After having been provided free police bodyguards, some 4,200 at one point, Greek politicians, key journalists, business executives and others deemed likely targets of criminals and terrorists will have to pay for the cost if their income is more than 100,000 euros ($130,000) under a plan put forth by the government. The order came from [...]
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Dendias Says Golden Dawn Could Be Banned
After the European Union’s human rights chief said that there’s enough evidence of violence being perpetrated by the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that has 18 seats in Parliament to outlaw the group, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias said the government is looking into whether that could be done. Speaking to Real News weekly, Dendias suggested [...]
As VIP’s Lose Guards, Pangalos Keeps His
Some 460 police officers assigned to guard politicians, journalists, and business executives have been taken away and returned to normal duty, but former deputy prime minister Theodoros Pangalos, a PASOK Socialist stalwart who has retired and no longer in public service, is being allowed to keep four as bodyguards and escorts and the government will [...]
Dendias Says Greeks Aren’t Xenophobes
Defending Greece’s roundup of immigrants suspected of being in the country unlawfully, Greek Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias, during a trip to New York, told CNN International that, “The Greek society is not xenophobic at all, rather the opposite.” He spoke to CNN about Greek strikes, social unrest and xenophobia. Asked about the rising numbers [...]
Students Occupy NTUA Over Indymedia Shutdown
A group of Greek students of the National Technical University of Athens took over the buildings and Network Administration at the school to protest the shutdown of Indymedia Athens. Access to the website access was disabled, reportedly on the orders of Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias. Along with the university network, the server was providing [...]
Dendias Takes Swipe At Golden Dawn
In a transparent shot at the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party accused by critics of leading assaults on immigrants, Greek Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told cadets at the police academy that the government will not tolerate racism and assaults. At an event in Amydaleza, northwest of Athens, he made a nod to Archbishop Ieronymos,, who [...]
Metal Busts of Kazantzakis, El Greco Stolen
Scavengers roaming Greek streets and even tearing apart buildings in search of copper – in one case trying to take down an entire bridge – have now claimed the bronze busts of famed Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis and renowned artist El Greco, that were ripped off their bases right in front of the Athens Municipal [...]
Greek Gold Mine Arson Fuels Political Feud
Greece’s government and major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) are battling over blame after an arson attack on a gold mine in northern Greece that officials said could trigger fear by foreign companies to invest in the country. A 54-year-old man has been charged in the aftermath of the fire on equipment [...]
Worried Samaras Mulls Cabinet Shake-Up
Concerned that his ministers are reacting too slowly to implement reforms demanded by international lenders, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly considering replacing some of them, the newspaper Kathimerini reported. With tax revenues falling far short of expectations despite big tax hikes, with the pace of privatization lagging, and with his ministers dragging their [...]
Police Deny Terror, Heist Suspects Tortured
Greek law enforcement officials have reiterated their assertion that four men arrested for bank robberies and believed to belong to a terrorist cell were not beaten while in custody, despite photos that show they were clearly bruised and injured. Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias earlier said the photos of the suspects were doctored to erase [...]
Amnesty Blasts Doctored Terror Suspect Pics
As Greek authorities promised to review whether four bank robbery and terrorist suspects were beaten by police while in custody, the human rights group Amnesty International said the government can not erase evidence of their injuries by altering photos that were released. The four men, aged 20-24, were arrested on Feb. 1 after a bank [...]
Greek Police Arrest 100 Squatter Protesters
Some 100 people that police said were protesting the removal of squatters from a dilapidated building in downtown Athens were arrested by police, leading to another protest at the offices of the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party where demonstrators also had to be removed. Dozens more activists gathered near the site of the Villa Amalia building [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Crete Hosts Talks On Ancient Novels May 23, 2013
- Velos Mutiny Honored in Special Ceremony May 23, 2013
- Contemporary Theatrical Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad May 22, 2013
- A Greek Portfolio at The Benaki Museum May 22, 2013
