Giorgos Floridis

Stricter rules for early release: New criminal code amendments in Greece

The Greek government has introduced a new amendment to limit early releases for serious crimes, addressing previous leniencies under which offenders could be released after serving as little as 40% of their sentence. This change, spearheaded by Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, aligns Greece with European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings.

Mitsotakis at the Cabinet meeting: We are ready to intervene for the benefit of consumers regarding electricity

In his address before the start of the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about inflation, government interventions in electricity, the Digital Tutoring program, the modernization of the Cadastre, and the procedures to accelerate the administration of justice.

Judiciary to have say on its leadership

The selection of presidents and vice presidents of the Supreme Court, the Council of State, the Court of Audit and the selection of the prosecutor of the Supreme Court will henceforth be done by the administrative plenary sessions of the courts which will meet in April each year and vote by secret ballot on the candidates, according to an amendment tabled in the Parliament by Justice Minister G

Samaras Requests the Revelation of Identities of Maximos Sarafis and Aikaterini Kelesi in the Novartis Case

The former prime minister accompanied his request with a supplementary memorandum that includes new data revealed in Parliament, suggesting that these specific witnesses, along with their lawyer Pavlos Sarakis, had financial benefits from the Novartis case, an element that is incompatible with their protection status.

Mr. Samaras’s Statement:

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