Antonis Samaras
The Greek crisis through Schaeuble’s memoirs
His political career lasted over half a century; it was full of crises, scandals, even an assassination attempt. But some of the most dramatic passages in the memoirs of Wolfgang Schaeuble (September 18,1942 - December 26, 2023) concern Greece.
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‘New Democracy is a multifaceted party’
There is an "invisible thread" connecting the conservative governments of Antonis Samaras (2012-2015) and the current administration of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou, who served in the former as a member of the team negotiating with Greece's international creditors.
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Papandreou: ND bears responsibility for populism in 2009
New Democracy bears a "huge responsibility" for its populism in undermining his government after Greece's financial woes became known and for prolonging the country's bailout regime, former prime minister George Papandreou said on Friday.
Samaras says troika pulled plug on his government
Former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras believes that the country's lenders pulled the plug on his government in late 2014 so as to prevent Greece from exiting the bailout agreements before Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA came to power.
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Parliament set to pass same-sex marriage bill
Parliament is poised to vote the same-sex marriage bill, with the help of three center-left and left-wing opposition parties.
Passage of the bill will bestow full parental rights upon same-sex couples, although it would not allow male partners to have children born in Greece through surrogacy.
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Ex-PM Samaras says same-sex legislation is ‘dangerous,’ vows to vote against
Former New Democracy prime minister Antonis Samaras vehemently criticized the government's proposed legislation on same-sex couples during a speech preceding Thursday's cross-party vote on the bill. Samaras argued that the bill would significantly alter family law and declared his intention to vote against what he termed a "dangerous draft law."
Gay marriage bill has wide support among MPs in committee debate
The Greek government's bill legalizing gay marriage and adoption rights is receiving widespread support among parliamentarians during a debate at the committee level on Monday.
Same-sex marriage spat with ex-PM continues
The dispute between the government and Antonis Samaras, a former PM, continued on Monday, with government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis essentially accusing him of inconsistency in words and deeds.
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Same-sex bill makes waves in ND, SYRIZA
The bill on same-sex marriage has plunged ruling New Democracy and leftist opposition SYRIZA into turmoil.
Indicatively, ND lawmaker Antonis Samaras, a former conservative prime minister, said he opposed the choice of Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis to suggest the solution of abstention to dissenting MPs.
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Samaras rejects idea that ND MPs opposed to same-sex marriage abstain from vote
Former premier Antonis Samaras has indicated that he will vote against a bill legalizing same-sex marriage when it comes before parliament, thus appearing to reject a proposal of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that government MPs who disagree with the measure abstain in the relevant parliamentary vote.