Greece

Deputy Appeals Prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki, 52, was appointed as the new chief prosecutor for corruption cases on Monday. She replaces Eleni Raikou, who resigned from the position in late March. An 11-member council of justices in Greece's Supreme Court, chaired...

After years of investigation by US authorities, Novartis admitted bribing doctors to prescribe more of its pharmaceuticals in Greece, South Korea, China and Vietnam and agreed to pay $347 million for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The deal,...

Speaker of the House Constantinos Tasoulas announced on Thursday morning that thirty MPs from the governing New Democracy (ND) Party had submitted a proposal to initiate procedures for a special Parliamentary investigative committee against the former Deputy Minister of...

Greece's former corruption prosecutor Eleni Raikou accused former deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos on Monday of intervening in her work while she was a prosecutor. Back in 2017, Raikou was the first-ever official to accuse Papangelopoulos of trying to interfere in...

Greece's corruption prosecutors on Monday sent the case file on their investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the sale of the 'Henry Dunant Hospital Centre' to Parliament, asking MPs to decide whether former ministers in the New Democracy-PASOK coalition...

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...

Greece's corruption prosecutors on Monday announced the launch of an investigation into the 2002 privatization of Hellenic Shipyards in Skaramangas. According to their initial findings, there are indications of significant losses for the Greek state through the sale, amounting...

The company offices of Stavroula Nikolopoulou - wife of Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras - were searched. The couple's home was also searched on Thursday following an order by Chief Corruption Prosecutor Eleni Raikou who is probing into...

Greek Corruption Prosecutor Eleni Raikou on Tuesday ordered the prosecution of 11 individuals for criminal breach of faith in connection with a contract for the refurbishment of six S-type Navy frigates. She also ordered that a copy of the...

Former director of the Greek Red Cross and affiliated Henry Dunant Hospital and his wife were arrested on Monday on a warrant issued by a corruption prosecutor. Andreas Martinis, 75, and his wife Georgia are accused of bribery. Specifically, Martinis...

Well-known businessman Thomas Liakounakos was arrested at 10 pm on Monday on charges of involvement in Greek Navy armament kickbacks. Liakounakos is involved in managing 1.6 billion euros stemming from the purchase by the Greek government of four aircraft and...

Public Prosecutor for Corruption Eleni Raikou on Monday pressed criminal charges with potentially hefty sentences against senior management and three board members of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) for their failure to obtain reasonably competitive rates in...

The military parade to mark Greek Independence Day on March 25 will take place without railings and there will not be an elevated platform for the officials, National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said during a meeting with journalists. The minister...

Rovertos Spyropoulos, who heads Greece's main social security fund IKA, is facing charges of helping a major company evade its commitments to the organization. Rovertos Spyropoulos is alleged to have obstructed the seizure of assets of a supermarket company that owed more than...

The anti-corruption prosecutor, Eleni Raikou has begun with the criminal prosecution of the former PASOK Minister Yiannos Papantoniou for inaccurate declaration of income, with felony charges for the year 2010 and misdemeanor for 2009. Mr. Papantoniou's wife, Stavroula Kourakou faces similar...