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Police on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, near Greece’s sea border with Italy, launched a pre-dawn operation to arrest five men suspected of smuggling 30 undocumented Syrian migrants into the country.
Property capital gains tax halt The government decided on Friday to halt the capital gains tax on properties for two years, on the recommendation of Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis.The capital gains tax on properties, which came into force this year, appears to have created more problems than it solved as the revenues it generated for state coffers were insufficient to make a great difference. Hundreds of contracts were canceled as a result of the tax, while the legislation had undergone a number of amendments introducing exemptions before the measure was enforced. The circular issued for the application of the law was also seen by the market as a typical example of bureaucracy in Greece, merely adding to the mountains of red tape.The capital gains tax amendment, to be tabled immediately, has already been negotiated with the creditors and provides for the suspension of the tax up to December 31, 2016, according to a ministry statement.
Thousands of retired British pensioners living in France have been “cheated” out of their winter fuel payments by ministers who used French territories in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean to argue that France is too hot to qualify for the benefits.The Department for Work and Pensions is arguing that French winters are significantly warmer than Britain’s, despite Met Office data suggesting mainland France is at least as cold as the UK.
Political storm in debt-laden Greece over MP bribery claimsClaims of attempted bribery in a critical presidential vote have stirred a political storm in debt-laden Greece ahead of a tense parliamentary ballot to elect a head of state.Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he would sue a popular comedian-turned-lawmaker who claimed he was offered money to help rig the presidential vote, allegedly on the premier's orders.Failure to elect a new president by the end of December will usher in early general elections in Greece, a prospect that could reverse fiscal reforms.This has sparked alarm in international markets and with the country's EU-IMF creditors.The controversy erupted on Friday when Pavlos Haikalis, a comedian and lawmaker of the small nationalist Independent Greeks party, said a former bank employee had offered him 2-3 million euros (S$3.2-4.8 million) to vote for the government's candidate.Events quickly snowballed with Haikalis later telling Mega TV station that the middleman was allegedly "acting on behalf" of Samaras and a banker, and the PM hitting back with a slander lawsuit.Fuelling the turmoil, two independent lawmakers rumoured to be close to radical leftist party Syriza insinuated that other colleagues had been bribed."A shadow of bribery allegations... hangs over the presidential vote," they said in a statement.Parliament on Saturday asked the Supreme Court to hasten the investigation into the case as newspapers bemoaned the deteriorating state of the country's political scene.
Sure felt like a brief but powerful wobble around 16:04 but nothing I can find on any of the seismological sites yet.
Corfu to host country’s first hydroplane stripThe strip, which is to be operated by the island’s port authority, will be able to serve Greece’s first fleet of hydroplanes and improve connections between the island and mainland Greece.The aim of the initiative is to boost tourism on the Ionian islands. Authorities hope to follow up with several more hydroplane strips on other islands in the Ionian and beyond.
AirSea Lines was an airline based in Gouvia, Corfu, Greece. It was the first scheduled services seaplane operator in Greece in recent years. Its main base was Gouvia Marina. The airline ceased operations in 2008, citing bureaucratic and infrastructure hurdles.
Quote from: Maik on Saturday, 20 December, 2014 @ 16:13:31Sure felt like a brief but powerful wobble around 16:04 but nothing I can find on any of the seismological sites yet.Finally something on gein.noa.gr:Right time but that one's somewhere south of Lesvos and, at that strength and depth, wouldn't have been felt on Kef.
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