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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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Tsipras eyes further expansion into centre-left territory after reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsformer PASOK MPs. Tsipras decided to include two centre-left politicians who had turned their back... Migration Policy Minister. Both politicians are seen as being close to former PASOK leader George... of former KINAL politicians as “a mistake at the very least.” The “53” also argued that the tactic
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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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Landmark Golden Dawn verdict welcomed by parties, obscuring underlying divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand politicians making comments in previous years that appeared to cosset Golden Dawn and its leading..., conservative politicians and commentators had repeatedly claimed that the trial was deliberately being... by the police. This was certainly how left-wing politicians interpreted events. The leader of MERa25, Yiannis
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Eight years later: Is Croatia finally truly ready for Europe?
Agoraof the people (those who incite hatred are a minority on both sides), but because of the politicians... inscribed in politicians’ DNA It would be wildly overenthusiastic to try to summarize everything... depends on how you look at things. When it comes to corruption, Croatian politicians have taken
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Professional liars in pandemic times
Agorasuch as politicians and/or other celebrities can potentially infect millions of others... that natural immunity is more effective than a vaccine. Apart from politicians who thus contributed... to enrich a small number of "globalists". As in the West, apart from official politicians and relevant
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agoraindustry of politicians in Europe that beats the drums about “convergence” of the standard of living.... This is how political systems compete: do the citizens trust the politicians and the justice system... such choices lightly. Quality politicians do not worry about discussing these issues, in fact
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