Supreme Court president says use of lists not illegal
eKathimerini — Supreme Court president Vassiliki Thanou, who served as caretaker prime minister in September, has told Kathimerini she believes a recent law allowing authorities […]
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ECB’s Rueffer asks Athens to fulfill pledges
Reuters — A representative of Greece’s international lenders said in an interview over the weekend that the review could be wrapped up within a reasonable […]
Property tax changes keep investors away
eKathimerini — Property taxation is set to undergo radical changes over the course of 2016, dealing another blow to any prospects of the local market’s […]
Kyriakos Mitsotakis elected as leader of Greek centre-right party
The Guardian — Greek conservatives have elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist prime minister Alexis […]
Greeks protest against pension reform as government seeks support
Reuters — Hundreds of Greek pensioners and workers marched in central Athens on Friday, protesting against plans to overhaul an ailing pension system as the […]
Fin Min to Greek taxpayers: “Keep all receipts”
eKathimerini — Consumers will need to hold on to all their receipts for commodities and services, at least for now, with a bill including the […]
New drive to hear disciplinary cases in civil service
eKathimerini — Authorities launched a new effort Thursday to push through dozens of disciplinary cases involving civil servants, which have been piling up despite the […]
Greek prosecutors object to law permitting the use of ‘illicitly obtained’ lists to tackle tax evasion
eKathimerini — A row has broken out between prosecutors and the Justice Ministry over a new law permitting the use of evidence that has been […]
Possible flight disruption at regional airports – Correction
A 24-hour strike called for Friday by the union representing staff of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority against the government’s plans to privatize regional airports. […]
Flight delayed delayed – Jewish passengers demand 2 Arabs leave the plane
JTA — Israeli passengers on a flight from Athens to Tel Aviv demanded the crew remove two Arab-Israelis from the plane before allowing it to […]
Eight ex-defense officials charged over frigate deal
eKathimerini — Corruption prosecutors on Monday brought breach of faith charges against eight former Defense Ministry officials in connection with a contract to improve six […]
Pensions: Government says yes to reforms but no to further cuts
Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday, his government will not give in to “unreasonable” demands as the debt-ridden country braces for critical negotiations with international creditors […]
Arab-Turkish fund sign 400 mln euro deal on luxury resort
Reuters — Greece’s privatisation agency said on Sunday it signed a 400 million euro deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell Astir Palace, […]
Most Greeks expect economy to get worse in 2016, Grexit risk to resurface
The majority of Greek citizens expected that the ailing Greek economy will get worse in 2016, an opinion poll released on Sunday showed, despite the […]
Moscovici: ‘room for negotiation’ on tsipouro and tsikoudia taxation
The European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici argued that there was ‘room for negotiations’ on the special consumption tax on tsipouro and […]