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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesSince its launch in 2014, the Greek citizenship-by-investment scheme known as the “golden visa” has.... As “golden visa” programmes are beginning to raise concerns for European security and law enforcement, we look at some of the trends that have emerged from the scheme in Greece. The “Golden Visa”, more
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Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
AgoraBarring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party.... In the 2009 national elections, Golden Dawn gained less than 0.3 percent of the vote. In June 2012, 6.9 percent of Greeks who cast ballots, 426,025 in total, did so in favour of the party led by Adolf
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the Peloponnese. In total, around 450,000 Greeks voted for Golden Dawn in the regional vote...The first round of local elections on Sunday reinforced the belief that the threat of Golden Dawn... governorship. In the municipal elections, there were several electoral precincts where Golden Dawn got
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Landmark Golden Dawn verdict welcomed by parties, obscuring underlying divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a landmark decision on Wednesday, an Athens court ruled that Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn had been... on numerous crimes carried out by Golden Dawn, including the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas..., internal disagreements and the emergence of other forces on the nationalist right triggered Golden
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Approaching Golden Dawn verdict shines spotlight on Greek politics, justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsmembers of Greek far-right party Golden Dawn is due to reach a verdict on Wednesday morning... of Golden Dawn imprisoned for up to life terms. However, most of the focus is on the charges of formation and membership of a criminal organisation which have been levelled against a total 65
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Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 18 months after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was murdered by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias near Piraeus, the Neo-Nazi party’s leader, MPs and numerous members are going on trial. A total of 69 people, including Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloliakos and all 18 people elected to Parliament
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PM tries to draw line under Golden Dawn affair, defends handling of second Covid-19 wave
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to draw a line under the Golden Dawn affair and defends his government’s... as a way of having a final say on the Golden Dawn trial ahead of the sentencing expected this week. “I... Golden Dawn to trial and defeating the Neo-Nazis at the ballot box as they failed to enter Parliament
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
AgoraDraped across Golden Dawn party offices in a northern Athens suburb, a large white banner proudly... of them voted for Golden Dawn because they wanted someone big and strong to stand up to the political.... In September, a Golden Dawn member stabbed to death an anti-fascist rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, in a Piraeus
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
SocietyThe Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn burst onto the parliamentary scene overnight in 2012... in the intervening period. Golden Dawn’s leadership remain on trial for forming a criminal organisation...-nationalist parties. While there is undoubtedly cause for celebration in the defeat of Golden Dawn
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Time running out for Golden Visa as housing problems increase
Agorathan 40 pct of total investment in the same period. The debt crisis of 2010 hit the property market... pct of total investment in the same year. The length of the debt crisis, which did not allow Greece... properties being made available on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, leading to a total shortage
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