Law
Greece
Greek Prime Minister: No Special Treatment to MPs Breaking the Law
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was outraged by the Michalis Liapis incident. Liapis, the former New Democracy MP as well as the former Minister of Transport, was arrested for driving an uninsured car with fake plates and without driving license. Maximos Mansion’s...
Crime
Golden Dawn Members on Trial for Murder
The 29-year-old fireman, Christos Steriopoulos, and 25-year-old private sector employee, Dionyssis Liakopoulos, appeared in court on Wednesday over charges of murdering a 27-year-old Pakistani in Athens on January 17. The trial opened under heavy police presence.
The two members of Golden Dawn are accused...
Greece
Golden Dawn's State Funding Halted by Greek Parliament
The Greek parliament has voted in favour of halting State funding for Golden Dawn. All political parties were in support, apart from Golden Dawn of course.
This decision has caused reaction among the Greek Neo-Nazi party’s MPs. In particular, Panagiotis Iliopoulos...
Australia
Australia: Solidarity Rally in Favor of Greek Neo-Nazis
The members of a small Australian far-right party, Australian First, participated in a solidarity rally in favor of Golden Dawn. The protesters were gathered outside the Greek Embassy in Sidney.
The head-protester was the president of the Australia First party,...
Greece
Vodafone Greece Slapped with 250 Million Euro Lawsuit
The Financial Times reported on Sunday, that a Greek retail partner of Vodafone has filed a 250 million euro ($343.26 million) lawsuit against Vodafone Greece, for allegedly breaching its contracts and causing damages to a Greek retail partner.
According...
Crime
Greek National Intelligence Anticipates Hit on IMF Rep
According to Kathimerini’s report, the Greek National Intelligence Security (EYP) anticipated an attack on the International Monetary Fund’s representative in Athens, Bob Traa. An anti-regime group had targeted Bob Traa's residence in Filothei.
The 55-year-old Dutch man was living in Greece...
Crime
Greek Authorities Arrest Pakistanis for Holding Syrians Captive
On Sunday, December 15, the Greek authorities arrested four Pakistanis that are members of a criminal organisation. According to the Greek Police, the organisation is specialised on seizing immigrants, smuggling them and keeping them captive until a relative would...
Greece
Greek Former PM George Papandreou on Marijuana: "Legalize it"
In an article entitled “An innovative approach to the use of marijuana,” which was uploaded on Mr. George Papandreou’s personal website, the former Prime Minister of Greece congratulates Uruguay’s government on how it handled the issue of marijuana’s legalization.
In...
Australia
Greek Lawyer, Defender of Aborigines Passes Away
The Greek lawyer, Stavros Komninos, recently passed away. Komninos was the first Greek lawyer in Queensland. He was a revolutionary man, fighting for the rights of Aborigines and the protection of the environment.
According to his son Thanassis, he genuinely loved...
Crime
New Evidence Against Greek Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
New shocking evidence for the action and the methods of the Greek Neo-Nazi political party, Golden Dawn, is in the hands of the investigating magistrates Ioanna Klappa and Maria Dimitropoulou.
The bulk of the new evidence is said to have...