International

It would appear that humor is currently in short supply in the Greek Parliament, since many did not quite pick up on SYRIZA MP Manolis Glezos’ sarcastic attitude when he derided a rumored New Democracy proposal to form a coalition government in future election. Mr. Glezos stated that “regarding the proposal we received, it shows […]

The appeal of former Mayor of Thessaloniki Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, who was convicted in 2013 of embezzling millions of euros from municipal funds, continued today with the examination of financial inspector Anastasia Tsempera, who performed a management audit on the municipality. The defense attorney of the former general secretary Michalis Lemousias, Alexis Kougias, accused Tsempera of […]

While SYRIZA appears to be going from strength to strength in the polls and appears able to challenge New Democracy in future elections, the coalition party’s factions are coming to major disagreements. The latest instance of internal strife came from Petros Lafazanis’ Left Platform, which published a number of observations entitled “SYRIZA’s dangerous ‘new ideas’” […]

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale took place on Wednesday morning, at about 25 kilometers from Patra and at a depth of about 1 kilometer. While not being particularly strong, the earthquake was felt in Patra and Aegio due to its rather shallow epicenter.

A study conducted by ALCO on behalf of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EVEA) showed that the majority of Greek people are not convinced by government claims on the impact the 2013 primary surplus will have on their everyday life. Specifically, the study showed the 66% felt that there would be no discernible […]

The Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis appeared on ANT1 this morning announced that the National Organization for Medicines has published a list with suggested prices on its website. Mr. Georgiadis explained that in most cases the suggested sale price has been reduced and repeated his objection to the sale of non-prescription medicines (such as aspirins) […]

The former deputy director of armament at the Ministry of National Defense Antonis Kantas is scheduled to appear before the examiner today and is expected to present new evidence regarding the purchase of PZ90 machine guns from German weapons manufacturer Krauss Maffei-Wegmann. Mr. Kantas has admitted to receiving a 750,000 euro bribe and will present […]

DEI employee unions have arranged a demonstration on Korai square for today at 3.30pm and a march to Syntagma square in order to protest the government’s intention to privatize the state power transmission operator ADMIE. Yesterday the DEI employee unions announced that they would go on two consecutive 24-hour strikes, without however affecting the regular […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras decided to visit and spend the night on the island of Kefalonia on his way back from Brussels, in order to survey the damages caused by the powerful earthquake. Meanwhile seismologists have reported that three days after what appears to have been the main earthquake, the aftershocks are still rather […]

Hundreds of thousands of Greek tax payers will have to pay up to five different taxes by the end of the week, with the government banking on the revenue for the much touted 2013 primary surplus, in order to be able to pay back an estimated 700 million euros to uniformed officers. On Friday the […]

The State Council Assembly held that the construction of “The Mall” shopping center in Marousi is unconstitutional and illegal due to a number of violations and omissions. Judicial officers claimed that these problems can be overcome so that the shopping will not be demolished. According to the State Council’s ruling, a necessary environmental impact study […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday in Brussels and discussed a number of bilateral issues, such as natural gas, privatizations and tourism. Mr. Samaras highlighted the bonds that bring the Greek and Russian people together, namely tradition and religion and welcomed the developing relationship between Russia and Europe. Regarding […]

Ahmed Waqas, the Pakistani man accused of brutalized a young girl on a beach in Paros in the summer of 2012, was found guilty by the courts in Syros and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 25 years. The police presence outside the courthouse was intense, as crowds congregated outside the courthouse. The trial began shortly […]

The endless negotiations with the troika every time we are about a to collect a loan installment are one step away from complete insanity. A climate of instability and uncertainty is maintained for two to three months, which does not help our European creditors or Greece, while poisoning the political and social climate. They are […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras spoke at Business Europe event in Brussels on the importance of industry and stressed the determination of the Greek government in carrying out bold reforms which put the emphasis on the country’s exports, in an effort to attract foreign investment. Mr. Samaras highlighted his government’s efforts on a fiscal and […]

The leader of the opposition and president of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras along with Zoi Konstantopoulou and Stavros Kontonis visited prosecutors Eleni Raikou, Popi Papandreou, Antonis Eleftherianos, Yannis Sevis and the appellate court prosecution supervisor Manolis Rasidakis. After the meeting concluded, the opposition leader stated that “whoever stole public funds must return them. The prosecutors’ efforts […]