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Coastal development bill under fire
A draft law on coastal development prepared by Greeces Finance Ministry that has come under fire from environmental activists was also slammed by a conservative deputy on Friday who said she would vote against the monstrous bill in Parliament.
Recycling firm a racketeering front
A police raid on a business claiming to be into recycling in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, revealed evidence of large-scale racketeering.
The firms owner, a man aged 62, and his 33-year-old daughter handed themselves into authorities on Friday following Tuesdays raid and face a string of serious criminal charges.
ND rejects Tsipras vs Samaras TV debate
SYRIZA accused Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday of running scared after New Democracy rejected an appeal from the leftists for a televised debate between the two parties leaders, with the conservatives accusing the opposition of simply making the request for show.
Drachma debate is ridiculous
The euro-or-drachma debate should have been settled a long time ago. Even the most vocal doomsayers outside the country have stopped predicting that Greece will be forces to leave the euro area and switch back to its old currency.
Tourism in Greece beats competition
By Stathis Kousounis
Greece has in the first months of the year recorded far greater growth rates in foreign tourism arrivals and in travel revenues than its direct competitors in the region, according to official data.
Mid-caps are eyeing the corporate bond market
By Anestis Dokas
Prosecutors asks House to lift Kasidiaris’s immunity over Baltakos video
First instance prosecutor Calliope Dagianta asked Parliament on Friday to lift the immunity of Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris so he can face charges of breaching the privacy of former cabinet secretary Panayiotis Baltakos by recording a conversation between the two men.
The offense is considered a felony and carries a stiff prison sentence.
Expert laments lack of measures to protect children from poverty
Greece has not been doing enough to fight child poverty, Deputy Ombudsman Giorgos Moschos told a parliamentary committee on Friday.
He told MPs on the equality and human rights committee that a panel of experts at the National Center for Social Research had come to this conclusion after studying a range of figures.
Six MPs resign in order to run as MEPs
Six MPs resigned on Friday so they could stand as candidates for European Parliament in the May 25 elections.
Parliamentary rules mean that MPs cannot fulfill both roles.
Target for sell-off revenues in 2014 set at 1.5 bln euros
By Vangelis Mandravelis
The medium-term fiscal plan submitted by the government to Parliament this week provides for revenues from privatizations to reach 1.5 billion euros within 2014.
Man turns himself in over north Athens murder
A 45-year-old handed himself in to police in Maroussi, northern Athens, in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old man on Tuesday, officers said on Friday.
The two men allegedly got into an argument over money and the 45-year-old hit his victim over the head with a statuette and then stabbed him.
Four Greek jets to join NATO exercise in Germany
Four Greek fighter jets will take part in a NATO exercise in Germany later this month, it was announced on Friday.
Greece will send the F-16 Block 52+ planes to join other aircraft from NATO countries as part of the JAWTEX exercise, which will take place in northern and eastern Germany from May 12-22.
Taxpayers run up more unpaid dues
Official figures show that within 15 months debtors have added another 13 bln to their expired obligations
By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou
EYDAP leads benchmark index to weekly gains of 1.4 pct
Most of the morning gains in Fridays bourse session evaporated by the end of the day, although the upward momentum created since Tuesday was enough to see the benchmark clear 1,240 points.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,240.16 points, adding 0.65 percent to Wednesdays 1,232.12 points. On a weekly basis it gained 1.39 percent.
Volos, historical and elusive
An author finds inspiration in the port city of Thessaly, the site of ancient Iolkos
By Kostas Akrivos