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Rakintzis Accuses Politicians For Enjoying Immunity in Corruption Cases

Greek General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis, responsible for battling corruption in the public sector, confirmed that high-profile politicians continue to benefit from concerted efforts to write-off charges of wrong-doing that allow statute of limitations to lapse before...

Inspector General Rakintzis Accuses Politicians For Breaking Their Own Rules

Greece's Inspector General of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis accused politicians for adopting rules that they, themselves, break. Speaking to media, Rakintzis reported the case of seven shops in the region of Schinias. The shops have been illegally built on the seashore...

Taxi Drivers Criticize Rakintzis

  The General Supervisor of Public Management, Leandros Rakintzis asked the government to sue taxi drivers for allowing motorists to cross the tolls without paying. Taxi driver union members criticized Mr. Rakintzis, stating that he has no right to remain in...

General Inspector of Public Administration Decisions Questioned as His Term in Office has Ended

The plenary session of the State Council will decide whether the General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis remains legally in his position and issues administrative acts despite the fact that his term ended in September 2009. Rakintzis became General...

Bribery Still Part of the Greek Health Sector

Up to 55.2% of the money paid by patients in Greek health sector establishments is not declared to the tax authorities. According to the General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis, one in three Greeks are still bribing doctors...

Greece's 50 First Days Under the New Government Through Numbers and Figures

It has been 50 days since the second SYRIZA-ANEL coalition Greek government was sworn into power on September 23, 2015. Less than a month and a half into the new administration, Greece has already been through adversity on the political, economic...

Greek General Inspector: Corruption Costs the Country 33 Bln Euros Each Year

"Corruption is widespread in the Greek society and in order to combat it, political will - that does not exist - is required," General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis was quoted as saying. Rakintzis continued by stating corruption costs Greece 33...

New Law Brings Back to Greek Public Sector 900 Employees Fired for Crimes and Misdemeanors

A new law by the ministry of labor brings back to the public sector about 900 employees who had been fired for misconduct, misdemeanors and crimes. The Greek government is in the awkward position of having to abide to the...

Corruption Still Abundant in Greece's Public Sector

Greece's General Inspector of Public Administration reported that corruption, mismanagement and impunity continue to characterize the country's public sector. In his annual report, General Inspector Leandros Rakintzis reported that measures that should have been instituted in 2014 never took place,...

Greek Health Minister Voridis: Tougher Penalties for Reneger Doctors

His will to impose tougher penalties for offenses related to the health sector announced earlier today Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis, noting that instances of patients' blackmailing or doctors' bribery, which are currently categorized as misdemeanors, will be treated as...

Greek Inspector General Says Corrupt Doctors are Seldom Disciplined

Greek General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis said that the Central Disciplinary Council (CDC) of the national health system seldom punishes public doctors for offenses. Speaking to Greek newspaper "Kathimerini," the public administration watchdog said, "I have found serious delays in...

State Efficiency Rising As Public Sector Shrinks

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias met with the General Inspector for Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis on Tuesday, who announced a "marked improvement" in the public sector based on his report for 2013. Rakintzis noted that the Greek state's efficiency is rising...

Fake Doctor's Offense Gets Statute Barred

All Greece was shocked when the case of the fake doctor, who ran Skyros hospital for 13 years, went public. Ioannis Kastanis had applied for the job submitting fake degrees, validated by Greek authorities. The doctor became notorious for...

Greece Legalizes Political Bank Robbery

The great American convict Willie Sutton said he robbed banks “because that’s where the money is.” And, of course, he was one-upped by Al Capone who said: “You can get much farther with a smile, a kind word and...

Greece's Inspector General says 7,000 Suspensions is an Outrageous Number

  Despite that the competent Greek Ministers anticipated the suspension of thousands of unfaithful civil servants, the General Inspector of Public Administration, Leandros Rakintzis, speaking on the Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency of the Greek Parliament, dismissed this...