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Five Arrested on Election Fraud Charges in Central Greece
Five people were arrested on Saturday evening in Karditsa, central Greece, suspected of attempted election fraud.
Among the suspects were three associates of the opposition SYRIZA party candidate, George Vaiopoulos.
In their car, police discovered 197 forged identity cards as well...
Greece
Golden Dawn MP With Gun In Parliament
A Member of Parliament from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party who drove into the underground parking lot there with a gun on his passenger's seat was asked by a police guard to put it away but drove on after...
Greece
SYRIZA, New Democracy Clash Over Golden Dawn
Greece's main political parties continue to be befuddled on how to deal with the rising influence of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, with Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras' government backing off an anti-racism bill...
Greece
SYRIZA MP Yelled "Heil Hitler!" In Parliament
After a contentious confrontation in the Greek Parliament that led to a member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party being ejected for violating rules against insulting colleagues, it was reported that it was a leftist MP who yelled "Heil...
Economy
Anti-Austerity Protests Draw 60,000 in Athens
Enraged by more coming pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, an estimated 60,000 people converged on the center of Athens on Feb. 21 during a 24-hour general strike that shut down services.
Ferries stayed in port, schools closed, public...
Economy
EU Says It’s Not Ready to Help Greece Yet
ATHENS - Despite new austerity measures rammed through the Parliament in the wake of riots that left parts of downtown Athens burning, European Union leaders said they aren’t convinced that Greece is serious about reform and won’t release a...
Economy
Another Greek Strike Draws Yawns, No Violence
ATHENS – After 18 months of protests, riots and strikes, another walk off the job by Greek workers on Dec. 1 shut down many services in the capital and elsewhere in the country, but there was no repeat of...