TA NEA
 


Ghost of November 17 returns in video

Unanimous condemnation from parties but also a new clash between New Democracy and Syriza

The ghost of November 17 has returned to centre stage with the declaration/manifesto and video which was uploaded to the internet in a way reminiscent of international terrorists by the fugitive murdered Christodoulos Xiros. After confirming that he has “once again taken the decision to fire the guerilla’s rifle” he made threats against journalists, judges, politicians and businessmen. At the same time he called for all the new terrorist organizations to join forces. 

KATHIMERINI
 


800 million from corruption cases

Assets to be liquidated by the state

A draft law for the immediate liquidation of money and real-estate assets seized by the courts in cases of financial crime and state corruption will soon be put for a vote before parliament. The new measure is expected to lead to the collection of significant revenue for the state – 800 million euros soon after the measure is passed. Already 200 million euros have been seized over the Proton Bank scandal, 240 million euros over the Energa – Ellas Power case, while large financial sums and significant real-estate assets have been seized over the defense procurement scandal.

 

 

ELEFTHEROTYPIA
 


Germanos and the defense system scandal

Offset agreements went from 38 million to 57.6 million euros “without sufficient justification”

The SDOE auditors investigating the submarine scandal in 2011 were simply doing their jobs – well, and as a result their report contains a number of revelations which (strangely?) were not noticed by the relevant authorities or the media. Such an instance is the case of the offset agreements undertaken by the technology company “Germanos” which managed to stay out of the public eye. As the report makes clear, amendments to the agreements which occurred after [convicted for money laundering Defense Minister] Akis Tsochatzopoulos’s tenure, under Giannos Papantoniou, saw contracts worth 38 million balloon to 57.6 million euros. The company in total undertook contracts worth 93.2 million euros.

NAFTEMPORIKI
 


The problem of the debt has not been solved

“The issue of Greece’s debt has not been resolved,” according to Budgetary Office experts in their report drafted with regards to the new fiscal governance of Greece and the eurozone. Indeed it makes clear that as long as the debt remains at the stratospheric level of 170% [of GDP], Greece hasn’t “the faintest hope” of reducing its debt to the levels required by the new fiscal rules. The report refers, among others, to research institutes as well as the IMF and OECD which have called on the EU to re-evaluate its policies.

 

 

IMERISIA
 


Government worried by Council of State rulings

The cancellation of salary cuts for uniformed state workers has a huge cost for public finances.

The financial committee is deeply troubled by the Council of State ruling which returns all uniformed state workers (police,military, firefighters etc) to the pay levels they had prior to the 1st of August 2012. The burden to the public purse by the ruling is estimated to exceed 100 million euros.