Who is Yannis Tafyllis
The man named by PASOK president Evangelos Venizelos as implicated in judicial disputes with the defense ministry, Yannis Tafyllis is also a member of the SYRIZA Secretariat for Defense and Foreign Relations, and parliamentary candidate. Mr Venizelos also accused Tafyllis of being the man with whom Alexis Tsipras sets up machinations and backroom deals in defense related issues.
Diplomats in Athens disregard traffic rules
As is shown by data submitted to parliament by citizen protection minister Nikos Dendias, foreign diplomats coming to Greece immediately take on the worst aspects of Greek driving habits.
Prosecutor wants to re-open stock exchange case
Supreme court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani called the decision to let 42 defendants in the stock market bubble “provocative.” The prosecutor also said that she is waiting for the decision to be registered so she can proceed to lifting the decision, asking at the same time to be handed the decision as soon as possible.
Forestalling foreclosures: criteria
The government has tabled four criteria in order for households in the red to avoid mortgage foreclosures to be included in the foreclosure bill that will be tendered Thursday.