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The article discusses political uncertainty in Greece following Parliament's failure in December 2014 to elect a new president. In consequence national elections will be held in January 2015. The left-wing Syriza coalition has fared well in political polls and its leader, Alexis Tsipras, has vowed to renegotiate terms of international aid Greece has received from the International Monetary Fund and euro zone countries.

The article discusses the April 10, 2014 sale by Greece of over $4 billion in sovereign bonds. The sale is viewed as an important milestone in Greece's ongoing recovery from the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. Information is presented about improvements in Greece's fiscal and economic situation that made the sale possible, as well as about challenges that remain including a significant amount of debt.

The article discusses the impact of rising prices for commodities and scrap metal on public statuary in Greece. Thieves have been stealing bronze statues, melting them down, and selling the metal for cash. Writer Nikos Kazantzakis and artist El Greco are among those whose bronze busts have disappeared.

The article examines the impact of Greece's economic conditions on its business industry. Insolvency among Greek banks has prevented businesses from accessing to bank lending while foreign suppliers, clients, and investors are terminating operations with Greek firms. Bailouts given to the Greek government are also discussed.

The article discusses protests, strikes, and work stoppages in Greece in response to the country's financial crisis. It notes that these demonstrations have become a common aspect of daily life in Greece, impacting areas such as commutes, shopping, and air travel. Information is provided on a website, apergia.gr, developed by Antonis Gouzias which publishes daily schedules of strikes in Greece.

The article reports that the French bank Crédit Agricole SA is taking major losses in order to sell its subsidiary Emporiki Bank of Greece as a result of bad loans and an ailing Greek economy. It is said that Crédit Agricole will take substantial losses in recapitalizing Emporiki Bank, while rival bank Société Générale SA is in a similar situation due to its acquisition of Piraeus Bank.

The article states that Greek political party Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras announced in mid-May 2012 that if European government entities ceased funding Greece, the Greek government would stop paying its debts. According to the article, Tsipras indicated that Greece must convince European countries that financing the Greek economy was in the best interests of Europe. The article presents comments from Tsipras.

The article discusses politics and government in Greece. Public opinion polls indicating a dramatic increase in support for radical opposition parties of varying ideologies for national legislative elections to be held in 2012 are considered as an indication the country will not maintain the austerity economic policies required by the European Union and International Monetary Fund as part of their bailout of Greece's public debts in the European sovereign debt crisis.

The article reports that Greece's Parliament passed legislation requiring severe reductions in public spending, pensions and the minimum wage required by other European Union (EU) countries of the euro area monetary union as a condition of a bailout. Large demonstrations were held in Athens, Greece to protest the vote. Opposition party leader Antonis Samaras said bailout negotiations should be reopened after national elections in April, 2012.

The article reports that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a no-confidence vote in the Greek Parliament but will nonetheless resign so that a new multi-party government can be formed. A top priority of the incoming government would be to adopt measures that ensure Greece receives $180 billion in aid previously agreed to by other European nations.

The article discussed developments in a European debt crisis. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou canceled plans to submit a proposed bailout from the European Union to a referendum. In an effort to aid Europe's economy, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates. Despite pressure from the U.S., ECB president Mario Draghi maintained his organization would not act as a lender to debt-laden European nations.

The article discusses opposition in Greece's parliament to Prime Minister George Papandreou's plans to submit a proposed bailout for Greece to a national referendum. Papandreou seeks popular support for austerity measures the bailout would entail, but European nations fear rejection of the package could put Greece and other debt-laden nations at risk of default.

The article reports Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a referendum on European leaders' bailout deal for Greece. The implications of "yes" and "no" referendum votes on the euro zone, politics and government in Greece, and the financial crisis in Europe are discussed. The effect of Papandreou's announcement on financial markets is also discussed.

The article discusses the impact on Greece's economy of austerity measures adopted amid a debt crisis in that country. Gross domestic product has fallen, the numbers of unemployed and homeless people have risen sharply, and many small businesses find themselves struggling to survive. The government is behind schedule in paying $6.5 billion euros due contractors.

The article discusses the friendship and political careers of Greek Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou and conservative rival Antonis Samaras. The men have known each other since attending Amherst College together during the 1970s. Unlike Papandreou, Samaras favors lower taxes as a means of invigorating the Greek economy. Amid Greece's debt crisis Papandreou and Samaras discussed forming a national unity government together.

