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The Internal Audit Service of the Finance Ministry, after an investigation of the income declarations of 93 employees of the tax department, revealed several cases of tax evasion. Many officials of the tax department had "forgotten" to declare expensive cars...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has promised his government now will turn to trying to help the most vulnerable who have been the most affected by harsh austerity measures and not just protect the banks, but said growth is...

  “My aunt was 120 years old when she died in Turkey and she was really happy every time she heard the region’s songs on the radio. She used to stop praying every time that the radio was playing a...

As revealed in a report by the General Accounting Office, the Greek State loses 7.5 billion euros, according to the terms of the new contracts for motorways and road tolls. The General Accounting Office reported that the amounts that the...

In an interview with the German Press Agency (DPA), the Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni stated that new and higher tourism records are expected for 2014 and assured the Greek hospitality and quality of service in reference to changing the...

According to a survey of the Program for International Assesment (PISA) on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developement (OECD), Greece is below average compared to other member countries of the Organisation, in terms of efficiency in...

Greek expatriate hematologist and oncologist Paul Eliadis, donated an impressive 1 million dollars  to the University of Queensland in order to create a Chair of Ancient Greek History. “I believe that any University that doesn’t offer Ancient Greek History lessons...

The lengthy meeting of the Minister of Education Mr. Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos with the members of the Conference of Rectors, ended with no result in particular, and no solution to the problem. The main topic under discussion was the decision of Mr....

On Tuesday morning, the parents and guardians of people with disabilities gathered at Korai Square in central Athens, in order to protest for cuts on the wages of people with special needs in Greece. It was fitting that they...

The conference “Made in Greece” covered all aspects of business activities from industrial manufacturing, to software development and research. In particular, the Greek innovative technology had a special presence at the first conference of exports and five companies of...

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce organized the 24th annual conference “The Greek Economy: State Reform — The Cornerstone for Investment and Development.” The opposition leader Alexis Tsipras was among the central speakers. After SYRIZA took second place at last year’s...

The ongoing battle of foreclosures has not only caused reactions on a social level but also among the parliamentary groups of the coalition government. The government is preparing a compromise plan with the Troika, stressing that it will not...

Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus sent a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, asking him not to include same-sex couples in the cohabitation agreement. The Bishop marked that it would be an insult against God. Among others, the Bishop...

  At about 5 am on Tuesday morning, eighteen school wardens gathered outside the Ministry of Administrative Reform to protest against the dismissal and suspension measures that they are facing. Some of the wardens who managed to get to the...

Greek ship owner, Victor Restis, was just released from jail by the investigating judge. He had previously been accused of being involved in the case of unsecured loans allegedly granted to companies by FB Bank. Mr. Restis owned a...