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Greek Justice Minister: Golden Dawn Trial May be Delayed

In an interview with private radio Vima FM, Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said on Wednesday that, due to understaffing problems, the trial of far right Golden Dawn deputies might be delayed. “This delay may result in the release of the...

Two Women Implicated in Terrorist Escape Plot Jailed After Testimonies

Two women related to members of the "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire" terrorist group were arrested on Tuesday evening after testifying before investigators for membership in the group and for aiding and abetting a criminal. A 60-year-old woman whose sons,...

Watch Jason Mantzoukas in ‘Community’ Season 6

After being cancelled and losing it's Thursday timeslot on NBC, "Community" is back with a bang on Yahoo!'s streaming service along with cast member Jason Mantzoukas. Fans were worried about the direction the show would take, especially after "Community" lost...

Deputy FinMin: Exceptional Measures for Outstanding Tax Debts

Deputy Minister of Finance Nadia Valavani announced on Wednesday that a new exceptional measure for the repayment of old tax debts in 100 installments will be added in the government’s draft bill on humanitarian aid that was tabled in...

‘Georgios Vizyinos. The Road to Istanbul’ Student Conference

Students, academics, authors, actors and journalists will participate in the 4th International Student Conference “Georgios Vizyinos. The Road to Istanbul” in order to approach the life and work of the great Greek novelist, poet and scholar Georgios Vizyinos. The...

Jean-Claude Juncker: Tsipras΄ Promises 'Unlikely to Be Kept'

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday that there could be a more flexible approach to Greece ΄s debt crisis but recent elections have not changed the fundamental situation. "Elections do not change treaties," Juncker said in an interview with...

Turmoil Over Alleged Changes in Illegal Immigration Policies

Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis reacted strongly to a police document that circulated on Tuesday regarding "new policy on migrant detention procedures." The document states that illegal immigrants arrested in the Greek borders will not be detained but...

Greek Student Still Missing After Almost a Month

Greece has been devastated by the disappearance of 20-year-old student Vangelis Giakoumakis, who has been missing for almost a month since February 6. Greek journalist and writer Elena Akrita addressed a letter to Greek Deputy Minister of Public Order,...

Greek Gov't Working on Plan to Lower Electricity Rates, Sources Say

The Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy ministry is working with Greece 's Public Power Corporation (PPC) on a plan to lower electricity rates, government sources said on Tuesday. Responding to media criticism of a decision to improve the pay package...

Greek Communist Party Submits Draft Law Abolishing Loan Agreements, Memoranda

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) submitted on Tuesday a draft law denouncing the loan facility agreements signed by Greece and its partners in the EU from 2010 to date and abolishes the two memoranda and Medium-Term Financial Strategy Frameworks...

Former Minister's Trial Continues with Testimonies of Ex-sec'y General, SDOE Head

The trial of former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou on charges of tampering with possible tax evasion evidence continued on Tuesday with witnesses taking the stand including former colleagues and ministry staff. Papaconstantinou is on trial on allegations of striking...

Schaeuble Warns Varoufakis to Not Change Terms of Agreement

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble maintained his hard stance on Greece by warning his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis to not change the terms of the bailout extension agreement. Speaking to German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung, Mr. Schauble said that the burden of...

Greek Gov't Looking More and More Like the Tower of Babel

A little over a month in the Maximos Mansion and it seems that the Greek government officials are in constant competition with each other over who is going to sound more leftist, more "for the people," who commiserates more,...

Greek-British Soldier Dies After Battle With ISIS

A former Greek-British Royal Marines member became the first Briton to be killed fighting alongside the Kurdish forces against the jihadist Islamic state in Syria, according to BBC. The 25-year-old soldier, Konstandinos Erik Scurfield died on Tuesday March 3 after...

New Greek Poll: SYRIZA 41.3%, New Democracy 19.2%

According to the latest post-election poll with 1,009 respondents, conducted on behalf of star.gr, leftist SYRIZA remains in the lead with a 22.1 percentage point difference over center-right New Democracy. Asked “what party would you vote for if elections were...