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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agorabut the parochialism and short-sightedness of its politicians got in the way. Getting the current review... on politicians This step back towards normality also carries a threat, though. Since 2010, Greece has... in place. From this August, though, this will have to change. The onus will be on the same politicians
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Name and shame
Agorathat it is the northern city’s fate to be the gathering point for politicians and citizens with unrealistic...-in-the-sky by their politicians for so long that distinguishing fantasy from reality has become too... politicians and parties suggests that the country is not yet ready for a rendezvous with reality. Nick
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Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
. But the timing of the news that politicians may be implicated in the Greek case caused some eyebrows to be raised. Pro-government media published on Monday the names of the politicians allegedly... the politicians should stand trial in a special court, or if an existing committee, which
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Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament once the names of politicians cropped up in the probe. All those implicated have denied... the politicians should have their immunity lifted and referred to a special court to face charges... to refer the politicians to a special court.
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Parties clash over Novartis allegations in sign of things to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsas 10 politicians accepted under-the-table payments from the Swiss pharmaceutical giant. As expected... that the government was hoping that opposition MPs would not vote the same way for all 10 politicians... around 50 billion euros in bribes to politicians in return for favourable decisions regarding drugs
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek Politicsa preliminary judicial inquiry into claims that Novartis bribed 10 politicians to secure favourable... the next few weeks the accusations against at least some of the 10 politicians implicated... imposed. He suggested, though, that this involved medical professionals rather than politicians. He
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No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor politicians and journalists. In an interview with SYRIZA-backed Avgi newspaper, leftist MP Theodoros Dritsas, who is likely to chair the parliamentary inquiry into the claims that 10 politicians were bribed... the allegations against the politicians are made up. “It is clear that the far-right wing [of New Democracy
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agorapossible for politicians, public officials, analysts and journalists wanting to assess what went... investors and bought politicians valuable time to tend to the cracks in the single currency. Like... in some European capitals about money being gifted to profligate Mediterranean politicians and shoring
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Mitsotakis vows to push on with tax cuts despite fiscal concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsprosecutor Yiannis Angelis alleged in a letter that the investigation into claims that politicians... to no evidence of wrongdoing by politicians being found. As a result, the affair has gradually... it emerged that some of the new parliamentary staff members were related to SYRIZA politicians. Tsipras
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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly
PoliticsGreek Politicsprominent ND and PASOK politicians were accused of taking bribes from the Swiss pharmaceutical giant... investigation with support from KINAL, with the aim of clearing the politicians’ names. The charges... to other historical corruption allegations, which, they claim, implicate ND politicians including
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