ND suspends Spyraki’s party membership amid fraud investigation
Ruling New Democracy Friday suspended the party membership of MEP Maria Spyraki amid an ongoing fraud investigation.
A pre-election campaign from the past
A wiretapping scandal and innuendos about an ongoing blackmail campaign. Cash handouts and political favors. A prolonged electoral campaign without a clear election date. MP candidates working with the Church of Greece to boost their visibility. Politicians on the campaign trail hugging babies and pressing the flesh.
Court rules emotional distress damages to relatives of 2018 fire victim
An Athens court has ruled that the state must pay 300,000 euros in emotional distress damages to the relatives of a 77-year-old woman who died in the eastern Attica wildfires on 23 July 2018.
4th Amendment of the Request for proposals to beneficiaries for the state aid program “NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS” and the Implementation guide, included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, of the General Secretariat for Industry of the Ministry of Development and Investments
The amendment concerns the deadline for submission of proposals to the state aid program “NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS”. The revised start date for submitting proposals is the 23rd of December 2022, while the deadline for submission of proposals is the 23rd of February 2023. For more information, please refer to the attached document.
EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war
The European Union said Thursday it approved a new package of sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine.
Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate
With Eva Kaili, a former vice president and member of the European Parliament, facing corruption charges in Brussels over her role in what has been dubbed Qatargate, ruling New Democracy, leftist SYRIZA and the socialist PASOK have taken up battle positions either to deflect or exploit the political expediency at hand.
Approval of EU support for Ukraine lags among Greeks
Deviating from the general mood in Europe, a large number of Greeks hesitate to declare their approval of the European Union’s backing for Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
No legal framework for crypto
How are cryptocurrency profits taxed in Greece? Is there a tax framework that covers those who buy and sell cryptocurrencies?
AHI slams Turkey’s missile threat
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) has condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threats to launch a missile attack against Greece, while urging the US State Department to call out Turkey as the aggressor.
Alex Yannis, who chronicled soccer’s rise in US, dies at 84
Alex Yannis, who chronicled Pelé‘s career and the rise of soccer interest in the United States during three decades with The New York Times, has died. He was 84.