Greece

Angelos Tzortzinis for The New York Times

News about Greece, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 2, 2014

Greek government says it will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament in a bid to quash mounting speculation about early elections and to keep flagging economic reforms on track. MORE
Sep. 28, 2014

Amanda Petrusich article describes visiting Vitsa, Greece, to experience multiday, music-intensive event called panegyria, in which people of the region of Epirus mourn their losses and celebrate what remains. MORE
Sep. 27, 2014

Saturday Profile features interview with Rena Dourou, new prefect of Athens whose election represents biggest victory so far for Greece's left-wing Syriza Party. MORE
Sep. 7, 2014

Greek Prime Min Antonis Samaras, during annual trade fair in Thessaloniki, promises tax reductions in bid to appeal to Greeks weary of four years of austerity that have cut living standards; he is also looking to gain political capital as opposition pushes for early general elections. MORE
Sep. 6, 2014

Saturday Profile of Manolis Glezos, iconic Greek freedom fighter who has for more than 70 years taken activist role in most critical moments of country's modern history; Glezos continues to fight for his beliefs as leftist member of European Parliament. MORE

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Greece: Officials Say They Uncovered a Terrorist Plot

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

Greek authorities said Thursday that they had thwarted a terrorist attack planned for Saturday, possibly against political or business targets.

October 3, 2014, Friday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Terrorism , Maziotis, Nikos , Greece

Greece: Push for a Confidence Vote

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

The Greek government said Wednesday that it would seek a vote of confidence in Parliament next week in a bid to quash mounting speculation about early elections and to keep flagging economic reforms on track.

October 2, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Greece , Legislatures and Parliaments , Elections , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , Samaras, Antonis

Hunting for the Source of the World’s Most Beguiling Folk Music

By AMANDA PETRUSICH

A moving song by a Greek violinist led the writer to a hillside village across the ocean.

September 28, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Music , Folk Music , Travel and Vacations , Greece , Dancing , Albania , Zoumbas, Alexis

A Greek Politician Willing to Face the People

By SUZANNE DALEY and DIMITRIS BOUNIAS

Rena Dourou’s election as prefect of Athens represents the biggest victory so far for the left-wing Syriza Party.

September 27, 2014, Saturday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Dourou, Rena , Greece , Elections , Coalition of the Radical Left (Greece) , Golden Dawn (Greece) , Athens (Greece) , Tsipras, Alexis

Crete Finds Self in Union

By NIKOS KONSTANDARAS

Even a fiercely independent and rebellious people can feel the tug of belonging.

September 25, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Crete (Greece) , Greece , Politics and Government , Democracy (Theory and Philosophy)

Greek Leader Promises Cuts in Oil and Income Taxes

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced a 30 percent cut to a heating oil levy and a reduction to a so-called solidarity tax on income.

September 7, 2014, Sunday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Greece , Samaras, Antonis , Income Tax , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

Since Nazi Occupation, a Fist Raised in Resistance

By LIZ ALDERMAN

In 1941, Manolis Glezos and a friend ripped the Nazi flag down from the Acropolis in Athens. Now 92, he continues to take to the ramparts as a leftist member of the European Parliament.

September 6, 2014, Saturday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Glezos, Manolis , Greece , European Parliament , World War II (1939-45) , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , Holocaust and the Nazi Era

Seeing Just One Way for Greece to Go: Up

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

With early signs of a recovery appearing, the new finance minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, is projecting optimism before meeting with international creditors.

September 1, 2014, Monday

MORE ON GREECE AND: European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , Hardouvelis, Gikas , Greece , European Central Bank , European Commission , International Monetary Fund , Recession and Depression , Credit and Debt

Europe Fears Banks Lack Cash Cushion to Cover Bad Loans

By LANDON THOMAS JR

Applying the ratio of bad loans to equity and set-aside cash — the so-called Texas ratio — suggests a number of eurozone lenders are at risk of collapse.

August 21, 2014, Thursday

MORE ON GREECE AND: Europe , Greece , Italy , Spain , Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Piraeus Bank , Banco Espirito Santo SA , Banco Popolare , Banco Popular , BlackRock Inc , BNP Paribas , Deutsche Bank AG , European Central Bank , Nomura Group , Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , Banking and Financial Institutions