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Crime
Child Abusing Syrian Refugee Gets 5 Years in Prison in Greece
A 32-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who was arrested on Wednesday for abusing his three-year-old son at the Souda refugee camp on Chios island was sentenced on Friday to five years imprisonment.
The incident took place on Monday, when the man...
Greece
Merkel to Tsipras: Only Creditors Will Decide on Greek Bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that she is not responsible to take any decisions on Greece's bailout program or debt.
"This is not the place for decisions to be taken. That is in...
Business
Government Drafts Bill to Interconnect Tills Real-Time Data to Fin Min's Taxisnet System
The Greek government has drafted a bill on initiating the interconnection of tills and tax mechanisms with the Finance Ministry's online Taxisnet system in efforts to curb tax evasion and keep better tabs on the economy.
The new bill is set to go...
Greece
Greek Marinas Association Protest Government's New Mooring Tax Plans
Stavros Katsikadis, president of the Greek Marinas Association (GMA) has been very outspoken about a new mooring tax that will potentially drive foreign-owned vessels to dock their yachts at other country's marinas.
The new mooring tax the government is debating...
Cyprus
State Department Spox Says U.S. Solidly Supports Cyprus Reunification Talks
The United States continues to fully support the Cypriot-led process facilitated by the UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission, a State Department Spokesperson has said.
However, when asked to comment on press reports that Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs,...
Economy
BoG Chief Stournaras Says 'Progress Recorded in the Greek Economy Should Not Be Intercepted'
On Friday the Bank of Greece's (BoG) governor, Yiannis Stournaras, made an intervention on the government's negotiation with the country's lenders within the context of the second review of the Greek program.
On the occasion of the presentation of BoG's...
Crime
Greek Ministry Says German Authorities Had Access to Afghan Suspect's Fingerprints and EURODAC Database Info
German authorities were in possession of information on the identity and fingerprints of the Afghan national accused of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Germany before November 2015, the Greek Justice and Citizen's Protection Ministries said...
Economy
Restoring Collective Bargaining Is of Key Importance, Says Greek Labor Minister
Restoring collective bargaining in the labor market is of paramount importance to the Greek government, Labor Minister Efi Achtsioglou said on Thursday.
Achtsioglou spoke in a joint press conference with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos in Berlin. She stressed that labor...
Greece
Panathinaikos Escapes Elimination From Greek Cup; Teams Advance to Round 16
Just as it seemed Panathinaikos was destined to exit the group stage of the Greek Cup on Thursday night, they managed to score big the second-half and stay in the game.
As the Greens were bottom of their group with...
Economy
Greek PM Confident of Debt Measures, Criticizes IMF, Germany
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident on Thursday that he could win a dispute with European creditors who froze a package of debt relief measures.
Last week Tsipras announced that he will distribute 617 million euros to low-income pensioners...