International

The Ministry of Interior has approved a temporary emergency recruitment drive so that municipalities can cover seasonal and temporary needs in 2014. The Ministry took the decision since all recruitments will be put on hold in the lead up to the local elections later in the year. As explained in the memo distributed amongst the […]

In his plea on Wednesday, the former deputy director of armaments at the Ministry of National Defense Antonis Kantas alluded to two important political divs being involved – one of whom is still active – without however identifying them by name. Based on rumors circulating amongst judicial circles the revelation of the names of the […]

According to British media, two poems attributed to the ancient Greek lyrical poet Sappho have been discovered in a private collection in London. One of the two poems appears to be hymn to the ancient Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, while the other refers to Charaxos and Larichos. The poems came to the attention f […]

The Minister of Finances Yannis Stournaras met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras late on Thursday evening in order to discuss the upcoming arrival of the troika and the ongoing negotiations. According to Mr. Stournaras “the troika will arrive in the next few days. We are in touch with them. the goal is to finish up, […]

According to a report by Ta Nea, the Ministry of Finances appears to be preparing a legislative amendment aiming to reduce a number of fines related to VAT by up to 50%. The Ministry of Finances wants to drastically reduce the fine for first-time offenders by up to 50%. The fine will be doubled after […]

The explosive clash between the government and opposition and the daily battles taking place in Parliament indicate that the political scene is caught up in an election campaign fever. The upcoming European and local elections clearly suggest that a huge conflict is imminent, a polarization with divisive characteristics that can destabilize the country. While negotiations […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appeared at New Democracy’s Parliamentary Group meeting, where he announced that the primary surplus will return to the Greek people and took the opportunity to attack the opposition. Mr. Samaras explained that “the primary surplus came about a year earlier. We were ridiculed when we spoke of it in early […]

The Ombudsman has accused Greek media of perpetuating stereotypes and encouraging fear of the other, based on the media coverage of the four-year-old Maria who was found on a Roma gypsy camp in Farsala. Additionally the Ombudsman argued that the media violated children rights by repeatedly publishing and broadcasting her image and other details of […]

The Minister of Public Order Nikos Dendias was invited by SKAI Radio this morning to comment on the latest developments in domestic terrorism and illegal immigration. Mr. Dendias claimed that “we disagreed with the third Dublin Regulation, according to which the country an immigrant enters assumes responsibility. We cannot be held responsible, a distribution is […]

The truck driver federation OFAE has threatened to mobilize for a strike, if the government does not begin carrying out inspections of trucks from foreign countries entering the country, in accordance with the relevant legislation. The federation argues that the government is not taking any effective measures against foreign truck drivers who do not comply […]

The opposition MP Alexis Mitropoulos criticized the government’s ambitious plans for employment and claimed that the programs essentially constitute “work servitude”. Mr. Mitropoulos argued that “based on the implementation of the measure so far, those who find employment in the government’s five-month ‘social work’ programs, will receive a puny monthly wage with great delay and […]

The government Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos addressed the naming dispute with FYROM in Parliament and claimed that the former Yugoslav republic was not respecting international law. Mr. Venizelos argued that FYROM “has no goodwill intentions to participate in talks, does not respect international law and does not respect the moderate, […]

Although it has been five days since a 5.8 Richter earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia, local residents are concerned about the ongoing seismic activity. Over 250 aftershocks have been documented, of which 25 measure 4 or higher on the Richter scale. Meanwhile technical teams dispatched to the Ionian island are continuing to survey and […]

According to a report by Deutsche Welle, a second debt “haircut” will be necessary for Greece to recover, despite the remarkable progress in finances which has been documented. The German broadcaster’s report explains that Greek divs are not always reliable, which creates skepticism amongst Eurozone members, which in turn causes many delays. Last year’s 691 […]

Attiko Metro, the company that has undertaken the construction of the Metro subway system of Thessaloniki, has expressed its satisfaction with the Central Archeological Council’s (KAS) decision to approve the return of antiquities to the “Venizelos” station that were discovered during construction. The company explained that the decision came after much debate and deliberation with […]

A 30-year-old Albanian man who was recently arrested in the Albanian capital of Tirana four days ago has revealed to local authorities that he has committed dozens of murders in Albania, Greece and Italy, as well as participating in a bomb attack in Thessaloniki claimed by the Conspiracy of Fire Cells! The Albanian authorities revealed […]

The Vice President of the European Parliament Otmar Karas and his team of auditors are scheduled to announce their findings regarding the implementation of troika policies on the EU member states that received bailouts. Mr. Karas, who is being accompanied by French MEP Liêm Hoang-Ngoc and representatives of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, […]

A New Democracy poster circulating on social networks regarding the return of bribe money to the Greek state has been heavily criticized by Samaras’ coalition government partners PASOK. The poster boldly claims that “By order of the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras 17,700,000 euros from bribes are returning to the Greek people”. PASOK’s communication’s officer Dimitris […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced the government’s ambitious plans to invest 1.5 billion euros is various programs intended to tackle the unemployment problem in Greece, by creating 440,000 job opportunities in the next two years. Mr. Samaras asserted that halting the rate of unemployment after six years of recession was the first step in […]

The threat of unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is perhaps the worst nightmare for Greek families, the economy at large since it has huge repercussions on production, as well as insurance funds. The support measures announced yesterday might be the first in the right direction to bring temporary relief to thousands of families. Of course, this […]