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Greek Alternate Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis received a suspended 10-month prison sentence for a case regarding the illegal construction of a jetty. Mr. Polakis had been charged in 2011 with building a jetty without a proper permit from the competent authorities in the municipality of Sfakia, Crete when he was acting Mayor.

With its vernacular architecture, beautiful courtyard, expansive view and solid, castle-like presence, the Pavlos Kountouriotis Mansion on the island of Hydra is one of those buildings that are hard to forget.

As fake news, alt-facts and post-truths infect the world like a disinformation disease, fact-finding films can serve as a welcome antidote.

In a statement on Wednesday, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis appeared to question the police in connection to the clashes on Tuesday at the trial of Golden Dawn members accused of being involved in the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas.

Fights broke out between Golden Dawn supporters and anarchists in the courtroom.

Former Olympiakos basketball player Steve Yiatzoglou has caused great fury after his controversial statements at an event organised by extreme-right party Golden Dawn (GD). Yiatzoglou characterised the murder of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas by members of Golden Dawn ‘an unfortunate moment’.

New Democracy Vice President Adonis Georgiadis (photo) and conservative MP Costas Tzavaras are taking lead action against Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis and ministry aides in connection to a list of appointees at the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, KEELPNO.

The outgoing head of Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Thanasis Giannopoulos, vowed on Friday to take legal action against the government for removing him from his post.

Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis asked the members of the board of directors of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) to resign late on Wednesday. The alternate minister took to his Facebook account to announce the appointment of a new boad in the near future.

The Hellenic American Union is hosting "Stuff+" a group show running from May 19 to June 18. Curated by Louisa Karapidaki, the exhibition brings together Greek and foreign artists whose creative efforts aim to redefine traces of everyday wear and transform the images of accumulated erosion into art.

A Christmas event will take place on December 19 and 20 at Meteora neighborhood in Thessaloniki sponsored by Municipality of Pavlos Melas.

Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a complete Christmas spectacle without any cost except for donating dry and canned foods to the basket of social solidarity.