Real property law

Hellenic Police (ELAS) spokesman Theodros Chronopoulos on Wednesday defended the controversial arrest of two men and their father during a raid on an anarchist squat in the downtown Athens district of Koukaki earlier in the day, as the incident has come under scrutiny amid claims that officers forced their way into the family's home without a warrant.

A luxury hotel with 553 rooms and 1,209 beds in the resort town of Kemer will be auctioned for a minimum value of 144 million Turkish Liras (nearly $24.4 million).

The appraised value of the property, which also includes thousands of trees and ornamental plants, is twice as much of the minimum auction value, according to a report prepared as part of a foreclosure decree.

A large police operation to evacuate three buildings in the central Athens district of Koukaki squatted by self-styled anarchists got underway on Wednesday morning.
Officers entered the buildings, located on the streets of Matrozou, Panaitoliou and Arvali, at 7 a.m.
Reports said two people were detained during the operation.

More than 100 refugees and migrants were evicted by police from a building in the Exarchia district, central Athens, on Tuesday morning, the state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

The squat, known as "Clandestina" and located on Bouboulinas 42 street, had been evacuated again back in April this year. A few days later, the squatters returned.

The authorities' decision to evacuate a building owned by the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in central Athens that had been occupied by squatters for about 13 years on Saturday has sparked clashes between riot police and self-styled anarchists who use the campus as a base from which to launch attacks.

Greece's long-delayed transition from the old system to the new land registry will be be completed in three years, Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Wednesday.

Police raided a second building housing migrants in central Athens on Thursday, following the evacuation of another property next door.

A large police operation to evacuate a building in downtown Athens squatted mostly by migrant families got underway on Thursday morning, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

Officers entered the building, located at the junction of Sourmeli, Acharnon and Mayer, near Vathi square, shortly after 6 a.m. 

More than 19,000 applications have been submitted by indebted homeowners seeking to protect their property from being seized since the new system went online 11 weeks ago.

Under a new draft bill submitted to public consultation this week, the government seeks to clear a number of environmental and zoning hurdles from the path of "strategic investments" and facilitate the legalization of unlicensed constructions and additions by offering financial incentives.