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Every Greek government had ample opportunities to uproot the hold of clientelism over the state apparatus and didn’t. Why? Because any party that’s in power or has realistic chances of being in power – meaning that it is a party with mass appeal, uniting different trends – would be committing political suicide by severing ties …
We all know that the very last article (number 120) of the Greek Constitution states that “observance of the Constitution is entrusted to the patriotism of the Greeks.” Is there maybe some hidden provision that adds that “it is also left to the kindness of those in power”? The question arises from the justifications presented …
The Social Cohesion and Family Ministry is expected to sign by summer the first four ministerial decisions that will specify the terms under which construction companies will build social housing on state property. The project is part of the government’s efforts to tackle a lack of available and affordable housing in Athens and around the …
A scene from ‘Lysistrata’, directed by Katerina Evangelatos and featuring Chinese actors, which will premiere at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre on April 11. [Lu Yushuo] I have had the great pleasure of living and working in Shanghai for the past three months. Together with my exceptional Greek collaborators – Alex Drakos Ktistakis, Patricia Apergi, …
Hellenic Coast Guard Two Turkish citizens arrested as migrant traffickers had opened businesses on the island of Samos to cover their tracks. The businesses, a retail outlet and a restaurant, had virtually no clientele but their owners, both legal residents, were living large. The discrepancy reportedly aroused the suspicion of the National Intelligence Agency (EYP), …
One in three companies checked in the first quarter of the year was found to be tax evading in some way, Greece’s independent tax authority, AADE, said Sunday. An AADE statement said a total 8.000 spot inspections were carried out nationwide in January-March, based on factors including indications of potential tax evasion, complaints from members …
File photo. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in central Athens suspected of staging a string of armed robberies at mini markets and petrol stations threatening staff with a knife, police said Sunday. A police statement said the boy was taken into custody in the Pangrati district on Tuesday night. It said he was believed …
File photo. Authorities on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos have arrested five people suspected of belonging to a ring that smuggled migrants over from the nearby Turkish coast, officials said Sunday. A Coast Guard statement said the arrests followed the discovery near Kallithea on Samos on Monday of 34 migrants ferried across in …
New farm subsidy regulations in force would prevent a repeat of the fraud scandal that’s battering the conservative government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday. In a social media post, Mitsotakis also said he would provide details Monday of what he called “a new start and a more dynamic confrontation with the deep state,” following …
A group of 28 migrants who crossed illegally by sea from Turkey has been found on the islet of Psara off Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said Sunday. A Coast Guard statement said the 14 men, 6 women and 8 children have been taken to a migrant camp on Chios. It said they …