Nikos Xydakis
Forty-five years later
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Government mulls 7 July general election date
Following reports that parliamentary elections would likely be held on June 30, the government is now considered holding the general election one week later, on 7 July.
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Another SYRIZA official says Saudi weapons deal not a good idea
Interior Minister Panos Skourletis says that the decision to sell missiles and bombs to Saudi Arabia was not a good idea as they may be used in Yemen, echoing sentiments expressed by other lawmakers of the ruling party.
PM aims to talk growth, hindered by oil spill disaster
The recent oil spill in the Saronic Gulf continues to hamper Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's attempts to shift focus back onto growth. Conflicting views emerged from his government regarding the environmental disaster off the southern coast of Athens, while experts warned its effects would linger for several years.
Manolis Rasoulis Tribute | Athens | July 9
The late Manolis Rasoulis was a poet, singer, songwriter, author and journalist, whose songs are still considered as relevant as ever and helped shape today's Greek music scene.
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SYRIZA MP admits comment that ERT TV is 'tragic' was exaggerated
SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman and lawmaker Nikos Xydakis on Monday admitted to having exaggerated when he said that the state-run ERT broadcaster is "tragic."
"I respect and honor ERT," Xydakis said on a Monday morning television talk show responding to criticism of his comments, made on Sunday at the Delphi Economic Forum.
Voutsis douses Grexit speculation
Parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis has doused renewed speculation about a Greek exit from the euro area in the wake of comments by SYRIZA's parliamentary spokesman Nikos Xydakis that MPs should hold a debate about the crisis-hit country's membership of Europe's single currency.
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Greek bond yields and CDS soaring
The heavy atmosphere on the Greek bond market was severely aggravated on Tuesday not only by the German Finance Ministry's statement in favor of the International Monetary Fund's participation in the Greek program, but also by SYRIZA MP Nikos Xydakis's reference to a return to the drachma.
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Opposition blasts SYRIZA official for suggesting Grexit debate
Opposition parties reacted with alarm on Tuesday to comments by SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman Nikos Xydakis that MPs should hold a debate about Greece's membership of the euro.
Speaking on Skai TV in the morning, Xydakis argued that "there should be no taboos when we are talking about people's fate."
Opposition parties react to leftist MP's Grexit comments
Opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition government after a leftist lawmaker said a discussion on a Greek exit from the euro should not be considered "taboo."
Speaking on Skai TV earlier in the day, SYRIZA MP Nikos Xydakis said that Parliament should be open to a discussion on Greece's prospects outside the eurozone.