Politics

Former PASOK minister Kostas Skandalides appeared Friday before the inquiry committee investigating the Siemens cash-for-contracts scandal out of his own free will. It was a press report whereby he had received a non-paper by Mihalis Christoforakos on why US...

The much awaited immigrants’ participation in municipal elections is a fact, following a new legislative amendment passed by the government. According to an interior ministry circular, all eligible immigrants can register untilAugust 31 2010– the previous deadline was June 30...

If the Athens austerity regime continues, this incredible mayor may starve himself to death. Elliniko's Christos Kortzidi (photo) has refused to eat since April 29 in protest against a plan to save money by combining dozens of cities. Several years ago...

With the investigation into the Siemens case being in full swing, the secretary of former Siemens Hellas CEO Mihalis Christoforakos, was called to testify before the parliamentary committee probing the case again. In the meantime, former Siemens executive Prodromos...

The Ministry of Education, Anna Diamantopoulou, signed the decision for the granting of authorization to the Centres of post-secondary education, the so-called “Colleges”. According to the decision, particular attention is given to the economical sustainability plan, as it is requested,...

The Libyan revolutionary leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, on Wednesday granted audience to the Greek Prime Minister, Gorges Papandreou, who arrived in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for a visit. A Libyan source said during the audience with Kadhafi, the two leaders focused...

As part of the activities to include the Greek language as one of the official languages which will be taught in Australia, the Hellenic Studies Council undertook a political initiative. The council requested and achieved on June 7th 2010 two...

Tasos Mantelis, the former minister who admitted that he had accepted money from Siemens while he was a member of the PASOK government, appeared determined to remain in Greece and prove his innocence. The former minister reiterated that the...

Four MPs from the renewalist wing of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) parliamentary alliance on Wednesday withdrew from the SYRIZA coalition, and declared themselves Independent MPs. Up to now SYRIZA parliamentary rapporteur Fotis Kouvelis,...

Prime-minister G. Papandreou, who is paying an official visit to Libya, on Wednesday, is expected to sign significant economic cooperation agreements during his meeting with his Libyan counterpart. Reports say that Mr. Papandreou will discuss possibility of Libyan investments in...

The Parliamentary examination committee investigating the Siemens bribery scandal on Tuesday decided unanimously to write a letter to the prime minister and request that he lodge a demarche with Germany over the case. The MPs say the German government...

Five different reports and a conclusion report including 6 points was handed to the Speaker of the House after the completion of works of the Inquiry Committee on Batopedi scandal. All political parties agree that the case needs further...

Petro Georgiou has denounced Tony Abbott's plan to turn back asylum-seeker boats as cruel and undeserving of support, in his valedictory speech last Tuesday. Mr Georgiou, born in Kerkyra, was elected in 1994 as the Member for Kooyong and is...

Kon Karapanagiotidis is the son of Greek migrants, his father’s side were refugees from Turkey, so he identifies with modern displacement and desperation. At just 37 years old, Kon Karapanagiotidis (photo) is a lawyer, a social worker, has been sacked...

The Transparency Commission of PASOK asked for the suspension of Aki’s Tsohatzopoulos from his membership with party. Disregarding the outcome of the case. In the according announcement they stated that, "Considering all of the data brought to our attention and...