January 17, 2023
Greece, Politics
President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, urged for radical reforms in the country’s Justice system that has been suffering from years especially with long delays in serving justice. “For one to be able to find solutions (to the issues of Justice) radical reforms are needed and not small changes …
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October 15, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Justice in Greece keeps moving at a snail’s pace and Greek courts are by far the slowest in the EU in disposing of even uncomplicated cases Despite all the promises of reform and the solemn declarations of successive officials that justice delayed is justice denied, that is exactly what’s happening …
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June 14, 2022
Greece, Politics
Two former SYRIZA ministers and three prosecutors will face justice for two separate cases in connection with the TV licenses and the Novartis scandal, respectively. Ex minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Nikos Pappas, will be summoned to appear before a special court that will be convened in the …
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October 1, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The report Rule of Law 2020 by the European Commission identifies serious problems in Greece regarding the administration of justice, the pluralism in the media, the fight against corruption, the activities of lobbies as well as the protection of whistle-blowers. According to the report, Greece has adopted a significant number …
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August 4, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Minister of Civil Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, has ordered investigation and referred to Justice “coronavirus conspiracy theories” posts that recently appeared on Greek internet. On small websites and on social media, the specific posts claim that Covid-19 is in essence a “fairy tale”and urge people to refuse accepting fines and sanctions …
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June 3, 2020
Very Mix
Students organization, citizens, leftist parties and collectives, some 3,000 people marched through from Syntagma Square in downtown Athens and to the US Embassy on Wednesday afternoon to express solidarity with protesters in USA and demand justice for George Floyd. The main slogans to be heard in this anti-racism, anti-fascist rally …
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May 25, 2020
Very Mix
Finally justice after 9 years. A court in Athens ruled in favor of Emmanuel Kypraios, a journalist who became deaf in both ears after riot police threw a stun grenade at him during an anti-austerity protest in June 2011. “A great victory for democracy, the citizens, the (struggling) press and …
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May 7, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Justice authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have launched a preliminary investigation into possible medical negligence in the death of a 35-year-old patient who died after infection with Covid-19 last month. According to media report, the probe is focusing on the treatment received by the man, the youngest victim of the …
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February 19, 2020
Social
No words. How could a coroner claim in public that the 11-month-old refugee baby girl from Syria was “sexually abused,” when the final forensic examination showed that it wasn’t? The official autopsy report does not mention anywhere “sexual abuse.” The injuries in the body’s body most likely were caused by …
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November 14, 2019
Very Mix
After every heavy rainfall in Athens, state employees at the archive of Athens Court of First Instance plug hairdryers, lay case-files and court rulings on the floor and press “ON” to start drying them. Reason for this unorthodox practice is that the roof of the building leaks and the official …
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September 22, 2019
Social
Demanding justice for Zak Kostopoulos hundreds of people gathered in downtown Athens at the spot where the activist was killed a year ago. In front of the jewelry shop where Kostopoulos was killed, the protesters carried out actions with sprays and banners. “1 Year – 0 Justice” Friends, activists, members …
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July 2, 2019
Greece
Greece’s outgoing justice minister on Monday afternoon categorically denied a bevy of same-day press reports claiming that the country’s revised penal code will make it easier for inmates serving multiple life sentences to achieve an early release, with most of the speculation focusing on whether a handful of convicted urban …
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May 2, 2019
World
Cyprus’s Justice Minister resigned on Thursday amid public uproar at how police handled the disappearance of foreign women, victims of a suspected serial killer whose actions went undetected for almost three years. Four women have been found murdered in the past three weeks, their bodies dumped in three locations west …
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March 5, 2019
Social
Greek authorities have charged 20 people with negligence in connection with the country’s deadliest wildfire in decades, which killed 100 and devastated the seaside town of Mati near Athens last year. Court officials say the suspects include the greater Athens regional authority chief, Rena Dourou, the mayors of Mati and …
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February 14, 2019
Social
A mother of 13 children who applied for a job vacancy was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for having forged the date she graduated from elementary school. In her job application for a work at a state hospital in Ioannina, Epirus, the woman had wrote the year of her graduation …
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July 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s ranking on Transparency International list of corruption has improved in “Corruption Perception Index 2017” when the country ranked on position 59/180 and score 48/100 behind Saudi Arabia and Jordan. In 2016 Greece was holding position 69. According to survey findings, complains about instances of corruption decreased by 8.5% in …
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June 15, 2018
Greece, Politics
Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos expelled MP Konstantinos Barbarousis less than an hour after the Justice Ministry announced investigation on crimes of “high treason.” The General Secretary said the party was distancing itself from Barbarousis statement and that he was “off the party line.” With the expulsion the far-right party …
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June 15, 2018
Greece, Politics
Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos, called on Justice to persecute Golden Dawn MP Kostantinos Barbarousis for “High Treason” and “preparatory actions to commit high treason.” Speaking at the Plenary of the Parliament right after the unprecedented incident with Golden Dawn MP, Konstantinos Barbarousis, Kammenos urged the Justice to intervene and called …
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April 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
The Greek Parliament has halted probe into Novartis bribes case in which ten politicians are allegedly involved. The Parliamentary investigation committee consisting of coalition government lawmakers decided that the Parliament does not have the jurisdiction to investigate the money laundering and bribery claims. The case file was sent back to …
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January 4, 2018
animals
A German animal rights group said that it plans to file a lawsuit against the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, over its alleged “criminal” treatment of dolphins. ProWal’s managing director, Andreas Morlok, said on the group’s Facebook page that the dolphins are forced to perform unnatural acts …
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