Independent Greeks
Former foreign minister sues ex-defence minister for slander
Former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias has filed a lawsuit in the Greek Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) with weighty charges against former defence minister Panos Kammenos.
Varoufakis says Kammenos supported return to drachma in 2015
Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis claimed on Thursday that former coalition partner Panos Kammenos was in favor of Greece's return to its national currency during the tumultuous first year of the SYRIZA-led government term.
The cost of reality
History is littered with all manner of what-ifs, which remain unanswered and are only discussed by historians and armchair pundits.
I was thinking the other day how different things would have turned out for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Greece if he had been wiser in his selection of coalition partners and government officials from the outset.
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Soap opera and drama
"Matrozos," a poem by Georgios Stratigis which was the highlight of Friday's clash between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his former coalition partner Panos Kammenos during last night's Parliament debate ends with a tight embrace.
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NATO accession protocol ratified amid acrimony
Breaking the calm before the inevitable storm, erstwhile allies Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos crossed swords on Friday during a heated Parliament debate which ended with the ratification of "North Macedonia's" NATO accession protocol with 153 for and 140 against.
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ANEL leader announces ejection of party MP, lashes out at Tsipras
Panos Kammenos, the leader of the nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL), said on Friday evening he will eject MP Thanassis Papachristopoulos from the party after his speech in parliament, which is debating the ratification of "North Macedonia's" NATO accession protocol.
MP files complaint against Independent Greeks leader
Independent lawmaker Nikos Nikolopoulos on Friday filed a compaint against the leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL) and former government coalition partner Panos Kammenos.
Macedonian MPs to Vote on NATO Protocol
Another vehement political debate is expected in Parliament on Friday ahead of a vote on the so-called accession protocol for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to join NATO under the new name North Macedonia, Kathimerini reported.
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MPs to vote on NATO protocol as Tsipras shifts attention to light reshuffle
Another vehement political debate is expected in Parliament on Friday ahead of a vote on the so-called accession protocol for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to join NATO under the new name North Macedonia.
FYROM NATO accession protocol approved by Parl't committee
The accession protocol for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to join NATO under the new name North Macedonia was approved by a parliamentary committee on Thursday.
The protocol is to go the House plenary on Friday for debate followed by a vote which is expected to approve it, bringing FYROM one step closer to joining the alliance.