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Yiannis Michelakis

Greek Parliament Freezes Golden Dawn Funds

By a crushing 241-26 vote, the Greek Parliament has approved the cutting off of state funding for the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party in a new law that shuts off the public tap for parties accused of criminal activities. Five...

Golden Dawn's State Funding Halted by Greek Parliament

The Greek parliament has voted in favour of halting State funding for Golden Dawn. All political parties were in support, apart from Golden Dawn of course. This decision has caused reaction among the Greek Neo-Nazi party’s MPs. In particular, Panagiotis Iliopoulos...

Double Elections for Greek Citizens in May

Greek Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis announced on Wednesday morning, that Greek local elections will take place on May 18 and 25. This means that the second day of Greek local elections will coincide with the elections of the European...

Final Curtain for Athenian Theaters

Athens Mayor Georgios Kaminis sent notices for imminent closure to 34 theaters in Athens that do not have an operating license, as it was found out last spring. A joint meeting that started early at noon on September 16 at...

Santorini Tries To Repair Its Image

After being beset by power outages and blackouts much of the week, and with the island's mayor screaming he was left on his own by the government to deal with the problem and unhappy tourists, Greek officials are scrambling...