Private interests try to delay for one more time the operation of the cremation center in Elaionas, West Athens, and a number of businesses appealed to Greece’s supreme court Council of State claiming it is against the constitution. According to daily efsyn, several big businesses and one bank appealed to …
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Greece’s Council of State gives spouses the right to submit separate tax declaration
Greece’s Council of State opened the door for spouses couples to separately submit their tax declarations. The CoS decision is also an attempt to stop virtual divorce applications that have increased in last year, in an effort of couples to avoid or pay less taxes. This decision justified a taxpayer …
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Pharmacists’ Association warns of legal actions against every license obtained by non-pahrmacists
The Pan-Hellenic Pharmacists Association warns that it will appeal in courts against any license granted to non-pharmacists. The warning comes just hours after the Council of State ruled in favor of the full opening of the pharmacists’ profession that will allow investors to open pharmacies in Greece. The pharmacists’ Association …
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Council of State approves Hellinikon Project, one of outstanding prior actions
Greece’s Council of State approved a presidential decree for the massive investment in Hellinikon, including provisions on construction of tall buildings, citing ‘public interest’. Approval of the plan fulfills one of the two outstanding prior actions in order for lenders to disburse the 5.7 billion euro tranche. The remaining condition …
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Council of State rules wealth and assets declarations “invalid”
Greece’s supreme administrative court, the Council of State, ruled the content of wealth and assets declarations as invalid. The CoS practically dismissed the relevant Joint Ministerial Decision signed by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos, saying it was invalid for all classes of individuals required to …
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Council of State rules tax audits may not use evidence beyond 5-year limitation
Greece’s top court, the Council of state ruled on Wednesday that the tax service does not have the right to take into consideration transactions and deposits of bank accounts in Greece that are older than five years from the time of its audit. It is the second ruling of CoS …
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Court blocks liquidation of nationalized city bus company OASTh
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State (CoS) ordered the temporary freeze to the ongoing insolvency process for the recently nationalized greater Thessaloniki area urban bus company (OASTh). The ruling comes after a petition was filed by three members of the previous board of directors and former shareholders of …
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War of Words between Greek Judiciary and Government escalates
The war of words between the Greek government and the judiciary escalated on Monday, when the president of the country’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, made a statement that was broadcast live on television. In his statement, the president of CoS, Nikos Sakellariou, spoke of a systematic government …
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Tax audits older than 5 years are against the Constitution, Council of State rules
Hundreds of thousands of tax audits going back to 2001 will have to be cancelled following the ruling of the Council of State. The Plenary decided that tax audits going beyond the five-year limit are against the Constitution. The Council of State decision is final and irrevocable. The ruling is …
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CoS rules opening shops on Sundays is against the constitution
Greece’s Council of State ruled that opening shops on Sundays was against the constitution and the right of workers to relax and families to bond. The Assembly of the Council of State ruled about the decision of 7. July 2014 issued by the Ministry of Development to have shops open …
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UPD Heavy blow for Greece’s Gov’t: Council of State rules TV licenses law “unconstitutional”
Greece’s Council of State (CoS), the highest administrative court in the country, on Wednesday evening ruled that a controversial television broadcast licensing law eagerly backed by the leftist government is unconstitutional. A majority of CoS justices, 14 to 11, said that the controversial law, which transferred jurisdiction from an independent …
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TV licenses: Private e-mails of CoS top judge stir Greece’s political agenda & lead to multiple investigations
The prosecutor of Athens ordered urgent investigation, after the e-mail content and private data of the vice president of the Council of State were partly published in the press. As the Council of State currently deals with constitutional conformity of the TV licenses law, many judges see an attempt to …
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CoS rules “People earning income abroad may be taxed” outside Greece
Greece’s Council of State put an end to double taxation of Greeks living and working abroad but also to foreigners living in Greece but earn an income abroad. The CoS ruled that “Greeks who live and work in foreign countries may be taxed in the places of residence for income …
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Greece’s Council of State gives green light for construction of Mosque in Votanikos
The fourth section of Greece’s Council of State (CoE) ruled today that preparatory works for the construction of an Islamic mosque in Votanikos area of Athens Municipality are allowed to proceed. The CoE had picked up the case submitted by 111 residents of neighboring Elaionas area. Citing the status of …
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Council of State rules Referendum is conform with Greece’s Constitutional Law
Greece’s Council of State rejected the appeal submitted by two citizens seeking to cancel Sunday’s Referendum as “unconstitutional.” Greece’s top court decided to accept an appeal by 20 lawyers seeking to cancel the two citizens’ appeal. The layers had proven the constitutionality of the Referendum. The “two citizens submitted their …
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Referendum: Council of State to rule over “constitutionality”, 3 rallies in downtown Athens
Greece’s agenda on Friday: 1. at 12 noon the Council of State will convene to discuss the “constitutionality of the Referendum after two citizens submitted an appeal. Ruling is expected later on the day, probably in the afternoon. 2. Three Referendum rallies in downtown Athens: YES outside the Ancient Olympic …
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Supreme Court orders Greece to reverse 2012 pension cuts as “unconstitutional”
Greece’s top administrative Court Council of State ruled out on Wednesday that the pension cuts of 2012 imposed by the Troika were against the Constitution. The court ruling followed a massive litigation by individual pensioners and pensioners’ associations from the country’s private sector. The Council of State ruled that the …
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Greek Court orders temporary suspension of shops opening on Sundays
Greece’s Council of State ordered the temporary suspension of shops opening on Sundays. Traders, retailers and private sector unions had appealed to the court asking the cancellation of shops opening on Sundays. According to the Court’s reasoning, the opening of shops on Sundays will lead to “irreparable financial harm” and …
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Plans for Privatization of Greek Water Companies “freeze”
The project to privatize the Public Water Companies in Thessaloniki (EYATH) and Athens (EYDAP) is been on hold after the State Council ruled that the water has to remain “under strong state control.” The ruling makes the planned transfer of 67% of EYATH shares to private investors practically impossible and …
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Court rules: seizure of debtor’s deposits without notice is constitutional
A shock for millions of debtors: the Council of State ruled that tax offices and insurance funds are allowed to seize debtor’s bank deposits without previous notice and that this is conform with the Greek Constitution. Greece’s highest administrative court’s reasoning is that “previous notice would give time to the …
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