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Greece
Financial Police Bust Mobile Phone Racket Costing Greek State Millions
Greece's financial police on Friday announced the bust of a ring running a major racket involving the trade of mobile phones and electronic devices, which is estimated to have cost the Greek state millions of euros over the last...
Greece
Mitsotakis Presents 12+1 Proposals for Fighting Corruption
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday presented his "12+1 proposals" for fighting corruption in the Greek state at the 9th annual conference of Transparency International Greece in Athens.
Mitsotakis attacked the government for setting up a party-dominated...
Crime
Judge's Death May Result in 2nd 'Indefinite Adjournment' of Siemens Bribery Case
The trial of Greek former transport minister Tassos Mantelis, who has been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes from Siemens slush funds, may well become another Siemens-related case that is quietly dropped -- or in this case "indefinitely adjourned" --...
Greece
HRADF Privatisation Fund Experts' Released After Testimony to Magistrate
All six consultants of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) that were summoned before an Athens magistrate to answer to charges of corruption were released after their testimony on Friday.
The six experts, among them three foreigners, had been...
Business
Privatization Agency Denies Reports on New Concession Deal for Athens Airport
The head of Greece’s privatization agency (HRADF) on Monday dismissed media reports claiming the agency has started negotiating a 20-year extension of the concession agreement with the managing company, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA), which will be paid for...
Economy
Greek State Participation in Banks' Recapitalization to Advance According to Current Legislation
Answering questions on the recapitalization of Greek banks, a high-level official of the Ministry of Finance was quoted as saying: “As it has been said a number of times by the Ministry of Finance, the participation of Greek state...
Crime
Lagarde List Investigation Proves to be a Revenue Stream for the Greek State
Investigations into the notorious Lagarde list, that includes names of Greek persons and businesses with deposits in Swiss bank accounts, has brought in approximately 80 million euros for the Greek state, according to Kathimerini newspaper.
Out of 1,275 people and business that...
Business
New Deal for Piraeus Port Ahead of Privatization to Include Rent Raise
A new contract between the Piraeus Port and the Greek state will include an increase in the annual cost of the lease, from 2% of total annual revenue at present to 3.5% of annual revenue, ANA-MPA sources said on...
Economy
Greek Public Debt Rises to 312.8 Bln Euros in Late June
Greece’s central government debt rose by 100 million euros to 312.8 billion euros at the end of June this year, compared to 312.7 billion at the end of March, Greek Finance Ministry data released on Wednesday showed.
The state’s cash...
Crime
Greece Suffered Million-Euro Losses from State TV and Radio Mismanagement
The Greek state has suffered losses in the millions of euros from mismanagement and fraud in public broadcaster ERT during the Christos Panagopoulos administration and the 9.84 radio station in the 2001-2010 period, according to auditors.
The Sunday edition of Greek newspaper "To Vima"...