Vassiliki Thanou

The Council of State on Tuesday rejected an appeal by former Supreme Court president Vassiliki Thanou for the suspension of her dismissal from the helm of Greece's Competition Commission.

A Parliament committee on Tuesday approved the government's nominees to head Greece's Competition Commission. However, their approval was opposed by leftist SYRIZA lawmakers who walked out before the vote on the matter.

A section of the Council of State (CoS) on Thursday dismissed a request by the former head and deputy of Greece's competition authority to suspend their ejection last week from their posts.

The Greek government on Thursday nominated Ioannis Lianos, Professor of Competition Law and Public Policy at University College London, as head of the country's Competition Commission.

The former head and deputy head of the Competition Commission, Vassiliki Thanou and Anna Nakou, have appealed to the country's highest administrative court, the Council of State, demanding the suspension of their ejection this week from their posts.

Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis signed the official acts on Monday for the removal of four members of the Competition Commission, including its president, Vassiliki Thanou.

Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday discussed with the European Union's Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager a new government legislation that aims to replace the head of the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC).

Leftist SYRIZA opposition on Wednesday urged the government to withdraw an amendment that stipulates the dismissal of members and staff of the Competition Commission, an independent authority, if they have recently served in government bodies.

Vassiliki Thanou defiantly announced on Wednesday she will not step down as head of Greece's Competition Commission despite measures put forward by the new conservative government that institute strict rules regarding matters pertaining to conflict of interest.

Opposition New Democracy on Friday called for an investigation into claims of judicial manipulation made by former coalition partner Panos Kammenos against the prime minister's office.