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Opposition Slams Appointment of Retired Supreme Court President in Greek PM's Legal Office

Opposition parties have reacted strongly to the appointment of retired Supreme Court president Vassiliki Thanou as head of the prime minister's legal office, without pay. The announcement of the appointment caused immediate reactions, as Thanou retired on June 30 and...

Prominent Greek Businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos Passes Away at 63

Prominent Greek businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos, founder of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), died of cardiac arrest at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. Vgenopoulos, who was also Chairman of the Board of YGEIA hospital in Athens, came to the limelight recently after an...

Judges Union and Liberals Slam Proposal for Lifting Judicial Retirement Age

  The Judges Union on Wednesday issued a damning statement that criticizes the proposal made by Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou, aged 66, to raise the age limit for judges beyond the current 67 years. The statement released by the...

Greek Prosecutor Deposed for Offending Supreme Court President

Head Prosecutor of the Athens Appeals Prosecution Isidoros Doghiakos was deposed for offending the President of Greece's Supreme Court, Vassiliki Thanou. After the decision of the Secondary Disciplinary Board that became public late Wednesday afternoon, Doghiakos lost his position as...

Allegations Against Supreme Court Judge Bring Investigations

Supreme Court Deputy Public Prosecutor Efstathia Spyropoulou under secrecy is conducting a preliminary investigation into the complaint filed by president of MIG financial group Andreas Vgenopoulos against Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou. The investigation started a few hours after a...

Greek President: The Foundation of the EU is its People Not its Currencies

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos received visiting European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, on Friday. Avramopoulos is currently in Athens for meetings with European officials on the migration and refugee crisis. "The European Union's...

Greece in Danger of Having to Keep Hundreds of Thousands Refugees

Greece is in danger of having to accomodate hunderds of thousands of refugees after Germany decided to temporarily suspend the Schengen Treaty. The Schengen agreement guarantees the right of free movement across the borders of European Union member states. However, on Sunday...

Greek PM Chairs Meeting on Refugee Crisis in Mytilene

Participating in a major meeting held in Mytilene to discuss the migrant and refugee crisis, Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou on Sunday stressed that Greece strictly abides by all European and international treaties, without overlooking humanitarian values and...

Greek PM Thanou: 'We Continue to Implement Measures on Migration'

"Our government has continued the implementation of the measures on migration, which had been initiated by previous governments," Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou said in an interview with ANA-MPA on Wednesday. "Despite the efforts to improve these measures, we are...

Greek President at 80th TIF: 'The Eurozone Is the Only Path for Greece'

Greece and its people cannot survive outside the European Union, the country’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in a speech to inaugurate the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair on Friday evening. “Greece and our people cannot survive in terms of a stable...