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Government given foreclosure ultimatum
European officials have given the government an ultimatum to proceed with electronic foreclosures on homes later in the month or else the country's third bailout review will not be concluded.
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Gov't pledges to win round notaries on foreclosures
The government is seeking to break the impasse created by Greek notaries who on Monday announced a boycott on property foreclosures, citing fears for their safety amid violent protests.
Outlook for property auctions unclear as notaries call boycott
The outlook for property foreclosures in Greece is unclear after notaries announced a boycott on auctions until the end of the year, citing abuse by protesters, though foreign creditors expect the first online auctions to take place this month.
Notaries halt foreclosures until end of year
The associations representing notaries in Athens, Piraeus and the islands of the Aegean and the Dodecanese on Monday announced they will not be conducting any property auctions until December 31.
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Deadline for EFKA dues is extended
The 650,000 farmers and self-employed professionals who have not paid the social security contributions they still owe for 2016 have been granted an extension. The new deadline for payments is January 31.
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Hiding behind the auction protesters
The Athens-Piraeus Notary Association has shed light on asset auctions canceled on Wednesday following protest action by various groups.
The cancellations concerned four scheduled auctions of assets belonging to corporations or individuals with very large debts that are hiding behind so-called collectives and escaping the consequences.
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Notaries protest opposition of foreclosures on million-euro properties
The union representing notaries in Athens, Piraeus, the Aegean and Dodecanese islands on Friday protested against a recent spate of initiatives by activists opposing foreclosures on homes, noting that the auctions in question related to people owing millions of euros.
Law to force notaries into online auctions
The government is considering the introduction of a regulation that will force notaries to register on the new online auctions system, in a bid to tackle their refusal to participate in the process.
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Pilot scheme for adjusting objective values of properties
The committee tasked with adjusting the property prices used for tax purposes (known as objective values) to the going rates is to present its first draft calculation to the government's coordinating committee, headed by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos.
Daily: Ministry's state secretary is also notary public
The newly-appointed state secretary with the Ministry of Labor Srbislav Cvejic is also working as a notary public, the daily Danas writes.
The newspaper said that Cvejic became an employee of the ministry a month ago but continues to work in his notary public office, which violates the Law on Notary Public.