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Giakoumatos Dismisses Tax Cheat Charge
New Democracy Member of Parliament Gerasimos Giakoumatos said charges of tax evasion brought against his wife and brother are insignificant and waved them off as trivial even as the pair faced a prosecutor.
Dimitris Giakoumatos and Eleni Theodorou are being...
Crime
Remains Found in Cemetery Not from Missing Alex
The human remains that were found buried in a cemetery in Imathia do not belong to little Alex, but to an older adult female, according to a Greek coroner. The remains were exhumed yesterday evening, following a tip-off by a...
Economy
Jeroen Dijsselbloem to Greece: Review Taking Too Long
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem wasn't mincing any words, following Monday's Eurogroup meeting.
"I'm sorry to say that the review is not yet concluded, and further work is needed in Greece before the Troika can return to Athens," said Dijsselbloem in a news...
Greece
Dora Bakoyannis to Chair PACE Committee on Political Affairs
Following a nomination by the EPP, the head of Greece 's PACE delegation, and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis was unanimously voted in to chair the Council of Europe's Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. It is the first time...
Business
Greeks Celebrating Chinese New Year
Two of the world’s most ancient civilizations, China and Greece, are tied by recent acts of goodwill and employ every occasion to further strengthen their good relationship and cooperation. This time, on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar Year,...
Crime
New Democracy MP's Wife, Brother Arrested
The wife and brother of New Democracy MP Gerasimos Giakoumatos have been arrested on suspicion of tax offenses, according to reports.
Dimitris Giakoumatos and Eleni Theodorou were arrested in connection to the family business, a retirement home in the northern...
Economy
Tsipras: New Health Bill, Gift to Private Interests
In a statement issued after a meeting with the board of EOPYY, the president of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras asked for the immediate withdrawal of the new health care bill, which he considered to be a “gift to private interests.”
The...
Economy
Former PASOK Minister Forms Own Party
As Greece's Left struggles to find unity, former deputy minister Stefanos Tzoumakas, who quit the PASOK Socialists that are coalition partners in the government of Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, has founded his own party...
Education
Greek Minister of Education Mulls Over Extension of School Year
The Greek school year may soon be longer, according to statements made by the Greek Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, in a Sunday newspaper interview.
"I feel that there are too many holidays. Students should learn more, and should learn...
Cyprus
Greek Council on Foreign Policy to Meet
The Greek National Council on Foreign Policy, chaired by Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos, will be meeting today to discuss foreign policy issues that will be introduced at the Council of the European Union.
The National Council advises the Greek...