Press Review February 4
04/02/2014
Concern deepens over the seismic activity in Cephalonia; a final deal for Greece is expected to be struck in the spring; the Greek state has long ignored potential European support…
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΄Switzerland must return the money that we stole,΄ demands cousin and accomplice of convicted former defense minister
03/02/2014
Nikos Zigras, a cousin of Akis Tsochatzopoulos – the former defense minister convicted of money laundering, has appeared before visiting Swiss prosecutors investigating potential illegal money transfers. Zigras who was…
Greece today: a €4 million reward for an escaped terrorist would lead to… €2,644,800 in taxes
03/02/2014
When convicted terrorist and former November 17 member Christodoulos Xiros decided that he had more revolutionary things to do than return to prison after being let out on leave, red…
Arms scandal goes prime (minister) time: Former PM Mitsotakis implicated
03/02/2014
Antonis Kantas, the former deputy director of the Defense Ministry’s Department of Procurement, appears to implicate in his testimony former PM Constantine Mitsotakis in the ever growing bribery scandal over…
IMF leak: European banks had committed to maintain exposure in Greek bonds after first bailout – but didn’t
03/02/2014
IMF minutes from May 2010 tell the real story of Greece’s bailout: European banks broke their promise to hold on to Greek bonds. Further shocking revelations: the Greek government itself…
Press Review February 3
03/02/2014
Germans make a final plan for Greece’s debt amid revelations of betrayal from IMF minutes; Jacques Delors, former president of the EU Commission, talks about Greece’s mistakes; Golden Dawn is…
Questions persist over safety of destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in Mediterranean
30/01/2014
Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek Foreign Minister is coming under fire for not securing guarantees that the planned destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean poses no threat to public…
"Low quality immigrants" minister plagiarised Wikipedia in his speech
30/01/2014
The minister of Public Protection has stirred controversy yet again by stating that Greece receives ‘bad quality’ immigrants. Yet the minister who is concerned about immigrant’s education levels has no…
Press review January 30
30/01/2014
New legislation offers up the country’s forests and islands to land developers; Foreign companies are invited to exploit Greece’s promising oil fields; Τhe troika auditors provoke SYRIZA’s outrage; Major delays…
Parliamentary Budget Office: Greeks are taxed to the hilt
29/01/2014
The government cannot expect to increase revenue through further tax increases according to a new report issued by the Parliamentary Budget Office. The tax burden in Greece has risen dramatically…