Costas Simitis

PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata lashed out on Saturday against the SYRIZA-led coalition and opposition New Democracy, essentially describing them as two sides of the same coin.

Education Minister Nikos Filis set off vibrations in Greek society when he said that the ethnic cleansing of the Pontian community could not be considered genocide. Now, Antonis Lakos, the man redesigning the Greek Ministry of Education, believes that Greeks were similar to jihadists when they acted against Jews and Bulgarians.

On Monday night, Thomas Liakounakos, aged 67, and a retired former high-ranking military officer were taken into custody. The high-profile businessman was apprehended from his home in upmarket Psychiko after an arrest warrant was issued in relation to charges stemming from a case involving a contract with Swedish multi-national Ericsson.

The Greek debt crisis officially began in 2009 and, after failed dead end policies and lack of real change, it is going strong. Here are the seven prime minister that have lead Greece over the last eight years.

Meet “Game of Greece”, a play on the international television phenomenon “Game of Thrones”, as seen by “Die Zeit”, which comes complete with 10 “episodes” dating to the country’s first “covenant” to join the future currency union.

Greek Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared in an interview on private ANT1. Asked about his government’s choice to hold a referendum on July 5, he said that he had no choice but to respect the popular mandate he was given during the elections on January 25.

By Alexis Papachelas

Former socialist PASOK ministers Vaso Papandreou and Yiannos Papantoniou are taking the stand at the trial of former PASOK defence minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos who is appealing against his 20-year conviction on charges of criminal action in the purchase of German type 214 submarines and money laundering.

Former Prime Minister Costas Simitis and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Wednesday both heaped heavy criticism on former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, appearing as witnesses at the latter?s appeal trial against his lengthy sentence for money laundering.

Ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis told a court on Wednesday that ex-Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos would have been in a position to accept bribes when he was part of the PASOK government.