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Bench warrants against “protected witnesses,” Gov’t eager to have their anonymity lifted

February 19, 2020 Greece Comments Off on Bench warrants against “protected witnesses,” Gov’t eager to have their anonymity lifted

For a second consecutive day, the members of the Special Parliamentary Committee in charge to conduct preliminary examination on the Novartis bribery scandal were waiting for one of the protected witnesses to testify in Police Headquarters in Athens. They waited in vain. Protected witness under the code name “Ekaterini Kelesi” …

Two FYROM nationals accused in wiretap scandal arrested in Greece

October 19, 2017 Politics, World 1

Two FYROM nationals accused in a wiretap scandal that helped bring down the previous government in Skopje have been arrested in Greece, police said. Greek authorities on October 19 said the men were arrested the day before at the airport in Thessaloniki, traveling on fake Bulgarian documents and apparently attempting …

“Hellenization” of Spanish politics or How PM Rajoy lies about the Greek loan

March 3, 2015 Economy, Politics 1

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is adamant. He will fight against new Greek government and his leftist counterpart Alexis Tsipras till the end. Then Mariano Rajoy has a lurking enemy in his own football field: Podemos and Pablo Iglesias! It doesn’t matter whether SYRIZA and PODEMOs have a lot or …

Greek “untouchables” …touched: a scandal per day keeps the crisis away?

January 13, 2014 Editor, Politics Comments Off on Greek “untouchables” …touched: a scandal per day keeps the crisis away?

Hardy has the button “publish” been pressed and a new financial scandal breaks out. Slowly but surely we have lost control over the counting” how many prominent and less prominent Greeks have been arrested, how many of them are free on bail, how many of them are remanded custody, how …

Greek Parliament Votes in Favor of Prosecuting ex-Defense Minister on German Submarines Case

July 1, 2011 Politics 3

Greek Parliament decided with a large majority to proceed to prosecution charges against former Defense Minister, Akis Tsochatzopoulos on two offenses and to refer him to Judicial Council. 242 lawmakers accepted in a secret vote the findings of the Special Parliamentary Committee investigating the purchase of German submarines and allegedly …

Greece Exclusive: Build your house on an archaeological site and get away with it!

February 27, 2011 Culture, Tourism Comments Off on Greece Exclusive: Build your house on an archaeological site and get away with it!

The Greece is a country where everybody does whatever he pleases and goes unpunished is not a secret. A little bribe here, a little indifference there, lack of good manners, culture, and equality before the law create a dangerous and immoral cocktail that seems to prevail and corrupt the citizens. These ‘national’ characteristics …

Athens: People protest outside Ex Ministers’ House (pcts, video)

February 24, 2011 Politics, Society Comments Off on Athens: People protest outside Ex Ministers’ House (pcts, video)

About 1,500 people gathered outside the house of former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and shouted slogans like “Thieves, thieves!” and “Aki, bring the money back!”. The rest of the slogans were really …inspiring however a translation would not bring the rhyme spirit into English. Some protesters left massages at the house entrance urging him …

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