Greek Government

'It [GNCHR] has operated in Greece for the last 20 years with full independence, without partisan motives and has accomplished extremely important objectives. Its independence has annoyed some in the past, but now it is suffering a major blow,' said Yorgos Stavropoulos.

It is obvious that with this government every investment is subjected to a tortuous process before it can get off the ground, if indeed the investor is patient enough to wait it out.

We make mistakes and sometimes unpardonable ones, Deputy PM Yannis Dragasakis told Parliament about arrangements on resolving non-performing loans.

After five years of bad experiences and countless amateurish choices, citizens have understood the many deficiencies of the government.

Tax authority data confirm that the core of the once thriving middle class is headed towards extinction.

'Novartis AG said its own internal investigation found no evidence of bribery to Greek officials as an upcoming election puts the Swiss drugmaker back in the spotlight,' Bloomberg reported.

Simitis said that it is irrational for the government’s fiscal policy to be focused on handouts and benefits.

The talks will continue at a meeting of the Euro Working Group on 25 March, which will lay the groundwork for decisions to be taken at the next Eurogroup meeting, on 5 April.

The government of Mr Tsipras wanted To Vima and Ta Nea as propaganda tools in its hands, the booty and symbol of occupation of the broader democratic part of the political spectrum.

The ruling majority insisted on a series of demagogic and populist proposed amendments supposedly in the name of participatory democracy.

New Democracy proposes that an enhanced majority be required in the first two votes in Parliament and if that is not achieved then Parliament would elect the President with an absolute, one-vote majority.

While the report notes the Tsipras government’s social spending and feverish efforts to argue that the country has returned to a period of normalcy, interviewees painted quite another picture.

Planned changes to the criminal code has stirred an uproar as it allows for shorter sentences for those involved in a criminal organisation – which is the charge that the extreme right Golden Dawn party is being tried on

Competent Health Ministry officials publicly and unreservedly propagandised the Onassis Foundation’s plans to expand its presence in the healthcare sector.

With no plan, programme, studies, evaluation or consensus, Education Minister Gavroglu is merging tertiary technical schools (TEI) with universities for purely petty partisan reasons.

The Venezuelan opposition said the aircraft took off the day that the government removed large amounts of gold from the country’s central bank.

Our democratic practice mandates a peaceful transition of power and the acceptance of the will of the Greek people without tensions and disputes.

With persistence and consistency and in the face of continual Turkish provocations the Republic of Cyprus insisted on its effort to explore its natural resources and today it has been vindicated.

The government agreed with creditors on high primary surpluses which it hiked even more so that it could distribute poverty benefits.