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Greek Minister Karamanlis Resigns Over Train Disaster

The Greek minister responsible for the railway network Kostas Karamanlis resigned on Wednesday, following the fatal train disaster at Tempi. In his statement, Karamanlis, who was Infrastructure & Transport Minister, said "I feel it is my duty , and a...

Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis to Stand Down from Parliament

Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis announced on Tuesday he will stand down from Parliament and he will not seek his re-election at the general elections to be held in April. The 67-year-old, who served as the Prime Minister of Greece...

Greece Mulls Tolls for Athens Center to Ease Traffic Congestion

Greece is considering imposing tolls for vehicles in the center of Athens to combat traffic congestion, a government minister revealed on Monday. Authorities are particularly alarmed by the increase in traffic throughout the Greek capital, which at times seems like...

Greek Government to Introduce Tax Incentives for Buying Helmets

The Greek government will introduce tax incentives to encourage motorcycle drivers to buy and use helmets, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated on Thursday, during his visit to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. When speaking to reporters at the Ministry,...

European Court of Human Rights Ruling Prompts Reopening of Vodafone Employee's Suicide Case

The European Court of Human Rights fined Greece 54,000 euros for failing to carry out an adequate and effective investigation into the death of Costas Tsalikidis, a networks designer and director of technology at telecom company Vodafone, who was...

Handelsblatt: Greece Seeks Scapegoat for Greek Statistics, Karamanlis Implicated

German newspaper Handelsblatt's article, titled "The Scapegoat of Greece" casts the spotlight on the prosecution of Andreas Georgiou, the former chief of Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) by the Greek justice system. The article states that Greek politicians are seeking...

Mitsotakis Pledges to Renew and Expand Greece's Conservative Party

Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to renew and expand New Democracy upon officially taking over the presidency of Greece's conservative party on Monday. With the final results coming out, Mitsotakis received 52.43 percent of the vote while Vangelis Meimarakis received 47.57 percent....

Greek Defense Minister: 'I Will Support Tsipras to the End'

Whoever wishes to support the government’s ruling majority is “welcome” to do so, said the Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos. He also commented on the ecumenical government scenarios, noting that in September, Greek people voted for the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition. The...

Greek Supreme Court Charges 14 over Vatopedi Monastery Scandal

Greece ’s Supreme Court indicted 14 individuals earlier today over the Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal that became public in August 2008. The court struck down a Supreme Court deputy prosecutor's reversal of the indictments, requested by three of...

The Politics Buried in the Amphipolis Tomb and Macedonia

As days go by and the mystery of the Casta hill tomb in Amphipolis remains unsolved, new questions and conspiracy theories arise. The "who is buried in there" has now become "why now and not earlier" in the minds...