Takis Baltakos
Greece
New Greek Party 'National Unity' Founded by Giorgos Karatzaferis
"National Unity" is the name of the new party that was presented by Giorgos Karatzaferis and Takis Baltakos.
The leader of the new party will be Karatzaferis, while Baltakos will be its secretary. "National Unity's" logo will be a torch.
Both...
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Right-Winger Baltakos Presages New Party
Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos, who resigned after his secret talks with Golden Dawn members were revealed on video tape, presages the formation of a new political party.
Talking to Star television channel, Baltakos said that the party will be called...
Greece
Parliamentary Ethics Committee Proposes Lifting of Immunity for Three MPs
The Greek Parliament's Ethics Committee decided Thursday to propose to the plenum the lifting of immunity for extreme-right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party MPs Constantinos Barbaroussis and Elias Panagiotaros over the case of gunshots fired during the funeral of...
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Former Cabinet Secretary Takis Baltakos to Form New Right-Wing Party
Takis Baltakos, former cabinet secretary and righthand man of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, is planning to create a new rightwing political force that could include "serious" figures from Golden Dawn, a Sunday newspaper has reported.
Baltakos was forced to resign...
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One Week Postponement for Anti-racism Bill
The Parliament’s second summer session has postponed the discussion regarding the anti-racism bill for one week, after the request of Greece 's Justice Minister Charalambos Athanassiou.
Meanwhile, former chamber secretary Takis Baltakos stated that this anti-racism bill is unconstitutional and...
Greece
New Poll after Disclosure of Baltakos Video
Another poll, this time after the incident with the video of New Democracy MP Takis Baltakos and Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, shows the impact that these revelations had on the voting intentions of the Greek people both for...
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Baltakos: I Am Part of New Democracy and Always Will Be
Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos told Greek reporters that he was, is and always will be part of New Democracy as he left the prosecutor’s office Monday, after delivering testimony about the controversial video that cost him his job in which he was seen in...
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Journalist Arrested After Lawsuit by MP
Despina Kontarakis, editor of the Greek newspaper Eleftheros Typos was arrested after a lawsuit by the member of the Independent Greeks party (ANEL), Rachel Makris. The journalist was taken to the police department in Neo Irakleio, northern Athens, while...
Greece
Guardian: Samaras Will Lose Votes After Baltakos Scandal
The British newspaper “The Guardian” published an article entitled “Greek prime minister facing resignation calls after aide's Golden Dawn gaffe,” which went on to explain the repercussions of the Baltakos scandal.
The article, written by the newspaper's correspondent in Athens,...
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Ex-Cabinet Secretary Baltakos Says More Videos Could Emerge
A day after being forced to resign over a video showing him engaging in not-so-favorable talks with Golden Dawn second-in-command Ilias Kasidiaris, former cabinet secretary of the government Panayiotis Baltakos revealed in an interview on Thursday, that more damaging...