Jan 25 Exit polls show Greece’s anti-austerity party on course to win election By Carey Reed Greece's far left party was projected to win a national parliamentary election in the eurozone country on Sunday, according to exit polls. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 3:56 Why Europe and the U.S. have a lot riding on Greek elections By PBS News Hour The results of upcoming elections in Greece could be critical to all of Europe, potentially setting up a showdown between a leftist Greek government and the German-led E.U. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns about the state… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 4:22 E.U. bailouts divide Greek voters ahead of elections By PBS News Hour Greek voters, facing high unemployment and an unstable economy, are heading to the polls to select a new president. But the results could have an impact that goes beyond Greece. The leader of the favored leftist party wants to renegotiate… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 1:56 Eyes on Greek instability as euro plunges to nine-year low – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 6:27 Will falling euro end up boosting Europe’s economy? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 3:35 Facing snap elections, uncertainty grows in Greece By PBS News Hour Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called snap elections after parliament was unable to agree on a new president. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the far-left Syrzia party and an opponent of austerity, emerged as a leading candidate. But many fear that… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: Hundreds rescued off burning Greek ferry By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, 427 people were rescued from a Greek ferry off the coast of Albania. At least 10 people died after a fire broke out Sunday on the boat’ car deck. The rescue was hindered by rain… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch News Wrap: Thanksgiving day celebrations, 600 migrants make it to Greek shore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Watch Swinging both right and left, anti-EU sentiment sweeps Europe’s parliamentary elections By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, anti-establishment parties on both the right and the left made a strong showing in parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Spain, Greece and others. Matt Frei of Independent Television News reports from Paris on the… Continue watching
May 05 Watch Supreme Court upholds right to pray at town meetings By PBS News Hour In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that local governments have the right to open town meetings with prayer — even if the prayer is explicitly of one denomination. Gwen Ifill gets an overview of the case from… Continue watching