An anti-corruption prosecutor requested bank and other asset information on Tuesday on two former prime ministers and eight former ministers named in the Novartis case of alleged bribery and money laundering. Prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki asked for statements from banks and the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, both for the politicians and their spouses and adult children, … Περισσότερα
New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, referring to the incident with the two Greek servicemen being held in custody in Turkey, on Tuesday accused the prime minister responding too late and underestimating the significance of the incident. “Mr. Tsipras responded with a huge delay. I would not have understimated the incident and would have mobilised … Περισσότερα
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet with New Democracy’s shadow foreign minister George Koumoutsakos on Wednesday on the FYROM name issue. The meeting will take place at the Foreign Ministry at 17:00. Kotzias has been briefing opposition parties on how talks on the FYROM issue have been proceeding. In the last few days, he met … Περισσότερα
Greece is now on the final stretch to achieving the goal that brought the government to power; an exit from strict surveillance and the end of the memoranda, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday during his opening speech at the cabinet meeting. He stressed the need for the government to not lose focus of … Περισσότερα
One of the owners of the Sklavenitis supermarket chain in Greece, Stelios Sklavenitis, passed away on Sunday morning due to multiple organ failure, following a diagnosis of type B influenza. According to an announcement issued by Hygeia hospital in Athens, Sklavenitis arrived at the hospital’s outpatient clinic at 22:00 on Saturday with severe breathing difficulties … Περισσότερα
The northern Greek city of Thessaloniki continued to experience problems with its water supply on Sunday, despite the completion of repairs to the Aravyssos pipeline – one of the main pipelines providing water to Greece’s second-largest urban centre. According to the city’s water company EYATh, the process of filling up reservoirs from the excess water … Περισσότερα
“Now, more than ever before, Greece seems like a besieged city, a country that striving to make its own exodus, an exodus to a new age of national pride, national self-confidence and national prosperity,” main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, while attending events to mark the 192nd anniversary of the ‘Exodus … Περισσότερα
The “explosion of freedom” that occurred in besieged Messolonghi is a light that still shines to this day, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Sunday, attending events commemorating the 192nd anniversary since the ‘Exodus of the Guard’ or ‘Sortie’ of Messolonghi. “The explosion of freedom in Messolonghi teaches us the constant duty … Περισσότερα
The metropolitans of northern Greece on Tuesday called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to intervene so that Turkey releases the two Greek servicemen it has detained. The Greek Orthodox metropolitans – Serafim of Kastoria and Damaskinos of Didymoticho, Orestiada and Soufli – made their request through a letter forwarded by the Turkish embassy in … Περισσότερα
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday met with US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the latter’s request. According to sources, the leader of the main opposition reiterated to the US envoy the need for Turkey to immediately release the two Greek servicemen that are held in the Turkish prison in Edirne. The … Περισσότερα