World news about “Antonis Samaras” published by euronews.
Greece reaches bailout deal, Portugal offers new austerity Greece has been given a clean bill of health by the “troika” of creditors – the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank –… 15/04/2013
‘TOP SECRET’ report may reveal Germany owes Greece billions of euros Greek newspaper To Vima claims a secret report details huge amounts of money owed to Athens by Germany for World War Two reparations and unpaid loans. The… 07/04/2013
Samaras says Greek economy recovering Greece’s prime minister has said the economy is showing signs of recovery, as the country’s creditors returned to Athens to check the government is meeting… 04/04/2013
Christmas cheer limited in Greece The people of Greece end the year under foreign guardianship and with tax reforms imminent. It has been their fifth consecutive year of recession. Only… 18/12/2012
Greece and Germany ‘keeping minds open’ The hostility of austerity-burdened Greeks towards Chancellor Merkel has taken on harder and harder symbols. The Hitler moustache and Nazi Swastika have… 09/10/2012
Weaker eurozone countries leaders meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who was in Rome meeting his Italian counterpart has been told keep up the good work. Mario Monti urged him to pursue… 21/09/2012
Greece: more time, more cuts? Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is on a charm offensive meeting eurozone leaders to try to persuade them that all his country needs is more time to… 22/08/2012
Greece to meet creditors as eurozone exit looms Greece is moving back to centre stage of the eurozone crisis as Athens prepares to meet its troika of international lenders. The troika made up of the… 23/07/2012
Regional rivals talk Turkey and Greece as relations improveRegional rivals Greece and Turkey have vowed to work towards resolving long-standing differences. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed his… 04/03/2013
Hollande in Greece, calls for new investmentA nationwide news blackout greeted French President Francois Hollande as he arrived in Greece on Tuesday for his first visit there since taking office. The… 19/02/2013
Riot police storm sit-in by Greek subway workersRiot police in Athens have attempted to break up a nine-day strike by underground railway workers. Officers forced their way through a metal gate shortly… 25/01/2013
Greece: Ex-finance minister faces tax probeThe Greek parliament has voted in favour of an inquiry into a former finance minister for his alleged role in a tax evasion scandal. George… 18/01/2013
Greece’s New Democracy condemns attack on HQGreece’s ruling party says it will not be intimidated by an attack on its office in Athens. In the early hours of Monday, gunshots were fired at the… 14/01/2013
Shots fired at Greece’s ruling party headquartersGunshots have been fired at the headquarters of Greece’s governing New Democracy party in the capital, Athens. The building was attacked in the early hours… 14/01/2013
Greek PM talking trust in Berlin with the ChancellorGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras have held informal talks in Berlin. The two were taking part in a… 08/01/2013
Greece: strike warning ahead of new austerity voteUnions have timed a three-day general strike in Greece to coincide with two key parliamentary votes this week. Public transport workers in Athens walked off… 05/11/2012
Anti-Merkel protesters clash with police in AthensAmid the thousands who defied a ban on protests in Athens to demonstrate against Angela Merkel’s visit, a minority clashed with police. Some tried to break… 09/10/2012
Merkel praises Greek reform and promises supportThe German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making a symbolic visit to Athens, has praised Greece for the progress made in solving its economic problems and has… 09/10/2012
Merkel lands in Greece for first visit since start of euro crisisThe German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Athens amid tight security for her first visit to the Greek capital since the euro debt crisis erupted… 09/10/2012
Soros says Germany should lead EU, or leave itHas Athens done enough? This weekend is all about whether the Greek’s international creditors, the troika, think actions taken and measures on the table make… 09/09/2012
Hollande: Greece must be tackled quickly after Troika reportEurope must take a decision quickly on the future of Greece following a progress report by international lenders, according to French President Francois… 25/08/2012
Pleading for time: Samaras takes Greek case to Paris“We don’t need more money, we do need time.” On Saturday the Greek prime minister takes his message to Paris following his meeting with Angela Merkel. In… 24/08/2012
Greek PM pledges to fulfil bailout conditions but wants more timeGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has promised that his country will fulfil all the obligations linked to its bailout deal. Meeting the German Chancellor… 24/08/2012
Juncker says Greek bailout extension depends on troika reviewEurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker has kept Greek hopes of a bailout extension alive – but only just. During talks in Athens, Juncker acknowledged calls… 23/08/2012
Samaras to call for more time to meet bailout conditionsGreece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets with the Eurogroup chief today when he’s expected to ask for more time to ram through unpopular reforms required… 22/08/2012
Greece coalition partners ‘want more time’ to implement cutsReports from Greece say allies of the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras want two more years to implement unpopular austerity measures demanded by international… 31/07/2012
Athens and Brussels hold key bailout talksEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras were locked in talks all day Thursday, as Athens tried to prove it… 26/07/2012
Greece: Bailout battle looms for new governmentAs expected, Greece’s coalition government has sailed through a parliamentary confidence vote. However a much tougher task now lies ahead. Athens wants to… 09/07/2012
Greek government wins confidence voteGreece’s government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence. In the end the deputies voted along party lines with the government taking 179 of the 300… 09/07/2012
Samaras commits to bailout plan in first speech as Greece PMIn his first policy speech since becoming prime minister, Antonis Samaras reaffirmed his commitment to making the changes needed to meet conditions of the… 06/07/2012
New Greek PM too unwell to attend EU summitGreece’s new Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras is not well enough to travel to a critical EU summit, following an eye operation. The Prime Minister underwent… 24/06/2012
Lukewarm response to new Greece governmentWith newspaper headlines asking ‘Can they?’ and calling them a ‘government without a grace period’, there is little trust from the press for the new… 22/06/2012
No honeymoon period, Greece PM tells new cabinetThe new Greek prime minister says his coalition government will have no honeymoon period and its goal is to pull what he calls the “traumatised” country out… 22/06/2012
Samaras gets down to work ‘giving hope’ to GreeceThursday sees the first full day of work for Greece’s newly formed coalition government but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras still needs to name a… 21/06/2012
