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“IRIS is a double opportunity for those who don’t want to pay commissions to banks,” Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis noted in a post.

Eight out of nine members of the State Electoral Commission tendered their resignations to parliament this week, mostly citing moral reasons, after a scandal over their bonus payments for October's local elections sparked public outrage.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) on Saturday decided the 30 day preventive arrest of Capital Sector 5 Mayor Marian Vanghelie, accused by the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) of abuse of office, bribe taking and money laundering.

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The decision is not final.