Nikos Dendias
Greece
Tsipras Disputes Report His Phone Tapped
The leader of the major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA,) Alexis Tsipras, has said a report that he told his party's lawmakers during a meeting with them that he believes the government is listening on his...
Greece
Samaras Sees Stability Without Elections
Before heading to the United States on Sept. 28, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said in the wake of the roundup of members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party - including its leader, spokesmen and lawmakers - that the...
Crime
Police Stations Raided in Golden Dawn Probe
Greece's crackdown on the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in the wake of the killing of a 34-year-old anti-fascist for which one of its members was charged is reaching deep into the ranks of the police department, said to be...
Crime
Senior Cops Quit During Golden Dawn Probe
Two senior officers of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) submitted their resignations on Sept. 23 amidst an investigation into whether there was any dereliction of duty over why the force did not arrest members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party...
Crime
Golden Dawn Support Plummets After Killing
After soaring as high as 12 percent and more in polls, support for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party dropped 2.5 percent in the immediate aftermath of the killing of an anti-fascist on Sept. 18, for which a party member...
Crime
Greece Wants To Stop Golden Dawn Funding
In the wake of the killing of an anti-fascist and the arrest of a member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, the Greek government is considering an array of ways to control the party that has been running amok...
Greece
Golden Dawn's Police Escorts to be Withdrawn
After the decision of the headquarters of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) and Nikos Dendias’ recommendation, the security guards who used to protect Golden Dawn MP's are being removed.
According to the announcement, "The police escorts who were entrusted with protecting...
Greece
Greece Privatizing Detention Centers
According to a decision issued by the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, the management of six temporary detention centers, where undocumented immigrants have been led to, will soon be put out to tender and private security firm...
Economy
Jobs For Families Of Dead Police, Firefighters
One member of a family of police officers or firefighters who died in the line of duty will be given priority for hiring and applying through the civil service, under a decree signed by Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The...
Crime
Greece Cites Arson in Wildfires
Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias said preliminary investigations have found that nearly half the dozens of fires sweeping Greece and its islands were arson, resurrecting fears that the lands are being burned so they can be developed.
Despite a perennial...