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Former Thessaloniki Mayor Released Early from Prison

Former Thessaloniki Mayor Vasilis Papageorgopoulos was released from prison on Monday after serving twenty nine months of his twelve year prison sentence. Papageorgopoulos had been found guilty of embezzling money from the city of Thessaloniki during his tenure and had been sentenced...

Thessaloniki Mayor Poses Naked in Support of Gay Pride

Statements that will be discussed made once again Thessaloniki Mayor Giannis Boutaris, who was photographed naked for a city’s magazine in support of the Gay Pride Parade. Talking to "Adore" magazine, Boutaris pointed out Thessaloniki’s prospects to become an...

Trial Postponed for the Former Mayor of Thessaloniki

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...

Greek Politicians’ Fake Success Story

The German weekly news magazine Focus in its article, A Fake Success Story, strongly criticizes the supposedly success story of Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras. “Looks can be deceiving: The calm that seem to generally prevail, the lack of mass...

Ex-Vice-Mayor of Thessaloniki faces charges of money laundering

Ex-Vice-Mayor of Economics, Michalis Zorpidis, will be brought in front of  an investigator facing charges of money laundering. The authorities have brought evidence against him in the form of more than six million euros in his bank account that...