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Defence Min Kammenos: Turkey lacks composure

The Greek justice will decide on the two Turkish military officers based on laws and international treaties, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos on Friday said in an interview with ANT1 TV.

February 24, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Two Turkish Special Forces officers have allegedly been arrested in Orestiada

According to sources two Turkish NCOs of the Elite Bordo Bereli team, which was dissolved after the failed coup last summer, were arrested in Orestiada near the borders with Turkey in Evros.

February 24, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Tsipras discusses Greek program in phone call with Lagarde

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on Tuesday evening with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Chrstine Lagarde, ahead of her visit to Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, government sources said.

February 24, 2017
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Siemens cash-for-contracts case to resume on Friday

The trial of sixty-four defendants charged with bribery, money laundering and being accessories to these offenses in relation to the Siemens cash-for-contracts scandal will restart at the Three-Member Felony Appeals Court in Athens on Friday.

February 24, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Finance ministry extends tax clearance for Athens Concert Hall until end of August

The finance ministry extended through an amendment on Thursday the tax and social security clearance of the Athens Concert Hall until the end of August, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said during a briefing in parliament on Thursday.

February 24, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

German authorities open new kickbacks case involving German firms in Greece

Bremen prosecuting authorities have charged four Germans and one Greek as suspects for bribing Greek officials for defence contracts, according to a Deutsche Welle report on Thursday.

February 24, 2017
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TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards: 3 Greek beaches in top 20 globally

Three Greek beaches are among the top 20 in the world, according to TripAdvisor’s 2017 Travellers’ Choice Awards. Elafonisi in Chania, Crete comes in 9th in the top ten list globally, while it is 2nd best in Europe. Five Greek beaches are included in the best 20 European beaches for 2017.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Greek Tourism Minister in Islamic Hijab

Greek Minister for Tourism Elena Kountoura visited Saudi Arabia as part of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos’s official visit to the country.

February 23, 2017
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52% of Germans want Grexit!

Over half of the Germans polled said they wanted Greece to exit the Eurozone in a survey conducted, while only 24 were favourable to Greece remaining part of the common currency union. 53% of Germans were in favour of cutting off financial support to Greece, according to the survey conducted by the Forsa Research Institute for magazine Stern.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Health Ministry in favour of medicinal cannabis

The Greek Ministry of Health is examining the prospect of permitting a limited use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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Minister asks commercial sector aid for a viable social security system

Lowering the tax free threshold without offset measures would be a problem, Deputy Labour Minister Tasos Petropoulos said during his speech at the Chamber of Commerce in Athens.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

French man charged with sexually abusing unaccompanied refugee boys

A 52-year-old French man was led before an examining magistrate on Wednesday, accused of repeatedly sexually abusing four refugee children staying at his home in Toumba, Thessaloniki.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Gvt. invites municipalities to cooperate in publishing Greek forest maps

Alternate Environment and Energy Minister Sokratis Famellos appealed to Greek municipal authorities to cooperate with efforts to publish maps defining the extent of Greece's forested areas as quickly as possible, in a letter sent to the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) on Wednesday.

February 23, 2017
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Director Nikos Koundouros passes away

Greek film and television director Nikos Koundouros passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 90. Koundouros had been admitted to hospital with respiratory complaints in recent weeks.

February 23, 2017
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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