June 4, 2014
Politics
A new Baltakos-gate is under way? Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos claimed that he had private contacts to the director of the press officer of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and also two of Nea Dimokratia ministers. Speaking at the Greek Parliament, Michaloliakos said: Video: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt “Whenever …
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May 7, 2014
Politics
Unprecedented scenes, tight security measures, tension but also tears and kisses accompanied the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of two current and two former Golden Dawn MPs at the Greek Parliament on Wednesday. Two of the GD MPs entered the Greek Parliament in handcuffs. Golden Dawn MPs Giorgos Germenis and …
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May 2, 2014
Economy
“Primary surplus targets are much too optimistic,” says the budget office of the Greek Parliament with reference to the mid-term economic plan issued last week. In the report released on Friday, the budget office urges the ‘downwards revision of the primary surplus targets” and “the discussion on debt relief to …
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October 16, 2013
Politics
With overwhelming majority the Greek Parliament voted in favor of lifting the parliamentary immunity of six MPs of extreme-right Golden Dawn party: MPs Ilias Panagiotaros, Ilias Kassidiaris, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos, Giorgos Germanis, Eystathios Mpoukouras and Panayiotis Iliopoulos. The voting took place after prosecution request for offenses involving integration and directing a …
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July 18, 2013
Politics
With a thin majority of 153 votes out of 300 lawmakers in total, Nea Dimocratia and PASOK approved the multi-bill that will sack more than 25,000 civil workers until the end of 2014. The bill with 109 articles, in fact a new tsunami of austerity measures, includes also provisions for …
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June 6, 2013
Very Mix
As provocative as it gets. Taking advantages of legislation shortages and lope holes. An MP from extreme-right, neo-nazi Golden Dawn directly/indirectly accepted the party was denying the existence of Holocaust. Provocation on purpose? Most probably… During a session of the economic committee investigated the infamous Lagarde-List, GD MP Ilias Kassidiaris …
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May 31, 2013
Politics
Do members of the Greek Parliament carry guns but have no idea how to deal with a firearm? It could be possible… The Greek Police announced on Friday that firearms licences have to be re-examined and the licence owner has to prove he has specific knowledge of the gun type he owns, …
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May 17, 2013
Politics
An unprecedented incident occurred at the Greek Parliament on Friday morning with Golden Dawn MPs cursing “trash”, “gang” and “sheep” at other lawmakers and reportedly shouting “heil Hitler”, while leaving the plenary hall. The incident started when GD MP Panagiotis Iliopoulos spoke in disdain about a party leader (Tsipras) and …
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April 15, 2013
Politics
Unprecedented! Greece passed a law that legalizes the bribes asked by doctors and civil servants. These bribes are commonly called ‘fakelaki’ (little envelope) as the citizens tend to hand them over in an envelope. The law provision was submitted in March to the Greek parliament by professor Yiannis Panousis, MP …
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February 22, 2013
Very Mix
Almost a miracle saved the life of a cleaning lady at the Greek Parliament when the part of the glass skylight roof broke and she found herself hovering in the air for several minutes. The woman was trying to mop up rain water from the skylight roof over the Palriament plenary hall as …
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January 31, 2013
Politics
The voices of angry lawmakers could be heard in the corridors of the Greek Parliament. Inside the room where the parliamentary committee investigating the involvement of former finance minister George Papakonstantinou in the Lagarde list was examining a witness, blood was boiling and tension was high. Markogiannakis, Kapernaros, Georgiadis, …
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January 28, 2013
Politics
What we all know is officially confirm: that our esteemed lawmakers who decide the unemployed and the low pensioners will have to give their last cent to the state, enjoy tax immunity, as almost two-thirds of the income they receive form the Greek Parliament is tax-free. Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras …
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January 16, 2013
Politics
Tame language code and descent dress code will be imposed in the Greek Parliament as the situation is getting out of control, according to conservative Nea Dimocratia. Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Greek Parliament, Christos Markogiannakis, issued strict recommendations to the country’s lawmakers concerning what they wear and what …
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January 10, 2013
Politics
The parliamentary committee assigned to cross check the assets of politicians is calling former deputy Finance Minister Petros Doukas and ask explanations about one million euro that was declared in his income declaration in 2009 but not in 2010. According to news portal matrix24.gr , Doukas has allegedly told a …
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December 17, 2012
Politics
While the 300 esteemed Members of our Greek Parliament and government ministers approve laws taxing even the first euro a person living below poverty receives, they bless their own pockets as the 70% of their salaries and compensations are tax-free. Only 30% of their income coming from the Parliament is …
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November 28, 2012
Politics
Members of the Greek Parliament like Michalis Tamilos from Trikala, Central Greece, must be a shining exception, “one in three hundred”, so to speak. He seems so much devoted to the promotion of the interests of his voters, that he considers as waste of time the participation to several parliamentary committees – …
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November 26, 2012
Politics, Society
Greek Parliament needed several hours to swallow and confirm the news that an employee at the parliament earns 10,000 EUR per month in times when wages and pensions cuts leave many Greeks with a thin income. The office of the Greek Parliament confirmed that the employee is the liaison officer …
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November 12, 2012
Politics
Greek Parliament passed austerity Budget 2013 with 167 YES, 128 NO and 4 Abstentions. right after the voting, Antonis Samaras expelled MP Soldatos (Lefkada) from the parliamentary group of Nea Dimocratia for having opposed the budget cuts in Labour and Development Ministries. the number of seats for conservative ND dropped to 125. …
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November 8, 2012
Politics
Officially the gross monthly salary of a Greek Member of the Parliament is 5.700 euro. However unofficially the salary is much higher and thus more than 8,000 euro. Nea Dimocratia MP Fotini Pipili revealed the real income of MPs, reading out of her own payment declaration: 8,217 euro. Basic Salary: …
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November 7, 2012
Politics
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that the austerity bill to be passed by the parliament is “the last austerity package, the last painful cuts for wages and pensions”. He admitted that cuts in wages and pensions are not fair, but “necessary for the rescue of the country.” He noted …
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