Athens Informer

Greek Defense Minister Panos Panayiotopoulos is due to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in Moscow next week in what is being seen as a precursor to an official visit to Russia by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Panayiotopoulos will… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The strain that the anti-racism bill has put on the coalition was abundantly clear yesterday, as Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis told Parliament he felt slighted by the behavior of some government colleagues who appear to be holding up the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The strain that the anti-racism bill has put on the coalition was abundantly clear on Friday, as Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis told Parliament he felt slighted by the behavior of some government colleagues who appear to be holding up the legislatio… … Full News here – Latest News

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Parliament voted yesterday to lift the immunity of New Democracy MP and Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni, ND deputy and former Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis, ultra-right Golden Dawn deputy Ilias Panayiotaros and independent MP Odysseas Voudouris…. Full News here – Kathimerini English

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In the vast majority of the countries that comprise the so-called civilized world, the idea of a citizen striking a policeman is considered nothing less than absolutely unthinkable. In Greece, on the other hand, outof-control populism has led the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Viki Stamati, the wife of former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who is on trial with him and another 17 co-defendants in connection to a massive money laundering network, was admitted to the capital’s G. Gennimata hospital on Friday, her lawyers s… … Full News here – Latest News

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Russia has agreed to extend the terms of its loan to Cyprus as part of its participation in the bailout of the indebted Mediterranean country, Cyprus’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “And you remember, Berlin was asking for Russian participation (in C… … Full News here – Latest News

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Education Minister Constantinos Arvanitopoulos is expected to meet with members of the board of OLME, the union representing secondary school teachers, tomorrow, amid warnings that the educators’ union might proceed with strike action during the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias suggested on Saturday that the government is considering measures that could lead to far-right Golden Dawn being outlawed. Speaking to Real News weekly, Dendias suggested that the next Parliament could approve such legi… … Full News here – Latest News

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A week after two prominent Syrian bishops were kidnapped by armed rebels in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Tsiaras has been dispatched to Beirut as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to trace the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A week after two prominent Syrian bishops were kidnapped by armed rebels in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Tsiaras has been dispatched to Beirut as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to trace the miss… … Full News here – Latest News

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Cyprus is not giving priority to a sale of gold reserves under the international bailout agreed this month and is still exploring all options to meet its side of the deal, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said in an interview. Georgiades also said he an… … Full News here – Latest News

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Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos is to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry at the sidelines of NATO talks in Brussels on Tuesday. The two men will discuss bilateral issues as well as developments in southeastern Europe and the eastern Medite… … Full News here – Latest News

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Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis visited Grevena Prison in northern Greece, yesterday in the wake of allegations by a nongovernmental organization that inmates at a number of correctional facilities had been beaten and humiliated by guards and… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The government will choose which public organizations should merged or shut down by next month, Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis said on Thursday. Responding to a question in Parliament, Manitakis said the decisions regarding which bodies … … Full News here – Latest News

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