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Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party leader Nikos Michaloliakos was referred to the Ethics Committee by Parliament President Nikos Voutsis on Friday, over an issue involving slurs against a deputy who is Muslim. Voutsis has already referred to the committee party deputies Ilias Kasidiaris and Panagiotis Iliopoulos for reportedly referring to SYRIZA Deputy Mustafa Mustafa as … Περισσότερα

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) withdrew from the special preliminary committee investigating the Novartis case of alleged bribery and money laundering on Friday, charging that the committee did not intend to go far enough in its investigation. KKE had warned of withdrawing if the investigation did not go in depth and if the protected … Περισσότερα

Greece is making “massive progress” in improving tax compliance, collecting revenue and modernizing the administration, Pascal Saint-Amans, the Director of the Center for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Friday. Saint-Amans, who was in Greece to meet with Secretary General for Public Revenue Giorgos Pitsilis, said the government … Περισσότερα

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who is paying a visit to Romania, met on Friday with his Romanian counterpart Mihai Fifor in Bucarest.  After the meeting, Kammenos stated: “We are working for peace based on a request of all the countries of the region to show respect for the International Law, the Alliance and whatever signed … Περισσότερα

Greek exports jumped 18.5 pct in January this year compared with the same month in 2017, helping to reduce the country?s trade deficit by 14.8 pct in the month, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, said that the value of import-arrivals totaled 4.521 billion euros in January, from … Περισσότερα