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Business
21 Greek Public Sector Bodies May Be Abolished
It is rumored that the Greek Ministry of Administrative Reforms is planning on submitting a new legislative bill that will turn Greece's public sector upside down. The bill includes the abolition of 21 public sector bodies, part of the Ministry's...
Business
15 Greek Bondholders Commit Suicide after Losses of 53.5%
According to the Association of Greek government’s Individual Bondholders, 15 bondholders have committed suicide over the past few months. The latest suicide was recorded on Saturday, January 11, 2014. It is worth mentioning that Greece’s small bondholders saw their...
Crime
New Photos of Greek Golden Dawn Members Holding Guns
New evidence delivered by the Hellenic Police Forensic Science Division, will add more elements strengthening the case against the paramilitary organization of Golden Dawn. The evidence is to be delivered to the coroner handling the Greek party’s case.
Photos found...
Greece
Anti-Smoking Law Returns Once More
The under-secretary for Health, Zeta Makris has signed a memo in which it is highlighted that smoking in public places is prohibited, in an attempt to finally apply the anti-smoking law in Greece.
The memo will be sent to all...
Crime
Fifth Suicide in Central Prison of Cyprus
Chaos prevails at Nicosia Central Prison, after a 28 year-old convict from Bulgaria put an end to his life. This, just hours after the announcement of the new measures decided in a meeting attended by the president of Cyprus...
Crime
Greek ND Deputy Facing Charges for Breach of Duty
For more than four years, there has been an ongoing investigation over a loan and its distribution by Evrytania A.E. The loan’s guarantor was a former prefecture of Evrytania in central Greece. Head of the firm Evrytania A.E. was...
Business
Anti-Smoking Law a Joke
While the Greek Ministry of Health has made it crystal clear that it will not tolerate further violation of the anti-smoking law, along with a campaign of systematic controls during the holidays, absolutely nothing has happened and no fines have been...
Crime
Greek Police Chief Accused by Amnesty International of Racist Comments
Amnesty International has called on the Greek government to investigate allegations that the Greek Chief of Police advised officers that undocumented immigrants should be detained for as long as possible, and their “lives made unbearable.” This was part of a related...
Greece
Greek Prime Minister: No Special Treatment to MPs Breaking the Law
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was outraged by the Michalis Liapis incident. Liapis, the former New Democracy MP as well as the former Minister of Transport, was arrested for driving an uninsured car with fake plates and without driving license. Maximos Mansion’s...
Crime
Golden Dawn Members on Trial for Murder
The 29-year-old fireman, Christos Steriopoulos, and 25-year-old private sector employee, Dionyssis Liakopoulos, appeared in court on Wednesday over charges of murdering a 27-year-old Pakistani in Athens on January 17. The trial opened under heavy police presence.
The two members of Golden Dawn are accused...