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On the one hand, the government has spoken of an enormous Novartis scandal, and continues to accuse former ministers through constant leaks to government-friendly media, and on the other hand it refuses to touch upon the substance of the scandal and to probe all its aspects.

The revelation that a hotel invoice for the stay in Athens of individuals charged with participation in a criminal blackmailing ring was initially issued in the name of PAOK FC, and then reissued in the name of Ivan Savvidis’ Dimera Company, has once again brought to light a case that had long been concealed

FYROM’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirmed today that Skopje has received Athens’ draft proposal for a comprehensive settlement of the naming and related issues, and has already sent its counter-proposals to Athens.

The completion of the deal requires a 231.9 million euro payment, to be disbursed by businessman Ivan Savvidis, and, immediately thereafter, the appointment of a new board of directors. The total value of the 67 percent stake is 1,1bn euros.

The US Ambassador to Athens indicated that Washington is actively supportive of efforts to secure the return of the two Greek army officers who have been imprisoned in a Turkish jail, and extolled Greece’s important regional role.

After a series of rifts in the ruling Syriza-Independent Greeks coalition on key issues such as the FYROM naming talks and the captivity of two Greek army officers in Turkey, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos are holding talks in a bid to find a new governmental modus vivendi. Kammenos attempted to […]

Ivan Savvidis’ Dimera Company covered the cost of the stay at an Athens hotel of a man of Armenian descent, who has been charged with arson attacks on the automobiles of Răzvan Lucescu, the manager of Savvidis’ PAOK F.C., and of football manager Yannis Evangelopoulos.

Greece does not have the luxury of allowing itself to be divided in the face of a new – and indeed unforeseeable – crisis.There is a pressing need to flesh out a unified national position that will transcend any petty partisan motives there may be.

Kammenos said that there is an “honourable and public relationship between the two parties, without under the table dialogues, which is based on principles and the democratic process for which the Constitution provides”.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s heightened nationalist rhetoric towards Greece, his expansionist policies and the crisis in US-Turkey relations have stirred deep concerns in Athens for a number of reasons, including Washington’s possibly decreased leverage in impeding a potential hostile act Ankara against Greece or Cyprus. At the same time, Athens is sticking to its […]

The project will significantly reduce the subsidies paid by all consumers – the so-called Social Benefits Services charge on electricity bills nationwide - for the electrification of the islands.

The software of this company, which led to the adoption of a new method of diagnosis of brain diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease, was approved by the competent European authorities and can be used at hospitals and diagnostic clinics throughout Europe. .

The danger of the country sliding into a new cycle of doubt is plainly obvious. Undoubtedly, it is the result of the weaknesses of Mr. Tsipras and his allies, and their inability to conduct politics guided only by the interests of the country.

Sixteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat they on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast guard officials said.

A new survey conducted by the Pulse polling company, for Skai television, gives main opposition New Democracy a nine percentage point lead (28. 5 to 19.5 percent) over the ruling Syriza party.

What the finance ministry’s real estate appraisers intend to do now is to jack up the tax valuation in areas – parts of Athens and tourist spots around the country – which have proven popular among Airbnb clients.

That money was collected from consumers by the company to pay local taxes for sanitation, lighting and property taxes, but the company pocketed the money instead of handing it over to local government.

“The rule of law in Turkey committed suicide,” the witnesses said. They also described human rights violations in Turkey.

The citizens are fraught with anxiety, and many are crushed by a nightmarish reality, struggling to survive, even as the government has made clinging to power its top priority.

It is unknown if the meeting ever occurred, and obviously the reference is not incriminating on its own. It may mean that Novartis was simply seeking to make contact with the then opposition leader.