The loans were granted by the two largest banks in Cyprus, namely Laiki Bank and Bank of Cyprus, which are today subject to liquidation. The loans were written off for nothing and it seems that there was political protection.
In Athens, there were short clashes between the protesters and the police in front of the parliament. Student protests were also held in Thessaloniki, Patras and Xanthi.
The Securities and Stock Exchange Commission in Athens has required Greek companies to submit public statements of their investments and deposits in Cyprus in order to determine the impact of the banking crisis on the Greek economy.
GRReporter has contacted representatives of the real business, who are the active part of society, both in Greece and in Cyprus, to present to us their perspective on the developments.
There are no victims, only material damage; according to experts, the mechanism is very similar to the one that exploded in The Mall Athens on 20 January this year
The former Prime Minister was aware of the developments connected with the flash memory stick all the time and Evangelos Venizelos had received it a month earlier than the time indicated in his testimony, as stated by former head of the service fighting financial crimes Ioannis Diotis.