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The change of New Democracy’s internal regulations so that MPs considering running for a spot in European Parliament must first give up their seat in Greek parliament, is something that the Prime Minister and party president Antonis Samaras must take into consideration. A senior ND officer stressed that Samaras “is not obliged to anyone”, meaning […]

The Appellate court handling the Golden Dawn investigations has forwarded to Parliament media files that were recovered from the mobile phones of Golden Dawn suspects, to assist Parliament in decided whether the approve an immunity lift on the party’s MPs. One video was recovered from the mobile phone of Yannis Kazantzoglou, who has been detained […]

Police officials speaking to To Vima have revealed that there have concerns of an immanent militant attack taking place during the...

As much as the troika, as representative of our lenders, may have the right to inspect the progress of the implementation of our program, it should be just as much a given that we can’t have this perpetual quagmire of conflict and varying estimations. More so when a constant exchange of information has taken place, […]

The Financial Times have published an article quoting leaks from the IMF according to which the capital needs of Greek banks is far more than what the markets are expecting, with some troika officers estimating that 20 billion euros may be needed, when Blackrock’s report (for the Greek government) suggests 6 billion will be more […]

The Ministry of Finances is currently working on its draft bill regarding the collection of receipts in its efforts to tackle tax evasion. According to the plans, for which the Ministry is awaiting troika approval, the face value of receipts from super markets and fuel stations will be “halved”. Furthermore, the Ministry’s draft bill contains […]

According to a study conducted by German think tank CEP that was published today by Deutsche Welle, the financial crisis is beginning to affect northern European countries such as Finland and Belgium, which have seen their credit rating affected by the prolonged crisis in the north. Perhaps the more interesting finds of the study concerned […]

A number of human rights groups, bodies and activists are holding a demonstration outside the hospital of the Korydallos prison against the inhuman living conditions. Meanwhile 34 SYRIZA MPs have formally requested from the Ministers of Justice and Health to take initiatives to address the hygiene and staff problems at the overcrowded prison hospital. Prisoners […]

The leader of the opposition Alexis Tsipras gave a two-hour interview to the Sunday print edition of To Vima where he revealed his intentions and hopes regarding the upcoming regional and European elections. In the interview Mr. Tsipras revealed that should he win the next general elections, whenever they may be, he does not intend […]

The National Gallery’s director Nicholas Penny spoke to the Sunday Times and responded to the recent calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece In the interview, Mr. Penny explained that he does not consider the return of the “Elgin” marbles to Greece to be a good idea, but believes that the British […]

Unemployment officer OAED has announced a new subsidy program for the recruitment of 10,000 unemployed people, which is set to be implemented in the near future. According to a report by Ta Nea, 5,680 of the recruitments will take place in businesses based in Crete, the Ionian Islands, the North Aegean, East Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, […]

The “Initiative of 58” has publicized the collective opinion of its members on Greece’s European perspective, in light of the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. According to the “58” the Greek people took a “decision of patriotic realism and historical self-awareness” by opting to support the Euro, despite the crisis and for that the […]

The coalition government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou appeared on Mega Channel on Monday morning and stressed that irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming elections for European Parliament in May, general elections will not take place before the government’s four-year term is up. Mr. Kedikoglou explained that the government will not risk the country’s progress “now […]

The current influenza outbreak in Greece has claimed 60 lives so far, with the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) warning individuals in high risk groups, such as the elderly, obese and chronically ill, to get inoculated and seek out anti-viral treatment as soon as possible. The Medical Association of Athens (ISA) announced that […]

The Monday edition of the Der Spiegel has published a report according to which the president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) Ulrich Grillo may be implicated in the Greek armament and bribery scandal. The report suggests that Mr. Grillo may have been involved during his tenure as financial director of Rheinmetal’s armament department […]

The courts decided to detain the president of ETEKA and Atromitos F.C. Giorgos Spanos, along with head manager of the directory of petroleum management at the Ministry of Environment, a customs officer and marine engineer, over the fuel smuggling case. During the hearing family members of the suspects, along with other ETEKA employees and a […]

Port employee unions and federation from all over Greece have called a nationwide walk out until 11pm today, as well as demonstrations and rallies outside port administrative centers. Dockworkers have arranged to gather outside the Port Authority of Piraeus (OLP) today at 8am. The federations and unions are demanding that the government ends “its efforts […]

According to a senior officer at the Ministry of Finances Eurostat is expected to have determined Greece’s primary surplus ahead of the 23rd of April, with a good chance of it being revealed at the Eurogroup scheduled for the 10th of March. The estimation, which will be negotiated with the Greek Ministry over the next […]

The Minister of Finances, Yannis Stournaras, who negotiated with the troika for months while expecting better results and primary surpluses from the fiscal management of 2013, is now in a rush. He is in a rush, as he says, to complete negotiations with the troika, so that there is a deal before the Eurogroup on […]

The vultures that nested in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a story that will nor probably affect the elections, whenever they take place. The scandal is timeless and affects all parties and it will be documented in history as such. The first indication is that the names of the protagonists officially remain unknown. Who […]