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Iran releases footage as Navy seizes the two Greek tankers (video)

May 30, 2022 Greece, Politics 2

State media of Iran have released video footage showing the country’s Armed Forces seizing the two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf last Friday. The video was released on Monday evening. Note that in addition of the tankers seizure the viceo contains also other footage of the Iranian Navy. …

Greece closely monitors Albania’s decision to seize properties of Greek minority

March 31, 2019 World Comments Off on Greece closely monitors Albania’s decision to seize properties of Greek minority

The Albanian government may has removed from the website of the Official Gazette the decision to arbitrarily expropriate properties belonging to members of the Greek minority in Himara. But Greece is closely monitoring the next steps of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama,as taking down the decision, does not mean that …

Greece’s Debtors’ Day: Foreclosures, evictions, confiscations, “first residence” under protection till end of 2015

November 2, 2015 Society 1

For thousands of Greek debtors the month of November did not start well. As of today, Monday, November 2nd 2015, thousands of debtors are at risk to foreclosure, evictions and confiscation of everything they own. Under certain circumstance the “first residence” is still under protection and thus until the end …

Patras: Authorities seize Dementia patient’s savings due to her daughter’s …debts

March 2, 2015 Society Comments Off on Patras: Authorities seize Dementia patient’s savings due to her daughter’s …debts

You cannot take a breath in this country. You are old and suffer from a degenerative disease and you try to make your life a bit easier. No chance, in this country with automatic control mechanisms. Authorities come and grab your savings for the debts of another person. A dementia …

Greece’s reforms target €7.3 bn in revenues; €404mln already seized from bank accounts

February 23, 2015 Economy 5

While the Three Institutions – the ex Troika – evaluate the draft list of reform proposals sent to them Sunday evening, Greek government sources told populist German Bild, how they have calculated the cost of reforms. “Greece draws up a €7.3 billion tax hit list. Crackdown on tycoons and the …

Surprised? 50% of self-employed do not pay social security contributions to OAEE

July 28, 2014 Society 2

Everyone who has worked in Greece as self-employed or freelancer has crawled through the dark corridors of OAEE and has experienced the nightmare alive in the maze-like construction, a mixture of Minotaur labyrinth and Monopoly. Especially the small and medium-size entrepreneurs found themselves often in the position to be not …

Court rules: seizure of debtor’s deposits without notice is constitutional

June 17, 2014 Economy Comments Off on Court rules: seizure of debtor’s deposits without notice is constitutional

A shock for millions of debtors: the Council of State ruled that tax offices and insurance funds are allowed to seize debtor’s bank deposits without previous notice and that this is conform with the Greek Constitution. Greece’s highest administrative court’s reasoning is that “previous notice would give time to the …

To Greeks with love: Samaras’ gov’t approves foreclosures for debts to the state

December 23, 2013 Society 2

Another Christmas present sent by Samaras’ coalition government …to Greeks with love: With a very thin majority of just 152 votes conservative Nea Dimokratia and socialist PASOK voted and approved the foreclosure framework on Saturday evening. The law will apply as of 1.1. 2014, after Troika pressure. “Rather than providing …

Debtors in Greece: Would you share your bedroom with the tax office?

October 23, 2013 Economy, Society Comments Off on Debtors in Greece: Would you share your bedroom with the tax office?

Greece’s finance ministry has apparently run out of ideas. Ops! I should immediately correct myself: Greece’s finance ministry has obviously realized that the ideas the team of advisers produce to force citizens to “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar” – in Modern English that’s “the taxes” – is sheer …

The long arm of Greek tax office confiscates “unemployment allowance” as well

October 17, 2013 Economy, Society Comments Off on The long arm of Greek tax office confiscates “unemployment allowance” as well

No, there is no way to escape the long arm of Greek taxation and debt big brother – especially if you’re an average taxpayer, with a average or low income. Because if you’re rich, you have already brought your money abroad, parked in an some flowery and sunny tax- and …

How the Greek tax office will seize your home if you have debts

October 4, 2013 Economy, Society 1

Are you one of the residents of this debt-ridden country who cannot pay his debts to the state? Greek Finance Ministry got an idea how to make it possible that you will pay your debts to the tax office and/or social insurance funds and avoid prosecution and imprisonment. The new …

Greek FinMin will seize income & assets of debtors owing up to €3,000

February 1, 2013 Economy 8

Approximately 1,000,000 small debtors owing the state up to 3,000 euro will be called to settle their obligations either with one time payments or installments. Applying the usual method of catching the small fish and letting the big one happily keep swimming around, the Greek state will seize income, assets and bank …

Proton Bank-Lavrentiadis: Prosecutor orders provisional seizure of 50% of Karaiskaki Stadium

December 27, 2012 Economy 1

An Athens prosecutor ordered the provisional seizure of 50% of Karaiskaki Stadium as it has been owned by Lavrentis Lavrentiadis currently in prison on fraud and embezzlement suspicion in the case of Proton Bank. According to Greke media, the seizure of half of Karaiskaki Stadium aims to secure the demands of …

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