Economou
Europe
ARTE Pays Tribute to Greece
French-German channel ARTE is going to show Greek films and documentaries in a 24-hour special.
On Aug. 15, from early in the morning until after midnight, ARTE will travel the German-speaking viewers (Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and other European countries) in...
Crime
Panels Asks Charges For Papaconstantinou
A Greek Parliamentary committee investigating the handling of a list of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts that has never been checked for possible tax cheats has recommended former finance minister George Papaconstantinou be charged...
Economy
ERT Over, Samaras' Hybrid Moves On
ATHENS - After a series of talks over the shutdown of national broadcaster ERT and the firing of all 2,656 workers, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ coalition has lost one of its partners, but he said he will finish...
Crime
Mykonos Mayors Charged With Embezzlement
Coming on the heels of the conviction of a former mayor of Thessaloniki on corruption charges, prosecutors are charging Mykonos Mayor Athanasios Kousathanas – Megas and former mayor Christos Veronis with embezzlement during their terms running the famous island's...
Economy
Greece Cuts Power for Unpaid Bills
With winter rapidly approaching, Greece’s Public Power Corporation is cutting off the power to 30,000 customers a month who can’t pay rising bills as their pay has been cut, taxes hiked and pensions slashed – but is mostly sparing...
Economy
Shipowners Say They'll Leave Greece if They're Taxed
ATHENS – Greek shipowners, who pay no taxes to the state but claim to have brought in $175 billion in untaxed earnings over the last 10 years, have threatened to relocate their businesses and abandon their home country if...