Antonis Samaras

Former public order minister Michalis Chrysochoidis responded on Wednesday to demands by anti-money laundering authorities to be given access to his personal bank accounts, saying that "they can open as many accounts as they like; their efforts will come to nothing."

New Democracy has unveiled its new logo, an abstract design merging the conservatives' trademark flaming torch with the party's initials.

The new logo, which was designed by Fanouris Moraitis, was unveiled by conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis during an event marking the party's 44th anniversary at the Benaki Museum's Pireos Street annex Thursday.

New Democracy's new logo will get its first airing on Thursday, the party has said.

The new logo is expected to be unveiled by conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis during an event marking the party's 44th anniversary at the Benaki Museum's Pireos Street annex.

Former Conservative prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Costas Karamanlis expressed their support for Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday, speaking ahead of the party leader's speech in Thessaloniki where he presented his main proposals for the next government term.

It's something of a tradition in Greek politics that embattled prime ministers make lousy cabinet reshuffles. We saw it in the fatal shakeup by conservative leader Antonis Samaras in the summer of 2014 and had a fresh taste of it Tuesday.

Former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday criticized a deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the long-standing name dispute for conceding too much to the Balkan neighbor.

Greece's former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday slammed an agreement reached between Athens and Skopje on the name issue, describing it as an "unnecessary and humiliating compromise."

Coalition MPs were poised late on Friday to approve a parliamentary panel's decision to return to the judiciary an investigation implicating Greek politicians in a bribery scandal involving Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis. 

The Greek Parliament will decide on Friday whether or not to request the prosecution of 10 prominent politicians named in a bribery scandal involving the Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis, in the final phase of a parliamentary inquiry into the case.

A prosecutor on Thursday shelved legal suits lodged against government officials and prosecutors by former prime minister Antonis Samaras, ex-finance minister Evangelos Venizelos and former health minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, now European migration commissioner, over bribery claims involving Swiss drugs firm Novartis.