Law

A new three-month extension has been granted by the Greek Ministry of Finance to Greeks living abroad and declare their income in Greece, in order to give taxpayers enough time to prepare their filings after an earlier three-month extension...

Twenty residents in Northeast Halkididki’s village Skouries have been prosecuted for an attack against the Skouries gold mining site being worked on by a Canadian company, Eldorado Gold, with its Greek subsidiary, Hellenic Gold. During the Feb. 17 incident, some...

A decision by Eurozone officials, and imposed on the Cyprus government, to seize up to 9.9 percent of savings accounts in the island's banks to help pay the cost of an international bailout is an "ominous sign" that could...

Greek-Australians are facing much higher taxes on their properties in Greece but not with Greek taxes on their earnings in Australia, Greek officials have said. According to the statements of Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Konstantinos Tsiaras, “taxes on property owned...

Lawyer Theodora Achila of Greek descent, has fought twenty years for the vindication of hundreds of asbestos victims in Australia. Eventually her efforts were rewarded with the Justice Award, and the victims vindicated. The Justice Award is the highest award...

Greek investigative journalist Kostas Vaxevanis, who exposed the names of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in deposits in secret Swiss bank accounts that wasn't checked for tax evasion - and was prosecuted for it - has been honored with...

Greek-Canadian entrepreneur George Stroumboulis, who already has two enterprises promoting purchases of property in Greece to his credit, now is operating Save the Archives.com, hoping to preserve the migration history of Greek immigrants through the digitization of entry archives. With...

Athens’ Law school has been honored with the trophy of the Best Newcomer team within the framework of the 8thInternational Commercial Mediation Competition (ICC), having its university students being chosen among the most experienced teams from renowned institutions abroad. The...

Greece’s economic crisis has become so severe for many that even traditional customs are being lost or altered, including an end to big weddings and people forced to have bargain funerals because they can’t pay burial costs. The news agency...

Fast food giant McDonald's has told an Adelaide court it should not be held responsible for an injury to a Greek-Australian cleaning woman who fell after she slipped on a liquid that had been spilled on an access entryway...