The article discusses challenges facing Greece as it attempts to raise some $71 billion through the sale of public assets, as demanded by the International Monetary Fund and European Union. Previous attempts to sell public property have been hampered by a lack of bidders, bureaucracy, and questions surrounding whether a given parcel of land is publicly or privately owned.

The article reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel relented on her earlier insistence that any aid package to Greece from European nations be accompanied by a rescheduling of Greek government debt. Merkel's concession makes a new bailout for Greece more likely. Separately, the International Monetary Fund called for private interests to help fund assistance to Greece and other struggling European nations.

The article discusses developments in Greece related to a debt crisis there. Protesters demonstrating against government-imposed austerity measures battled with police in the streets of Athens. Prime Minister George Papandreou sought agreement with opposition political figures on budget cuts demanded by the International Monetary Fund and euro-zone nations as a precondition for further aid.

The article discusses the impact on attitudes in Greece about that nation's financial crisis of the deaths of three bank employees during a protest in May, 2010. Angeliki Papathanasopoulou, Vivi Zoulia, and Nondas Tsakalis died after masked assailants tossed a Molotov cocktail into their place of work. Following their deaths protests against government-imposed austerity measures to address the crisis have been muted.

The article focuses on military spending and arms purchases by Greece. Greece is the largest importer of weapons in Europe and its military budget is the largest in the European Union (EU) as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), although Greece's large amount of public debt has created a financial crisis with the EU. It is noted that Germany, which is one of Greece's leading creditors, also is a large arms supplier to Greece.

The article reports that Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou has appealed to euro-zone nations and the International Monetary Fund for financial aid to Greece. Assistance totaling about $60 billion could be forthcoming, although falling prices of Greek bonds suggest investors fear Greece could still default on its government debt.

The article discusses how corruption and cronyism have contributed to an ongoing fiscal crisis in Greece. According to the Brookings Institution, bribery and other forms of corruption cost Greece 8% or more of its gross domestic product (GDP) each year. In 2009 Greece's budget deficit amounted to 13% of GDP.

The article reports that public opinion poll published on January 4, 2014 show that the Greek leftist opposition party Syriza in the weeks ahead of national elections but that its lead over the New Democracy party has narrowed slightly and mentions snap elections will be held on January 25.

The article discusses the fear raised by the majority of Greece's business community on the possible ramifications of new national elections should Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his ruling New Democracy party lose in December 2014, causing a stall in business development and foreign funding.

The article reports on the close race in Greece's December 29, 2014 elections after the lead enjoyed by the Greek leftist party Syriza over the ruling conservatives saw a slight drop, a development that follows the move of some investors to drop their Greek stocks and bonds.

The article discusses the turmoil that was created when Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras named former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas as his candidate for the nation's presidency, focusing on the Greek government's decision to move the date of a presidential vote by Greece's Parliament.

The article discusses the interest of investors in Greece's high-end hotel real-estate industry due to decreased land values and labor costs following Greece's debt crisis and increased Greek tourism resulting from turmoil in surrounding Mediterranean destinations.

The article discusses the Greek fish farming company Nireus Aquaculture, focusing on the debt being suffered by the company and how Greece's bankruptcy laws won't allow the banks to help or close the company without shareholder's consent.

The article looks at politics in Greece, previewing the country's May 2014 local and European Parliament elections and discussing topics including public disaffection with the coalition government led by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, economic conditions, and the opposition Syriza party.

The article reports that as of April 2014, German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the reform efforts of Greece with mention of the country's debt, Greece's sale of bonds, and foreign relations between Greece and Germany.

The article discusses a report which claims that the Greek government has reached an agreement with international creditors which will result in the release of an additional installment of loans as of March 2014, focusing on Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and austerity cuts in Greece.

The article reports that Greece's legislative body has passed legislation extending a moratorium on home foreclosures through 2014, and notes an anomaly in which the law is actually of financial benefit to the banking industry in that country by preventing further housing price declines.

The article discusses Greece's fiscal plan for 2014 which as of October 2013 includes a draft budget with spending cuts and higher taxation to increase revenue and also predicts the country's return to economic growth in 2014.

The article discusses a Greek court's decision in 2013 to sentence the nation's former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos to 20 years in jail for money laundering, political corruption, and his alleged collection of kickbacks in relation to various weapons deals which date back to the 1990s.

The article presents world news briefs, as of September 26, 2013, on topics which include the demonstrations of protesters in Greece who oppose the Golden Dawn political party, the monitoring of threats from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, and the lifting of European Union sanctions against the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp.