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Two Greek Ministers Resign after Meeting with Media Mogul Marinakis

Two Greek ministers resigned on Thursday after it was revealed that they met Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek media and football tycoon earlier in the week. Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and Deputy Minister to Prime Minister Ioannis Bratakοs submitted their...

Financial Prosecutors Call Former Businessman for Questioning on 'Panama Papers' Affair

Financial prosecutors have called a close adviser of former prime minister Antonis Samaras, the lawyer Stavros Papastavrou, for questioning next week on the ownership of an off shore company. Suspected of having committed felony offenses following a batch of new...

Greeks Included on 'The Panama Papers' List

The "Panama Papers" scandal has caused huge turmoil in the global financial and political community, since renowned personalities are included on the list of offshore companies. Some Greeks who appeared to have issues with Justice in the past, are also...

Aide of Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras in Panama Papers

Stavros Papastavrou, an aide of Greece's former prime minister Antonis Samaras, is a Greek politician whose name and activities appear in the Panama Papers. Specifically, the documents of the Mossack Fonseca law firm on Papastavrou say: "Not long after Antonis Samaras came...

Greek Tax Authority Slaps Provisional 3.3 Mln-Euro Fine to Aide of Former PM

Greece’s audit center for taxpayers with large wealth charged lawyer Stavros Papastavrou -- close aide of former prime minister Antonis Samaras -- on Thursday, with a provisional fine totaling 3.3 million euros in connection with a bank deposit found...

La Stampa: Former Greek PM Samaras' Close Associate's Name Found in Lagarde List

"Stavros Papastavrou, according to documents that we have access on, had two accounts in Switzerland, at the HSBC bank. His name was included in 'Falciani list' (also known as 'Lagarde list') and the prosecutors were unable to complete their work,"...

Greek PM Samaras in Brussels for EU Summit

In Brussels on the occasion of the European Union summit will be today and tomorrow the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, in the aftermath of the first, unsuccessful, ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic...

Greek PM and Vice President Agree on Social Security Issues In Troika Negotiations

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos came to an agreement on social security during a meeting yesterday evening which lasted two hours. The two political leaders also agreed on improvements necessary for the restructuring of non-performing business loans. The...

Samaras Ponders Stournaras Replacement

As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras prepares for a Cabinet shakeup in the wake of a second-place finish for his New Democracy Conservatives in the European Parliament elections, at the top of the list is who will replace Yannis...

New Samaras Shuffle, Stournaras to Bank of Greece

With one eye on a hopeful economic recovery and the other on next month's critical elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly planning yet another Cabinet shakeup that will see Finance Minister...