corruption

Before the elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had stated that one of his government’s priorities would be to fight corruption in the country. He wasn’t the first politician to make this promise. The international non-governmental organization Transparency International,...

Several big German corporations are allegedly involved in corruption in Greece as former executives are to appear in Greek courts, according to an AFP report. Siemens, Daimler, Rheinmetall have allegedly bribed Greek politicians in order to get contracts in the...

State Minister Panagiotis Nikoloudis said he gave justice a list of 1,300 illegal loans given out by former state-owned Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE). Nikoloudis, who is in charge of fighting corruption, said that the loans given and never repaid...

Greece's General Inspector of Public Administration reported that corruption, mismanagement and impunity continue to characterize the country's public sector. In his annual report, General Inspector Leandros Rakintzis reported that measures that should have been instituted in 2014 never took place,...

By Maria Kyriakidou* There is perhaps no other field that better illustrates how deeply ingrained clientelism is in Greek political culture than the media sector. Politicians, media and business have long been operating as a ‘triangle of power’, where private and...

Greek-British Costas Takkas is one of the FIFA officials who were arrested on Wednesday in Switzerland on charges of corruption. Takkas is a former general secretary of the Cayman Islands football association and has worked as an advisor to CONCACAF...

Corruption and fraud issues have not yet ceased to trouble the Greek society, despite the fact that their numbers appear to have decreased compared to 2013. According to an Ernst & Young global survey, the pressure for increased revenue and international...

FIFA and UEFA sent an ultimatum to Greece that the country’s national football team and domestic clubs run the risk of being excluded from international competitions if the legislative bill to combat corruption and hooliganism in all the country's sports, proposed...

Greek Combating Corruption Minister Panagiotis Nikoloudis has recently proceeded to an alarming statement, explaining that all contracts signed in the past between the Greek state and companies included kickbacks ranging from 2% to 2.5%. "In the large contracts for...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a recent report highlighted Greece's urgent need to improve its mechanisms to fight companies bribing foreign officials in order to win contracts. The OECD highlights that Greece should not only tackle...