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Greek Officials Hit Back at Novartis Bribery Allegations

Two former Greek prime ministers, former ministers and bankers have responded to the inclusion of their names in the Novartis bribery case tabled in parliament. The Swiss pharmaceuticals company is being investigated by Greek authorities over allegations of bribery towards...

Names of 10 Former Ministers in Pharmaceuticals Corruption Case Tabled in Greek Parliament

The names of ten former ministers are on the list of suspects of bribery from a pharmaceuticals company to be investigated by the Greek Parliament, according to national broadcaster ERT. The list is forwarded from the Corruption Prosecutor's Office and...

Corruption Prosecutor Resigns; Claims she was Targeted over Novartis Probe

Greece's Corruption Prosecutor Eleni Raikou resigned her position as head of the prosecutors investigating corruption on Friday, in a letter to Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou. Giving reasons for her decision, Raikou claimed she was being targeted by...

US Department of Justice Partners with Greek Lawmakers to Investigate Pharma Corruption

Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis along with the US Justice Department are working on an investigation of the alleged corruption of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis. Greek and US investigators aim to determine the extent to which medicines were overpriced, Kontonis said. At...

Economic Prosecutor Launches Full Audit of Novartis Over Possible Tax Evasion

Economic prosecutor Panagiotis Athanasiou requested on Tuesday a full audit into the economic and tax reports of Swiss drug maker Novartis’ offices in Greece, as well of a number of senior executives, to investigate possible tax evasion and money...

Prosecutors Raid Novartis Offices in Athens Over Bribery Allegations

Corruption prosecutors raided the offices of Swiss drug maker Novartis in Athens a few days ago as part of an ongoing investigation over bribery allegations, sources told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday. According to the same sources, the prosecutors...

Greek Tweeters Press Golden Dawn Boycott

Angry that a prominent Greek TV station hosted four members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party on a show, critics have begun a Twitter campaign pushing a boycott of any media that gives time to the extremists, who have...