German Chancellor Angela Merkel has acknowledged that her conservative party’s loss in Sunday’s legislative election in the country’s most populous state was a “bitter, painful defeat,” but stressed that it would not affect her tough European austerity policies. Ms. Merkel told a news conference Monday that the defeat in North Rhine-Westphalia state would not weaken […]
Germany’s Merkel Says Election Loss Will Not Affect Austerity Stance
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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EU Warns Greece to Follow Bailout Terms, Coalition Talks Continue
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
European Union officials say they hope Greece will remain part of the eurozone but that it must live up to its commitments. European Commission spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen made the comments Monday, as Greek President Karolos Papoulias called party leaders back for a final round of talks on forming a coalition government, after talks on […]
Greek Coalition Talks Continue
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Greek party leaders are to resume talks to form a coalition government Monday, hoping to avoid new parliamentary elections. Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the party leaders back for more negotiations after Sunday’s talks failed. The leader of a the radical left Syriza party, which finished second in last week’s parliamentary elections, has refused […]
Greek Radical Left Leader Refusing Coalition Talks
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The leader of a group of Greek far-left parties, which finished second in last week’s parliamentary elections, is refusing to take part in more talks to form a coalition government. Alexis Tsipras said Sunday he will not become what he calls an accomplice in a crime against Greek society. He said those who govern Greece […]
Merkel’s Conservatives Trounced in German State Election
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives suffered an embarrassing loss in Sunday’s legislative election in Germany’s most populous state as she continues pushing for economic austerity in Europe. Preliminary results show the opposition left-wing Social Democrats winning 39 percent of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia. Ms. Merkel’s Christian Democrats won 26 percent. The Social Democrats will […]
Thousands March in Russian Capital, Police Stand By
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
About 10,000 Russian opposition backers held what organizers called a “test stroll” through Moscow Sunday. The walkers said they wanted to test police tolerance of a large gathering in the Russian capital, a week after President Vladimir Putin was sworn-in for his third term. One of the organizers, novelist Boris Akunin, said he wanted to […]
Greece’s President Tries to Broker Coalition Government
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s president has so far failed in his last-ditch effort to broker a new coalition government for the debt-stricken nation. President Karolos Papoulias held talks Sunday with the heads of the top three political parties – the conservative New Democracy party, the radically liberal Syriza party and the socialist PASOK party. He was also meeting […]
Greece’s President Tries to Broker Coalition Government
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s president has so far failed in his last-ditch effort to form a new coalition government for the debt-stricken nation. President Karolos Papoulias held talks Sunday with the heads of the top three political parties — the conservative New Democracy party, the radically liberal Syriza party and the socialist PASOK party. He was also meeting […]
Thousands March in Russian Capital
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of opposition supporters have participated in a rare unsanctioned march in the Russian capital, Moscow. Sunday’s “stroll” was called for by several prominent writers, including acclaimed novelist Boris Akunin. An estimated 7,000 people attended the two-kilometer walk which ended in a plaza where opposition activists have been camped out. The gathering is one of […]
Greece’s President Tries to Broker Coalition Government
Posted May 13th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Greece’s president has met with the top three political parties in a last-ditch effort to form a new coalition government. President Karolos Papoulias held talks Sunday with the heads of the conservative New Democracy party, the radically liberal Syriza party and the socialist PASOK party. He will meet later with heads of smaller parties that […]
