Law

The Warden Security in Chalkida was sentenced to ten months for stealing a mobile phone from a 15 year-old boy. A second policeman was acquitted. The single-judge court in Chalkida punished the warden with ten months imprisonment, suspension for three...

The Minister of Finance, Yannis Stournaras, has not yet submitted the much-talked-about tax bill for discussion in Parliament. However, he has announced some changes in response to the reactions on the extent of taxation. He stated that storage on...

The political scenery regarding the dismissals in the public sector seems to be a bit messy. The Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued an announcement in order to refute a recent publication according which, the closure of 800...

The court of appeal in Thessaloniki, postponed the trial of the former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vasilis Papageorgopoulos until January 16. Mr. Papageorgopoulos was sentenced to life imprisonment for the embezzlement of approximately 18 million Euros from municipal funds. The hearing...

The Greek police arrested a couple suspected of having purchased an 8-month-old Roma girl and trying to register her as their own child. The couple, a 53-year-old man and his 48-year-old wife, were arrested in Ano Liosia. According to an announcement...

The Ministry of Finances is supposed to be submitting the new bill for the unified real estate tax. Over the past year, we have heard quite a bit about numerous changes on the subject. According to the law, all real...

The social security issue is once again on the table after the statements of the Finance Minister Yiannis Stouraras, and of the Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis in Parliament. Mr. Vroutsis made clear, that the law will be strictly implemented...

Ministry of the Interior in Greece presented new regulations on Monday relevant to immigrants. According to Greek Minister, Yiannis Michelakis, the documents for issuing a residence permit to foreigners were 50,  and now reduced to 19 in a difficult...

According to the newly proposed law by the Greek Ministry of Finance, the revenue office will be able to accept payment of debts by the transference of property. Debts to the State have now surpassed the 60 billion euro mark. ...

A nine-page indictment, which refers to the 26-year course of the criminal organization composed by members of the Greek Golden Dawn, was given on Sunday, to Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani by Greek Supreme Court deputy prosecutor...