Greek Parliament: Privatizations Bill Passed, Journalists’ Fund Merger Rejected
members of Greek Parliament voted in favor of the privatization bill on Wednesday, while the article about the merger of journalists’ insurance fund with national health care EOPYY has been rejected....
View ArticleThird Austerity Package brought to Greek Parliament; Measures till the End of...
The third austerity measures package – commonly called “Third Memorandum” of 13.5 billion euro, was brought to Greek Parliament with the signatures of all government ministers on Monday afternoon. The...
View ArticleAusterity Bill Pass with 153 Votes – ND, PASOK Expel 7 MPs
With 153 ”Yes” votes the austerity package bill was adopted by the Greek Parliament on Wednesday night. The voting brought some casualties for Samaras coalition government as the bill received even...
View ArticleGreece Will Levy Ship Owners; Golden Dawn Supported Tax Exemption
The additional austerity package adopted by the Greek Parliament on Wednesday includes a provision that will force ship owners, long accused of enjoying lavish fiscal privileges, to pony up at least...
View ArticleGreek Parliament: 153 YES for lay-offs in public sector
With a thin majority of 153 votes out of 300 lawmakers in total, Nea Dimocratia and PASOK approved the multi-bill that will sack more than 25,000 civil workers until the end of 2014. The bill with 109...
View ArticleTo Greeks with love: Samaras’ gov’t approves foreclosures for debts to the state
Another Christmas present sent by Samaras’ coalition government …to Greeks with love: With a very thin majority of just 152 votes conservative Nea Dimokratia and socialist PASOK voted and approved the...
View ArticleGreece approves Asylum Bill to ease camps overcrowding on the islands
Greece has approved a bill to simplify and accelerate asylum procedures and ease overcrowding in refugee camps on the islands of the Eastern Aegean sea. Human Rights groups criticize the asylum bill...
View ArticleNew Austerity Bill strikes Greeks with €5.1billion until 2022
Greece submitted a draft bill to parliament late on Friday, a bill fully packed with austerity measures worth 5.1 billion euros and counter-measures worth 1.5 billion, in an effort to sweeten the...
View ArticleGreek Parliament passes austerity bill with prior actions worth €5.5billion
The Plenary of the Greek Parliament passed the omnibus bill with the prior actions necessary for the conclusion of the fourth and final review of the Greek programme. The fast-track bill was passed on...
View ArticleGreek parliament approves bill facilitating privatization of 10 regional ports
A bill allowing private investors concession contracts at 10 Greek ports was submitted by the Greek Shipping Ministry and approved by the Parliament on Thursday. The bill concerns the ports of...
View ArticleBill to settle debts to the state with 120 installments is out
The much anticipated bill regarding the settlements of debtors to the state was presented on Sunday. Debtors to tax offices and social security funds as well as to municipalities will have now the...
View ArticleENFIA reduction and 120-installment bill passed with overwhelming majority
With an overwhelming majority of votes and a broader consensus of four parties, the government taxation bill passed at the plenary of the Greek Parliament. The bill was voted by New Democracy, SYRIZA,...
View ArticleGreece’s Asylum bill: Drastic changes to facilitate “fast track” deportations
The new Asylum bill is heading to the Greek Parliament by the conservative New Democracy government despite objections by human rights organizations. The bill introduces a series of measures and...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch: Greece’s Asylum overhaul threatens refugees’ rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Greece to remove specific articles on its new Asylum draft Law as they threaten to restrict access to protection for asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan....
View ArticleGreece lowers limit for cash transactions to 300 euros
Greece lowers the limit of cash transactions from 500 euro to 300. Purchases with a value above the new limit should be made exclusively through electronic payments. The new limit is thought as a...
View ArticleGreece to upgrade F-16 and Mirage-2000 at a cost of half a billion euros
The Ministry of National Defense has submitted a bill to the Parliament including among others the upgrade of fighter jest F-16 and the Follow-On Support/FOS of Mirage-2000. The total cost exceeds half...
View ArticleParliament approves bill for diaspora Greeks’ vote with strict criteria
With an overwhelming majority the Parliament approved the bill that allows diaspora Greeks to exercise their voting right from the place of residence. Eligibility criteria are strict with regards to...
View ArticleGreek Foreign Ministry tables bill to protect rights of Brits after Brexit
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis tabled a bill in parliament with the aim to protect the residence status and rights of current and future British citizens residing in Greece,...
View ArticleGreek Parliament approves bill on microfunding of small businesses
A draft bill setting up a microfunding framework for small businesses passed by wide majority vote in parliament’s plenary session on Wednesday evening. The microbudning bill submitted by the Finance...
View ArticleGov’t bill cubs right to protest, makes organizers responsible for damages
A New Democracy dream will soon come true. The Ministry of Citizen Protection submitted to Parliament a bill to take under control public gatherings. The bill stipulates the establishment of a...
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