Government of Greece
Union of judges hits out at minister over wealth declaration claims
Less than a week before making a similar complaint against the government, the union representing the country's judges on Tuesday issued a statement condemning "improper, slanderous and inappropriate expressions" by Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis.
ESM disburses € 7.7bn to Greece
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) disbursed the € 7.7 billion tranche to Greece, Monday. The amount was deposited in the Bank of Greece’s (BoG) special treasury account. € 6.9 billion will be used to service the country’s debt, with the remaining 800 million going to overdue public debts to the private sector.
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Judges union hits out at ministers over cover-up claims
The union representing the country's judges Friday expressed anger over recent comments by Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos and Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis accusing judges of turning a blind eye to corruption.
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras undergoes hernia surgery
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Glenn Kim presents Varoufakis's alternative currency plan
The plan for a parallel currency that the Greek government and the finance minister of the time, Yanis Varoufakis, were planning in 2015, were laid bare with all the details by his close associate at the time, Glenn Kim on Monday at an Italian parliamentary event organized by Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement.
PM comes under fire as opposition calls for 'political change' get louder
The country's acute political polarization was on full display yet again Monday during an acrimonious debate in Parliament between party leaders regarding the Greek economy in light of the June 15 Eurogroup agreement.
Tsipras defends gov't in Parl't, Mitsotakis calls him 'corrupted'
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed optimism about the prospects for Greece's economic recovery following last month's Eurogroup deal and defended his government's record during a speech in Parliament on Monday.
"Now we have a deal and those who should explain themselves are the false prophets of disaster," Tsipras said in a dig at the political opposition.
Schaeuble says Greek governments to blame for pension cuts
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has insisted in an interview that successive Greek governments were to blame for the pension cuts that have been enforced in Greece.
Tsakalotos sings the creditors' tune on market return and reforms
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appeared on Thursday to toe the line drawn by the country's creditors, who had said that the government should avoid a hasty return to the bond markets and instead prioritize reforms.
New charges over Chinook arms deal
Corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki has launched new criminal proceedings in connection with a contract for the procurement of Chinook helicopters, which was signed in 1998 when the disgraced Socialist Akis Tsochatzopoulos was minister of defense.
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