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Lawyers’ involvement in migrant smuggling racket being probed
According to one former officer of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) who served at the Evros border for several years, back in Turkey the rackets arrange for their clients to have legal representation in Greece before they even cross the river. He says it is a privilege they pay “a lot of money for.”
“The traffickers are connected to lawyers in Alexandroupoli, Thessaloniki and Athens, whom they keep informed of arrival times and drop-off locations.
Once the migrants are across, they are met by people working with the traffickers, usually fellow countrymen, and the lawyer, and taken to a local police station to get a temporary permit which allows asylum seekers to stay in the country,” he explains.
“There were times when we got to the drop-off point before the migrants arrived only to find a lawyer and a driver waiting to take them to Athens or Thessaloniki,” he adds.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/228601/article/ekathimerini/news/lawyers-involvement-in-migrant-smuggling-racket-being-probed
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Greek consultant sues health minister and deputy
Wife of central bank governor says EU-backed project was unlawfully annulled
The wife of Greece’s central bank governor has taken legal action against the country’s health minister and his deputy, claiming they unlawfully annulled an EU-backed project in which her company was involved and undermined her professional reputation.
Lina Nikolopoulou, a healthcare consultant, is married to Yannis Stournaras, governor of the Bank of Greece.
https://www.ft.com/content/c4c02cc6-543f-11e8-b3ee-41e0209208ec
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Rare sight of sea turtles procreating caught on video!
http://en.protothema.gr/rare-video-sea-turtles-in-the-middle-of-procreating-video/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ryXcTpJC4QI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=44&v=ryXcTpJC4QI
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Club 18-30 party may be over as millennials' tastes change
It's been the stuff of tabloid dreams - the exploits of holidaymakers and the reps on Club 18-30 holidays.
From a low-key start in the 1960s, it become notorious, embracing that image with risqué advertising slogans.
Now, Thomas Cook, which took over the brand in 1998, says it is considering its future, including a possible sale.
It wants to concentrate on its Cook's Club brand, which it launched last month and which it believes is of more appeal to its millennial customers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44107014
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Pet dog raised by Chinese family for two years turns out to be a black bear
Owners grew suspicious when animal showed talent for walking on two legs
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pet-dog-black-bear-china-family-grow-kunming-yunnan-stand-endangered-species-a8350451.html
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Greece Leasing Out Beaches for Business Use
The Greek finance ministry is moving full speed ahead with the lease of public beaches for business use including the rental of sea sport equipment, the placement of tables and chairs, umbrellas and recliners completing over 90 online auctions thus far and announcing an additional 130 in the pipeline.
Aiming to ensure maximum participation as well as transparency in the leasing and licensing procedures, a new law allows parties wishing to make use of shoreline, beach or river bank, to bid online.
A total of 130 beaches across Greece, including Spetses, Hydra, Poros, Aegina, Rhodes, Crete and Kefalonia are up for lease.
Interested parties can apply online on the ministry’s Diavgeia site https://diavgeia.gov.gr/ within seven working days of the ministry announcement.
https://news.gtp.gr/2018/05/14/greece-leasing-beaches-business-use/