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Costas Karamanlis ousts New Democracy party deputy, faces prospect of early elections
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Greece's embattled prime minister fired one of his deputies Tuesday in a risky move to impose party discipline, leaving his governing conservative party with a razor-thin majority in parliament.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
The Greek prime minister suspended one of his aides on Tuesday after he was convicted of attempting to harbor a criminal and instigating others to commit a crime in a drug dealing case.
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
GREEK prime minister singles out agency's ability to achieve global consensus as key to the IMO's mission.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a Greek government plan to rescue ailing national carrier Olympic Airways, Greek Transport Minister Costis Hatzidakis announced after an Inner Cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Costas Karamanlis. Hatzidakis told reporters after the meeting that the new air carrier would be privatized, offering job security for its workforce. The plan provides for closure...
BJP (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Greece’’s conservative government has fallen behind the socialist opposition for the first time in years, hit by corruption allegations and a slowing economy, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis narrowly won re-election last year, weathering scandals and deadly forest fires. However, a new wave of graft accusations and [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Athens - Greece's merchant marine minister resigned on Friday over allegations of unethical business transactions which were harming the reputation of the ruling conservative government. Giorgos Vougarakis, 49, is the second minister to resign due to...
