International

The two road blocks at the Nikea junction outside Larissa and at the Kouloura junction on the Egnatia Road are quickly becoming a rallying point for farmers from all over Greece. Road blocks have also been set in Alexandria, at the western entrance to the city, in Naousa at the railway station junction and at […]

The Police announced the arrest of a 41-year-old Russian man, for whom an international arrest warrant had been issued by the Russian Interpol in connection to a murder in Russia. According to the Russian authorities the 41-year-old man is believed to be a hit man and high-ranking member of the Russian mafia and was wanted […]

The Police announced the arrest of a 38-year-old Syrian man who is accused of scamming mobile phone companies out of about 100,000 euros. A 43-year-old Greek woman is also wanted by the Police in relation to the case. According to the police report, the 38-year-old and his 43-year-old accomplice had been performing the scam over […]

The Deputy Minister of Growth Notis Mitarakis was a guest speaker at the 2014 Global Capital Forum on the investment opportunities in Greece, where he revealed his fears of the Greek economy “relaxing”. Mr. Mitarakis noted that “we have not yet ended the battle for our economy and the relaxation concerns me. Because we may […]

The former Postbank manager Angelos Filippidis who is accused of playing a prominent role in the scandal related to a number of high risk unsecured loans has been released by the Turkish courts of Istanbul, which rejected the Greek extradition request. The Turkish court held that the international warrant for Mr. Filippidis’ arrest was illegal, […]

The General Secretary of Public Revenue announced in Parliament that in the past two months (1st November 2013 to 13th of January 2014) about 135,000 vehicles have been immobilized due to their owners being unable to pay the relevant road tax, luxury tax or vehicle insurance fees. The overwhelming majority of the 134,963 immobilized vehicles, […]

The former Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou claimed that the participation of the IMF in the first Greek rescue package was enforced by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel because “she did not trust the Commission”. According to Ta Nea, Mr. Papandreou made the remarkable claim in London, at a conference organized by the London School of […]

The Minister of Finances Yannis Stournaras is scheduled to meet his Swiss counterpart (and current Ecofin president) Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf at noon today in Athens, in order to discuss the taxation of Greek accounts in Swiss banks. Today’s meeting was scheduled after the Greek deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis met with his Swiss counterpart Jacques De […]

A homeless person in Kalithea alerted the police yesterday when he discovered the lower limbs of a human body in a garbage can. It has been suggested that other body parts belonging to the victim may be have dispersed in other areas. The police have launched an investigation and asked for the assistance of an […]

In his testimony to Swiss judicial authorities who are visiting Greece to investigate the transfer of millions of euros worth of bribes via Swiss banks, Nikos Zigras demanded that the bribes return to Greece. Mr. Zigras, who was convicted in October for his role in the Akis Tsohatzopoulos scandal, accused the Swiss state of “building […]

The president of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras flew to Paris yesterday, where he is scheduled to stay for two days as part of his election campaign for the position of president of the European Commission. Today Mr. Tsipras is scheduled to meet a number of French Ministers and senators. Yesterday the Greek opposition leader met with […]

A demonstration is scheduled to take place at 11:00 this morning in Syntagma Square against the government’s tax policies, particularly the exhaustive fines for tax violations which came into effect in January. The POE DOY union of tax office employees will participate in the demonstration. The POE-DOY union made an announcement where they explained that […]

A senior officer at the Ministry of Finances revealed that the Greek government is willing to discuss the possibility of a new aid package, as long as there are no fiscal measures, only structural reforms, in response to a report in Die Spiegel that the German Minister of Finances Wolfgang Schäuble has suggested a third […]

The Ministers of Tourism Kefalogianni, Education Arvanitopoulos, Health Georgiadis and Infrastructure Chysochoidis visited the earthquake-stricken Kefalonia on Tuesday morning and participated in a meeting to address the problems caused by the earthquake. The Minister Interior Yannis Michelakis is also likely to return to the island on Wednesday. After the Ministerial meeting on the island, the […]

While it may be clear to everyone that all elections are political, it should equally be clear that local government elections, especially municipal elections, cannot turn into a divisive political confrontation based on the relevant partisan interests. Obviously the results of municipal elections can lead to political conclusions, but in no case can they be […]

The “Patriotic Union” is the name of the new right-wing political party of Byron Polydoras and Christos Zois, which will formally be announced at noon on Thursday at the offices of the journalist federation ESIEA. The two men began discussions for a new political party after Byron Polydoras was recently expelled from New Democracy. The […]

The German Ministry of Finances has officially denied allegations made by Der Spiegel that Germany is preparing for a third bailout aid package to Greece which includes the possibility of a debt haircut. When asked about the possibility of a new haircut of the Greek debt, the spokesman of the Germany Ministry of Finances “categorically […]

The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOVE) has documented a marginal improvement of the financial climate in Greece. According to IOVE, the Economic Sentiment Index was found to be 92.6 in January 2014, when it was found to be 91.4 in December 2013. IOVE’s study showed that business expectations in retail, services and constructions […]

The president of the Panhellenic Merchant Navy Union (PENEN) Antonis Ntalakogiorgos has asked for the intervention of the Ministry of Shipping in the plight of the employees at the Stheno cargo ship. According to a PENEN announcement, the ship owning company owes between two to ten months of wages to the ship’s employees and officers. […]

The Vice President of the German left-wing party Die Linke MP Sahra Wagenknecht has asked for the imposition of an asset tax for the rich in Greece. The proposal came in response of a similar proposal of the German central bank and the rumors that the Germany is preparing for a new bailout loan to […]