International

The Coast Guard reported that on Sunday evening they were alerted by a resident in Rhodes that eight refugees, seven men and one woman, appeared on a beach in the Ladiko Bay. According to the Syrian refugees, traffickers transported them from the Dalaman region in Turkey and threw them in the sea where they approached […]

Confidential IMF documents dated the 9th of May 2010, during the time when the first Greek bailout was approved, reveled that German, French and Dutch banks sold off Greek bonds, despite having promised to preserve them. The shocking revelation was made by the Spanish daily El Pais, according to which representatives from Germany, France and […]

The police are considering that two Greek and one Albanian hit-man were behind the execution-style shooting that took place outside the Golden Dawn offices in Neo Iraklio. The three men, who have been implicated in robberies, attempted murder and burglaries, are the prime suspects in the shooting and the police are now trying to find […]

The police arrested 11 protesters on Saturday who participated in an anti-fascist demonstration in down town Athens. Amongst the 11 protesters are one minor (facing a felony charge) and a Turkish political refugee who was injured in clashes with the police. The 11 arrested protesters will be taken to state their plea before the courts […]

The General Secretariat of Public Revenue announced that the Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE), tax offices and auditing centers filed over 8,500 lawsuits in 2013 concerning instances of aggravated tax evasion. These lawsuits were filed for non-submission or inaccurate submission of tax returns, withholding VAT and other taxes, levies and fees, as well submitting […]

The Minister of Finances Yannis Stournaras is thought to have “surprise news” regarding the progress of the economy, which he intends to publicize over the next few days. Mr. Stournaras is presumably awaiting confirmation of divs from the national statistics authority ELSTAT and the State Treasury, with rumors suggesting the announcement will have a decisive […]

The opposition party SYRIZA held its vote on the candidates who will represent the party in the 13 districts in the upcoming elections in May, with the Left Platform objecting to a number of candidates and abstaining from the final vote. The Left Platform specifically objected to SYRIZA’s support of the candidacy of the former […]

The police announced that a stolen car was discovered in Paleo Faliro, containing an RPG, four rockets, three Kalashnikov assault rifles, scores of ammunition and hand grenades. The Opel Astra, which was reported stolen on the 1st January 2014, had been parked outside an abandoned house on Agia Kiriaki street in Paleo Faliro for a […]

Farmers from Imathia have taken the initiative to begin setting up road blocks on the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway, with the vice president of the Spontaneous Farmer Movement Kostas Lioliopoulos warning that farmers in Crete will soon join the struggle. So far about 30 to 40 roadblocks are being set up on the national highway, with […]

The seismic activity on the island of Kefalonia has not calmed down, with the latest earthquake on Monday morning measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale and being felt as far away as Athens. According to the Geodynamic Institute the 5.7 magnitude quake had an epicenter about 10 kilometers west of the island. The Monday morning […]

The 10am meeting between the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos ended around noon, with the government Vice President commenting that “we have achieved huge accomplishments, which must lead to the recognition of the Greek people’s sacrifices and to a permanent exit from the situation the country is in”. The Prime Minister and the […]

A ghost has been haunting the Ministry of Finances for some time now. It possibly belongs to the Sultan who became known in contemporary mythology as the Taxpusher. And what a terrible end he had… For those who don’t remember of haven’t heard the story, it is worth having a listen: back in those days, […]

The European statistics authority Eurostat has announced that according to its latest set of divs, the rate of unemployment in Greece during October 2013 climbed to 27.8% from the 27.7% rate in September. Overall the rate of unemployment in the Eurozone between October and December 2013 remained stable at 12%, while the rate of unemployment […]

The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State Victoria Nuland is expected in Athens n Sunday, where she is rumored to meet with the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos. Mrs. Nuland recently discussed a series of bilateral matters with […]

The Central Bank-appointed administrator of the troubled Laiki Bank is preparing detailed plans to sell off the bank’s assets, which include an 18% share in the Bank of Cyprus. Last March, the bank’s uninsured account holders lost about 4 billion euros from the bail in, while part of the bank’s assets were used to refinance […]

The price of cigarettes is going to increase today by about 10 cents per package, in accordance with the decision of the General Secretary of Public Revenue Haris Theoharis. Mr. Theoharis announced an increase in the price of cigarettes, from 162.27 euros per tax unit (1 tax unit = 1,000 cigarettes) to 175.15 euros per […]

An antifascist demonstration is scheduled to take place today in at 6pm this afternoon at the scene of Pavlos Fyssas’ murder in Keratsini in order to protest the latest reappearance of Golden Dawn in the area. The protest is organized by the Keratsini-Drapetsona offices of SYRIZA and other leftist groups. On Saturday the 25th of […]

The secondary education teacher federation OLME has announced a series of demonstrations for today all over the country in protest of the government’s mobility scheme. In Athens, the rally is at 1pm at Klafthmonos Square, followed by a march with local government unionists and suspended public sector employees. Additionally OLME has announced that it will […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is scheduled to meet with the families and representatives of the three officers who lost their lives during the military crisis that took place at the Imia islet eighteen years ago. During the 1996 military crisis between Greece and Turkey over the Aegean islet, a Greek Navy helicopter crashed over […]

The Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis visited the Thriasio General Hospital in Elefsina and was greeted with abuse and slogans by protesting members of staff. Mr. Georgiadis’ visit to the hospital was to donate medical goods and equipment with the Archdiocese of Athens.