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AHEPA Celebrates 99 Years of Service in Athens Convention

Celebrating 99 years, the order of AHEPA commenced in Athens with its international convention in plenary sessions and ceremonies, bestowing the organization’s highest honors on the President of the Hellenic Republic, the Prime Minister of Greece and the President of Cyprus.

Coronavirus' Impact on Greek Tourism Seen to be Minimal

Greece's Tourism Minister said on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic will have a limited impact on the country's tourism, since Chinese tourists constitute a small minority of visitors to the country. Speaking on state broadcaster ERT, Haris Theocharis added that...

Greek FinMin Varoufakis: 'No Agreement for a 1.0% Primary Surplus'

There has been no agreement between Greece and institutions for a 1.0% primary surplus, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in the Greek Parliament replying to a timely question from "To Potami" MP Haris Theocharis. "The government will not sign inconsistent and...

Aikaterini Savvaidou Tapped for Public Revenues General Secretary

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, as head of a five member committee, proposed Aikaterini Savvaidou to be appointed General Secreatary of Public Revenues following the recent resignation of Haris Theoharis. The Cabinet will make the final decision after examining the...

German Magazine Praises Theocharis

German magazine Focus is praising Haris Theocharis and is criticizing the Greek government, describing his removal from the General Secretariat of Public Revenue as a "political farce." A recent article titled "Too successful. Greece removes the superior tax collector" says Haris Theocharis...

PASOK MP's Want Tax Talk Answers

Nervous lawmakers from the PASOK Socialists who are the junior partner in Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and New Democracy Conservative party leader's government say they want an explanation about taxes they say are damaging to the ruling parties. New Democracy...

Greek State Revenues Exceed Targets in November

State revenues in Greece, exceeded targets in November 2013, both for the month itself and for the January-November period, according to figures released by the General Secretariat for Public Revenues on Monday. Total revenues in November reached 2.37 billion...

Theoharis Says 13% VAT on Food

"The VAT on food is 13% regardless of where it is consumed," the Secretary of Public Revenue, Haris Theocharis, stated in his message on Twitter in response to reports in view of the application of the reduced rate on...