George Varemenos

In commemoration of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus by Turkish forces on July 20 1974, the sirens wailed across the island on Thursday at 5.30am, the time of the first attack on the town of Kyrenia.
In July 1974, Turkish forces invaded and captured 3% of the island before a ceasefire was declared.

The Assets Testing Committee of Greek Parliament has decided to conduct further investigation into the wealth assets declarations of two Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) ministers – Economy Minister George Stathakis and State Minister Alekos Flambouraris.

Economy Minister George Stathakis and State Minister Alekos Flambouraris have been refered to the assets declaration committee of Greek Parliament’s auditors for further investigation into their wealth statements.

Minor clashes broke out at the Athens Polytechnic upon arrival of  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who arrived to lay a wreath for the 42nd anniversary of the student uprising. Leftist factions that gathered at the area clashed with members of the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government.

Greek Parliament’s auditors have been left “exposed” yet again following Sunday’s statements by the head of MPs’ auditors committee, George Varemenos, who stated that he would give State Minister Alekos Flambouraris a chance to redeem himself following his erroneous declaration of assets in April 2015. Rather than be punished for failure to declare his majority shareholding in Diatmisi S.A.

Scandal engulfed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ mentor prior to the general election on September 20.

Two ministers of Greek Parliament were found to not have submitted their assets to Greek Parliament as required at a time when the government is being called to vote on a harsh set of 48 austerity measures as part of an omnibus bill submitted on Monday.

Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras managed to pass through a third austerity memorandum himself, one that he doesn’t believe in. In the process, he lost his coalition government’s majority with a quarter of SYRIZA MPs dissenting and the rest appearing to vote under duress.