Supreme Court

Supreme Court investigator Efterpi Koutzamani has ordered a preliminary investigation into five mayors who are refusing to cooperate with the government over civil service evaluations.

Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) failed to elect a Chair of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS).

None of the two candidates managed to muster the necessary17 votes.

Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday sent Supreme Court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani the details of five mayors who have refused to provide the government with data for the evaluation of civil servants.

The General Assembly of the Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargıtay) has elected three original and three substitute members for the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK)

Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on Thursday to forward to Supreme Court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani the details of five mayors who have refused to provide the government with data for the evaluation of civil servants.

The details of municipalities that refuse to submit data for the evaluation of civil servants will be transferred to the Supreme Court prosecutor, Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing of an appeal by the Finance Ministry with regard to a First Instance Court instructing the ministry to rehire a group of 393 cleaners placed in a civil service mobility scheme last year. The Supreme Court will convene again over the matter on February 24, 2015.

The Montenegrin government has proposed emergency amendments to the law governing the National Security Agency, ANB, to establish a security system to meet NATO standards and improve the way in which the country treats classified information.

Supreme Court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani ordered on Friday an investigation into comments made this week by Greece’s chief inspector for public administration in which he alleged that some high profile personalities enjoyed impunity.

A Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered a probe into claims by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras that they received death threats for speaking out on tax evasion, Kathimerini understands.