Head of disease control centre to face trial for fraud
eKathimerini — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the director of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) should face trial for fraud. […]
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Retired MPs to get €60K each in back pay
Greece’s Court of Audit has decided that retired members of parliament are entitled to up to 60000 euros in pension pay retroactively, according to an […]
Greek drivers surrender car plates to avoid heavy taxation
Greek car drivers formed queues with their car number plates at tax offices around the country in the closing days of the year, to hand […]
2015 – The year hope did not come in Greece
Anyone hoping that Greece might finally have a quiet year was quickly disappointed in 2015. Brinkmanship with European bailout lenders brought the country a half-step […]
Greek and Turkish jets in dogfight over Aegean
Greek and Turkish jets engaged in a brief dogfight over the Aegean Sea on Tuesday after Turkish aircraft violated Greek national air space several times. […]
Heated areas to open to homeless in Athens as cold snap expected
Municipal authorities in Athens are bracing for a cold snap at the end of the week and are opening emergency shelters for the capital’s homeless. […]
Sites, museums close as guards walk off
eKathimerini — As retail stores stayed open on Sunday in a bid to boost flagging trade, many of the country’s main archaeological sites and museums […]
British ‘cocaine kingpin behind £1,600,000 drug smuggling ring arrested in Greece
The Mirror — An alleged cocaine kingpin from Britain has been arrested in Greece, it has been reported. Simon Dutton, 39, was reportedly arrested in […]
Environment ministry urges Athenians not to use fireplaces to avoid smog
The Environment and Energy ministry warned Athenians on Wednesday not to use their fireplaces, or solid fuel and biomass stoves for the next three to […]
Greek doctors’ long hours ‘break EU law’, ECJ decides
BBC — The European Court of Justice says Greece is in breach of EU law by allowing doctors to work long hours without adequate rest. […]
Stournaras stands by Siemens deal
eKathimerini — Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras defended the 2012 out-of-court settlement between the Greek government and German electronics giant Siemens on Tuesday before […]
Former finance minister Hardouvelis to be probed over wealth declaration
A prosecutor will investigate whether former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis failed to declare all his assets when he was a member of the government. A […]
A cafe in Lesbos is opening its doors to stray dogs every night this winter
The Independent/ Huffington Post — A cafe on the Greek island of Lesbos is opening its doors each evening to let stray dogs from the […]
Greek Parliament legalizes same-sex civil partnerships after European Court condemnation
Greece’s parliament has approved legislation legalizing civil partnerships for gay couples, two years after the country was condemned by a European Court for discrimination. In […]
LAOS leader and former government partner found guilty over wealth declaration
The leader of the small nationalist LAOS party, Giorgos Karatzaferis, was given a one year jail sentence suspended for three years on Monday for failing […]