Thomas Liakounakos, who appeared to be a commercial agent for Swedish company Ericsson in Greece more than a decade ago, is accused of paying a bribe of up to 2 million euros to a Greek official to secure a deal in 1999, court officials said.
The government is feverishly planning a sweeping reform of the civil service in line with the requirements of the last bailout agreement, which include systematic employee evaluations, extensive transfers of employees and cuts in the salaries of MPs, general secretaries, and elected local officials.
Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York, Tsipras told former US President Bill Clinton he believes he can deliver the changes that would make Greece a more attractive place to invest.
Greece's response to the refugee crisis will partly depend on Europe making progress with plans for the relocation of refugees, Alternate Minister for Migration Yiannis Mouzalas said in an intervew with the newspaper "Avghi" on Sunday.
The European Consumer's Center and the Independent Authority "Consumer Ombudsman" hold a two day event on 27 and 28 September at the Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" on "Air Transport Passenger Rights".
Laws creating a permanent "social security safety net" to support vulnerable bank debtors will be prepared by next November, Economy, Development and Tourism Minister George Stathakis said in an interview with the Sunday edition of the newspaper "Ethnos".
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday attended events held in Tripoli, Peloponnese marking the 194th anniversary since the city was liberated from Ottoman rule, in a battle known as the 'Fall of Tripolitsa'.
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has scheduled a series of bilateral meetings in New York on Sunday, on the sidelines of his participation in the Ministerial Week of the 70th UN General Assembly.
The return of growth and investments to Greece were key points emphasised by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in a one-on-one public discussion he held with former U.S. president Bill Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York City on Sunday.
More than 50 objects were recovered during the underwater expedition at the site of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck between 26 August and September 16, the study of which archaeologists hope will expand scientific knowledge about the wreck and its cargo, and will contribute to the understanding of the incident.
Greece will host the world’s first underwater dance-visual performance “Drops of Breath”, at Cape Sounio, on September 25-27. The performance is an initiative of choreographers Sophie Bulbulyan and Apostolia Papadamaki in collaboration with Lia Haraki and a team from another 12 countries. The motto of the performance is: “Everybody is equal under the water”.
A new contract between the Piraeus Port and the Greek state will include an increase in the annual cost of the lease, from 2 pct of total annual revenue at present to 3.5 pct of annual revenue, media sources said on Thursday.
Energean will start drilling for hydrocarbons at the Katakolo site in the winter of 2016-2017, followed by seismic surveys at the Ioannina site the following summer, company Chairman and CEO Mathios Rigas said at an international energy conference taking place in Croatia this week.
The special VAT rate on Aegean islands will gradually phase out as of October 1.