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DIMAR to hold conference with eye on SYRIZA
Democratic Left (DIMAR) is to hold a conference in September to determine its political direction, the party decided after a tense two-day session of its central committee over the weekend in the wake of its disastrous showing in last months European Parliament and local authority elections.
Official’s departure leads to tax system disruption
Taxpayers trying to submit their annual income tax declarations or seek papers regarding their tax data were frustrated over the weekend as procedures were suspended in the wake of the forced resignation of the Finance Ministrys general secretary for public revenues, Haris Theoharis, last Thursday.
Macedonian Prime Minister Reveals New Cabinet
Gruevski’s most trusted ministers will retain their posts, judging by the list of candidate-ministers that the Macedonian premier officially submitted to parliament on Sunday together with his platform for government.
But who is supporting these fascists?
According to the final results of the May 25 elections for the European Parliament that came out last week, Golden Dawn (GD) became the third strongest Greek party among the European deputies attracting more than half a million votes and nearly 10% of the national vote. Hence it sent three out of a total of 21 deputies to the new European Parliament.
More than 800 migrants returned home in May
A total of 811 immigrants were deported from Greece in May, the polices aliens bureau said on Friday.
Just over 500 of the migrants left the country via a voluntary program conducted with the help of the local branch of the International Organization for Migration. The rest were forcibly deported.
Groups seeking WWII reparations plan rally at German Embassy
Two campaign groups seeking World War II reparations from Germany are planning to stage a protest march from Parliament to the German Embassy in the central district of Kolonaki at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Ministry seeks replacement for top tax official as reshuffle looms
As speculation continued about the reasons for the abrupt resignation on Thursday of the Finance Ministry's general secretary for public revenues, Haris Theoharis, the ministry on Friday announced that a tender for his successor has been posted on the government's online portal opengov.gr
Test for government after tax chief quits
The Finance Ministrys general secretary for public revenues, Haris Theoharis, resigned from his post on Thursday, abruptly ending a job that was created in 2012 under pressure from Greeces troika of international creditors with a view to making the countrys tax administration more independent.
Larissa bank raid has hallmark of terrorist fugitive
An armed robbery on Thursdsy at a branch of Piraeus Bank in the small town of Sykourio near Larissa in central Greece resembled raids carried out by fugitive urban guerrilla Nikos Maziotis, according to police who have been seeking the self-professed leader of Revolutionary Struggle since July 2012 when he violated the terms of his conditional release from pretrial custody.
Watchdog voices concerns over coastal bill
The Ombudsman warned Thursday of the exhaustive exploitation of Greeces coastline if the government goes ahead with draft legislation that would relax restrictions on building and commercial activity next to the sea.
D-Day and the battle for Europe
Seventy years ago, 156,000 Allied soldiers began their battle for a beachhead on the coast of Normandy, setting off a sequence of events which, along with the advance of Soviet forces in the east, would result in the defeat of German forces which occupied Europe from France to Greece. June 6, 1944, is one of the most important days in the history of our blood-soaked continent.
Armed forces of Balkan states continue to cooperate closely
SARAJEVO - The armed forces of the Balkan states will continue to cooperate closely within the B-9 forum with a view to strengthening regional security, but also assisting each other in the crisis situations caused by natural disasters, their chiefs of the general staff concluded in a meeting in Sarajevo.
PASOK MP calls for Venizelos to quit as party leader
Thanos Moraitis on Wednesday became the first PASOK MP to openly say that Evangelos Venizelos must step down as leader of the socialist party.
PASOK, Moraitis said, needs a new leadership, one that can inspire, unite and expand [the party's influence].
Search for new Greek finance minister continues
The coalitions search for a finance minister to replace Yannis Stournaras continued but it appears that the drawn-out cabinet reshuffle has put paid to Greeces chances of receiving the next 1-billion-euro installment of its bailout package from the eurozone later this month.
Greek parliament lifts immunity for Golden Dawn leader
Angry scenes unfolded in Greece's parliament on June 4 after lawmakers voted to lift immunity for the jailed leader of extreme right party Golden Dawn and two of his deputies.