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Four years after the country received its first bailout, Greece has managed to achieve a primary surplus, which according to the Eurostat is expected to exceed 4.2 billion euros. In light of the upcoming local government and European elections, the developments in the Greek economy are going to be intense. The next steps for the […]

The Subdirectory of the Financial Police and Electronic Crime has uncovered a 9-million-euro scam against the Greek state, where an NGO as well as active and retired Finance Ministry employees appear to be involved. According the reports, the Financial Police had been investigating the dealings of the International Demining Center, which was based in Athens […]

According to the Municipality of Kefalonia, most of the island’s schools have been given the green light to reopen by teams of inspectors, who completed their second survey of buildings damaged by the recent seismic activity. In its announcement, the island’s municipal authorities clarified that all nurseries will remain closed, as will a number of […]

With the farmer unions and the government unable to come to an agreement over the taxation and cost of production disputes, the farmers in northern Greece continue to mobilize and have arranged to march up to the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace. The farmers at the Kouloura road block in Imathia have arranged to meet with MPs […]

The informal Eurogroup summit that is scheduled to take place in Athens n the 1st of April 2014 is a critical milestone for the ongoing negotiations between the coalition government and the troika. While both sides want to complete the review before the Eurogroup that is scheduled for the 10th of March, the IMF, ECB […]

According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention seven people died over the weekend due to the ‘flu, raising the number of victims from the latest outbreak to 39. A further 59 people who contracted the virus are being treated at intensive care units, while a further three were admitted to ICUs with the symptoms. […]

The Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis appeared at a New Democracy event in Larissa, where he refuted rumors suggesting that there will be triple elections in 2014 and insisted that “national elections will take place in 2016”. Outside of the building where the New Democracy event was being held groups of suspended school wardens and […]

A debutante anarchist group calling itself Revolutionary People’s Anarchist Action has claimed the responsibility for 60 arson attacks against ATMs all over Attica over the past six months. The group sent a four-page declaration to the Efimerida ton Syntakton daily newspaper revealing that the attacks began in June 2013 at the Laiki Bank’s ATM in […]

The press officer and close associate of former PASOK President and Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou, Giorgos Elenopoulos, has lashed out against those who speak of a primary surplus and are critical of the policies followed in 2010 and 2011 “in a effort to appear immaculate and unblemished in the upcoming elections”. In his statement Mr. […]

A hand grenade explosion woke up residents of the Agia Varvara neighborhood in Egaleo early on Sunday morning, causing damages to six near-by parked cars and two buildings. No injuries were reported. According to the police report, the grenade went off at about 2.40am on Sunday, on Chiou Street, about 50 meters away from the […]

The Secondary School Teacher Union of Piraeus along with the Parent Association of Keratsini has arranged to demonstrate at the Public Prosecutor of Piraeus’ offices “against the persecution of students from the 2nd High School of Keratsini”. The local teacher union also announced a two-hour walkout so that teachers can attend the demonstration. Last week, […]

The Minister of Health appeared on Mega Channel’s morning chat show on Monday and warned the striking EOPYY doctors that if they refuse to surrender the organization’s clinics or cause any damages, they will be held responsible. Despite his warning though, the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis estimated that in most cases EOPYY’s clinics will […]

According to a report by Spiegel, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel disagrees with the plans of her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble of a new Greek bailout prior to the upcoming elections for European Parliament. Mrs. Merkel believes that this may increase support for the Eurosceptic AfD party. The Alternative für Deutschland party established itself just […]

Amidst a critical phase for the economy, society and politics, the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras spoke to To Vima and spoke about everything. The Prime Minister praises the primary surpluses that were achieved a year before, explains that the debt relief and return to the markets will be based on these surpluses and announces that […]

The post of mayor is primarily used as a preamble or launching pad into political power; it has been used as a consolation for those who have failed (i.e. candidate MPs who didn’t manage to get elected); and in a few cases, the post was honored by people who accomplished a lot with it. Today […]

A high-ranking European officer expressed his surprise at the Greek government’s “confidence” with regards to the primary surplus from 2013 and noted that it is too soon for the Eurostat to have a clear picture of what the primary surplus will actually be. While the officer admits that he hopes that the Greek government is […]

A group of 42 SYRIZA MPs have demanded from the Ministers of Transport, Justice and Public Order to repeal the recent hike in tolls, which sparked violent protests in Oropos. The Opposition MPs claim that “the government has deceived the Greek people once one and carried out excessive hikes” and cited comments from the Minister […]

The Deputy Minister of Interior Leonidas Grigorakos has called for all political parties to “contribute creatively” to the upcoming discussion in Parliament regarding the new Immigration Code. According to Mr. Grigorakos, the new Code will cut red in citizenship procedures, which in turn will allow thousands of migrant workers in Greece to travel to other […]

The four Turkish nationals of Kurdish descent, who are believed to be members of the DHKP-C militant group and were recently arrested in Gyzi, have been taken to the courts in Athens where they will state their plea. Yesterday the Police published pictures and the names which the four suspects supplied when they were arrested. […]

Despite SYRIZA’s initial approval and support of independent MP Odysseas Voudouris’ candidacy for regional governor in the upcoming elections, reaction from within the opposition party have forced the leadership to reconsider. The former PASOK and DIMAR MP was originally nominated as SYRIZA’s candidate in Peloponnesus, however the vas majority of the party’s local members have […]