July 30, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Supreme Court ruled that there was no connection between spyware Predator or other similar software and State services, including the national intelligence service (EYP), the special anti-terrorist unit (DAEAEV) and the Greek police (ELAS) in general. Τhe ruling followed an investigation conducted by the Supreme Court into the wiretapping …
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June 27, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
With a week delay, prosecutors have charged eight adult Kazakh nationals who were passengers on the chartered yacht suspected to have started the fire in the forest of the island of Hydra last Friday. The charges are “complicity in arson”. Two minors, aged 14 and 17, who were also on …
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May 20, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The bacteria Staphylococcus was detected in samples of the school lunches that lead to mass food poisoning of elementary school children, Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EOODY) announced on Monday evening. Citing the EODY statement, state-broadcaster ERT reported that the outbreak of food poisoning cases is due to a toxin …
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April 11, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
National and European authorities are investigating allegations of fraud linked to how €2.5 billion in EU Recovery Funds was awarded to just 10 companies in Greece. Investigation is latest dent to the reputation of EU’s post-pandemic support, writes POLITICO.eu in its exclusive report. The offices of the country’s three telecommunications …
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January 31, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Hellenic Train CEO Maurizio Capotorto will be investigated for perjury by a prosecutor, after his testimony over the Tempι train accident in the parliamentary inquiry. Maurizio Capotorto, an Italian national, testified last week that those responsible for the railway infrastructure are the ones responsible for any derailments and accidents, meaning …
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November 20, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Dutch experts shed light on the causes of the floods disaster in Thessaly plain that destroyed agricultural land, farming animals, homes and businesses in September 2023. The experts hired to evaluate the causes of the floods have reportedly proposed a new water management model. Among their preliminary findings included in …
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November 16, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A proposal for setting up an Inquiry Committee to investigate the fatal train collision at Tempi on February 28, 2023 was approved by the plenary session of the Greek Parliament in a roll call vote on Wednesday evening. The proposal titled ‘The investigation of the Tempi crime and all aspects …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED
Greece’s Development Ministry will investigate the commercial practices used by influencers on their social media in order to protect consumers from misleading commercial practices.in the coming weeks Investigation will start in the coming weeks and with the assistance of digital tools from the European Commission. According to an announcement of …
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September 13, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Supreme Court Prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the floods in Central Greece and demands in-depth probes in potential mismanagement of thousands of euros in funding for anti-flooding works in the area. The investigation extends just 3 years backwards, after medicane Ianos hit the area in 2020. The prosecutor …
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August 4, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A report outlining the findings of a Sworn Administrative Inquiry into a wildfire that spread and caused explosions in an ammunition depot at the 111 Combat Wing in Nea Anchialos was delivered to Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday, by Hellenic National Defence General Staff chief, General Konstantinos Floros. According …
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July 28, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece has a legal obligation to conduct effective investigations into the Pylos shipwreck, which resulted in the death of more than 80 persons with many hundreds still missing, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic said in a letter addressed to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis released …
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July 26, 2023
environment, Uncategorized
Judicial authorities on the island of Rhodes have launched an urgent preliminary investigation into the causes of the fire burning for 9th consecutive day. The commander of the Fire Department, Nikitas Venios, and the head of the Dodecanese Forest Directorate, Katerina Balatsouka, were asked to provide explanations to the Dodecanese …
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June 28, 2023
Greece, Politics
A search was carried out in the house of MEP and ex vice of the European Parliament Eva Kaili in Psychiko suburb of northern Athens by men of the Greek economic police, following an order from the European General Prosecutor. A Greek and a Belgian prosecutor were present at the …
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May 22, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The European Commission has called on Greek authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into fresh allegations of illegal migrant deportations, stated Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner, on Monday. Video footage published by the New York Times on Friday shows the Greek Coast Guard rounding up asylum …
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April 25, 2023
Greece, Politics
Next to Qatar-gate investigation, Greek MEP Eva Kaili faces also probe for misappropriating European Parliament funds, falsifying her assistants’ expenses, Politico reports on Tuesday. POLITICO has obtained documents showing Kaili is accused of taking a cut from her assistants’ salaries and their faked reimbursement requests. According to politico, Eva Kaili …
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April 20, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The Tempi train collision disaster investigation committee has issued its findings in a 228-page report, 52 days after the tragedy that took the lives of 57 people. The findings report blames a multitude of factors including infrastructure, individuals and organizations in charge and makes a series of safety recommendations. The …
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April 4, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the use of illegal Predator spyware in a wiretapping scandal that has shaken Greek politics, EURACTIV has learnt in an exclusive story.. Several sources confirmed to EURACTIV that upon the request of the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee, the inquiry …
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March 13, 2023
Greece, Politics
Chief Supreme Court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos requested all files related to Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) accidents of the last 15 years on Monday. Dogiakos’ request was in a letter addressed to Panagiotis Terezakis, OSE interim governor and CEO. It is part of investigations launched into criminal liabilities and chronic problems …
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December 15, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Τhe Economic Prosecutor’s Office in Greece ordered on Friday a preliminary criminal investigation against MEP Eva Kaili with the aim to investigate whether the crimes of bribing a political person and money laundering or any other ex officio prosecuted crime have been committed. According to media reports, essential for the …
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December 9, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
+++Socialist MEP and Vice President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili has been arrested by Belgian authorities on corruption suspicion related to Qatar, Belgian media,, French AFP and Greek state-run news agency amna report late on Friday. Citing a source with knowledge of the case AFP reported Kaili’s arrest after …
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