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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Golden Dawn's Police Escorts to be Withdrawn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 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...

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...

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...