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Ex Financial Crimes Units head sentenced for failing to investigate the “Lagarde List”

October 26, 2017 Greece, Politics 2

The former head of powerful financial crimes units (SDOE), Ioannis Diotis, was handed down a 10-year suspended sentence. He was convicted of failing to investigate information on the so-called “Lagarde list” containing more than 2,000 names of potential tax evaders. Ioannis Diotis was handed down a suspended 10-year sentence this …

Seamen Federation ends strike on Sat, Dec 10/2016

December 10, 2016 Society Comments Off on Seamen Federation ends strike on Sat, Dec 10/2016

The Greek Seamen Federation (PNO) decided with 10:4 votes to end the strike on Saturday morning. Ferry boats and ships will operate as usual – however at first with some modifications. The PNO said, however, that the problems have not been solved and that there may be similar actions in …

Lamia: Surgeries in General Hospital suspended due to shortage of anesthesiologists

November 1, 2016 Society Comments Off on Lamia: Surgeries in General Hospital suspended due to shortage of anesthesiologists

The governor of the General hospital in Lamia has suspended all operations of the surgery departments due to shortage of anesthesiologists. With 3,500 surgery operations per year, the General Hospital of Lamia is one of the biggest in Central Greece next to the ones in Larissa and Volos. According to …

EU Commission, SYRIZA clash over Private Education hike, when both sides had agreed on 23% VAT in April

September 3, 2015 Economy 5

The Value Added Tax of 23% was decided to be imposed on private education schools and tuition centers in August as an “equivalent measure” so that the absurd 23% V.A.T. on beef and other meats would be cancelled. Obliged to relocate revenue measures due to creditors’ fiscal targets, Greece has …

Elder Pastitsios satire: Greek blogger sentenced to 10-month prison for insulting religion

January 16, 2014 Very Mix 8

An Athens court sentenced blogger Filippos Loizos to ten months prison suspended for 3 years, after found him guilty of “insulting religion”. The blogger was known as Elder Pastitsios, who was making fun of the almost mythical monk Elder Paisios. Philippos Loizos, 27, was arrested in September 2012 on charges …

Greek police raids 3 police stations in context of Golden Dawn infiltration & possible foreigners’ extortion

September 24, 2013 Politics 6

Units of internal affairs division of Greek police raided three police stations in the context of investigating infiltration of extreme-right Golden Dawn. Greek media report that on Tuesday noon, units of internal affairs division – the so-called “Untouchables – raided the police station of Nikaia, Kaminia and Renti, all suburbs …

Greek Helped Bring Down “Erratic” Pilot of JetBlue Flight (video)

March 29, 2012 Very Mix Comments Off on Greek Helped Bring Down “Erratic” Pilot of JetBlue Flight (video)

Pick up a stone and you will find a Greek underneath. Diaspora Greek, Paul Babakitis, a retired New York police officer, was one of the JetBlue Flight passengers who helped wrestle the “erratic” captain to the ground. On Tuesday a JetBlue flight bound for Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday …

Talks Between Greece and IIF on PSI Suspended

January 13, 2012 Economy Comments Off on Talks Between Greece and IIF on PSI Suspended

The talks between Greece and the chief of Institute of International Finance Charles Dallara on the Greek Bond Swap (PSI) have been suspended and no solution was found. Despite some positive signs on the PSI progress during the day, Charles Dallara said on Friday afternoon in a statement” We hope Greece will renegotiate …

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