Tag Archives: decision

The Council of State, Greece’s top administrative court, has once again rejected an appeal by the Coco-Mat hotel in the Makrygianni neighborhood of central Athens over its height. The supreme annulment court dismissed an appeal by Blue Cedar Investments, which sought to overturn a decision by the Culture Ministry to …

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Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday that the decision for the lifting of mandatory use of mask indoors will be taken on June 1, 2022. The decision will depend on the course of the pandemic in the country, Minister Plevris added in an interview with Skai FM. Greece …

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With a joint ministerial decision, Greece designated Turkey a “safe country” for asylum seekers from specific countries such as from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia. The decision was issued by the Ministry of Migration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is noted that the Joint Ministerial Decision has …

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Greece has issued the joint ministerial decision on the mandatory negative Covid-19 test for tourists entering Greece via the Promachonas border-crossing with Bulgaria. The JMD was published in the official gazette on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Foreign tourists must show documents certifying a negative Covid-19 test at the checkpoint of …

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Greece’s Supreme Court has dismissed decision of the court in Volos that had denied the seventh furlough for Dimitris Koufontinas, the convict of terror organization “17. November.” The penal section of the Court accepted the chief prosecutor’s appeal asking the dismissal of the Volos court decision. The reasoning of the …

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Bad news for homeowners in forest areas. Greece’s Council of State’s plenary session turned down as “unconstitutional” the legislation which allowed clusters of homes within forest areas. On Friday, the Council of State annulled a ministerial decision (34844/11.07.2016) which allowed small clusters within designated forest areas and could have led …

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Pressure by the local communities and outrage seem to have brought fruits. Alpha Bank has reportedly cancel its plans to leave three remote islands in the Aegean Sea without banking services and even cash. “The message the islanders sent to Alpha Bank was received,” Dodecanese lawmaker Dimitris Gakis told local …

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The Parliament of  the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has approved a government proposal setting September 30 as the date for a referendum on a deal with Greece to rename the country. Sixty-eight deputies in the 120-member parliament voted on July 30 in favor of holding a referendum on the …

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The European Commission has adopted the decision to activate the enhanced surveillance framework for Greece to support the implementation of agreed reforms following the successful conclusion of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) stability support program as of 20. August 2018. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Commission praised first …

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A prosecutor of the misdemeanors court in Aigio, western Greece, has appealed an earlier court decision to acquit bishop Amvrosios, on the charge of inciting hatred against homosexuals. The controversial bishop of Kalavryta most likely will find himself back to the court room. That decision had cleared Amvrosios of violating …

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With decision of minister Andreas Xanthos, Greece’s Health Ministry forbids swimming in the following beaches in Piraeus, Athens Riviera and Salamina due to the pollution caused by the oil spill. Piraeus from the beach near the Naval Academy (Themistokleous 334) and the beach of Freatida. Beach “Votsalakia” Athens Riviera all …

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The Greek Environment and Energy  Ministry published the maps for hydrocarbon research and exploitation rights. The areas are located in the Ionian Sea and off the island of Crete. The map were published on the Government Gazette on Wednesday. The areas affected are: Ionian Sea: One plot north of the …

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Decisions taken by the eurozone finance minister at the Eurogroup on Monday were supposed to be from ‘good’ to ‘excellent’. What really happened was a long meeting that ended in suspending the meeting and postponing the decisions for three weeks later. Not only there was no decision on debt relief. …

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European Central Bank president Mario Draghi keeps interest rates at historic low.The low interest rate cause a blow to million of deposits of ordinary people who trust their live savings to the banks. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ECB said: At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the …

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Greece’s Supreme Court rejected the extradition of 8 Turkish officers. The court ruled after a request by Turkey that claimed they were involved in the failed coup of July 2016. In six cases the judges decided unanimously, in two according to majority. Two votes were apparently in favor of the …

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German Fraport will impose an extra fee of 13 euro on every ticket for flights using the fourteen regional airport the German company acquired The charge was included in the terms of the concessions agreement signed between the Greek State and Fraport, daily Ta NEA notes. The extra charge will …

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The Budget Committee of German Parliament (Bundestag) postponed the decision for the release of the bailout tranche for Greece. on Wednesday. “We have not released yet the istallment of the next bailout tranche as the implementation of a small remnant of the agreed measures by the Greek Government is still …

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The closure of the Balkan Route was a decision jointly taken by the 28 member states of  the European Union. This is what European Council President Donald tusk wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, adding that the closure of borders was not a “unilateral action” by the West Balkan countries FYROM, …

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The European Union needed several dozens drowned kids and hundreds of men and women lost in the Mediterranean Sea, several incidents of refugees’ abuse and mistreatment…, it needed to see again and again the footage of young and strong, of old and fragile walking the long marches through the Central …

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The eurozone’s rescue fund, Greece’s largest creditor, said on Friday it reserved the right to call in 130.9 billion euros in debt ahead of schedule after Athens defaulted this week on an International Monetary Fund loan. The board of the European Financial Stability Facility decided to reserve its rights to …

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