Greek police arrested a retired policeman accused to have sent envelopes containing bullets and threats to government officials among them the governor of Bank of Greece, journalists and Muslim communities in Athens.. In a statement, the Counter-Terror Department of Greek Police said that ten cases of sent envelopes containing bullets …
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Third Greek official resigns in phantom power plant charges
Development ministry general secretary Spyros Eystathopoulos resigned on Monday morning. Eystathopoulos’ resignation is the third in the context of the scandal of a phantom power plant in Aliveri that cost Greek Public Power Company (DEH) a loss of 100 million euro. Head of Greek privatisation fund, Takis Athanasopoulos, and the general secretary …
Read More »Two top resignations in Greece’s privatization fund and Finance Ministry
Head of Greek privatisation fund, Takis Athanasopoulos, and the general secretary of Finance ministry Giorgos Mergos resigned on Saturday after the former managers of Public Power Company (DEH) were charged with breach of duty. Both Athanasopoulos and Mergos were on board of DEH. The head of Greece’s privatization fund, Takis …
Read More »Scandal: salaries of 8 board members of Greek FSFcost €785,000 per year
Despite the economic crisis, the revenues missing the targets and the millions of citizens hardly making ends meet, there is always money for party officials and Greece’s “friends”. A copy from the Government Newspaper, the official press organ where government decisions are published, appeared on Tuesday afternoon on Greek internet. …
Read More »Envelope with bullet reaches office of FinMin General Secretary
An envelope containing a bullet reached the office of General Secretary of Greek Finance Ministry Giorgos Mergos, who caused outrage last week with his statements on lowering the minimum wage. The envelope was found on Monday. A similar incident occurred beginning of the month, also a Monday, when an envelope …
Read More »Athens: Riot police fires tear gas at minimum-wage protesters, beats two MPs
The symbolic occupation of the private office of general secretary of Finance Ministry Giorgos Mergos by members of the youth organization of left-wing SYRIZA ended in teargas and the injury of two MPs. Protesters moved to the office of Mergos and raised banners against the further lowering of minimum wage. …
Read More »Two jobs, €6,200 net/m: Greek FinMin official supporting lowering minimum wage (lol)
The issue of further lowering the minimum wage in Greece takes tragicomic features. Not only because the government reassures through Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras, that there won’t be any further lowering below €586 gross (€480 net) per month, even though EU Monetary commissioner Olli Rehn said a revision was planned …
Read More »Olli Rehn rebutes Greek gov’t and confirms lowering of minimum wage in 2014
Ha! Greece’s government assurances, the minimum wage would not be further reduced, have just been turned into multi-coloured confetti! EU Monetary and Finances Commissioner Olli Rehn admitted that minimum wage revision is planned for 2014. To a relevant question posed by MEP Nikos Chountis (SYRIZA) and Kostas Poupakis (Nea Dimocratia), …
Read More »Greece plans to lower minimum wage down to €480, after all?
The statement of general secretary of Finance Ministry Giorgos Mergos that the minimum wage should be lowered set off to a fierce discussion. Many wonder, whether a further lowering was under way and whether Mergos just fired a flare to check reactions. The statements and assurances by the Labour and Finance ministries that no …
Read More »FinMin Secretary: minimum wage in Greece still too high
I love these flat faced guys in grey suits, long political party records and smart advises. General secretary of Finance Ministry Giorgos Mergos shocked Greeks on Tuesday, when he claimed the minimum wage was still too high when compared with other countries. Obviously considering 586 euro gross per month and …
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