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Tsipras: “We will renegotiate armament contracts, the pilots training center”

September 19, 2022 Greece, Politics 2

Leader of main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday that when in the government they will review and renegotiate the contracts for the Belharra frigates and the international training center in Kalamata.” Tsipras was speaking to journalists at the International Fair of Thessaloniki which usually serves as …

Greece to further reinforce its defense capabilities, proceed with armament acquisition

March 6, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Greece to further reinforce its defense capabilities, proceed with armament acquisition

Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos has clarified Greece’s decision to further reinforce its defensive capabilities. In an interview with Kathimerini Sunday edition, he said that “we can expect decisions on new corvettes, the acquisition of new guided missiles from Israel and upgrades of Block 50 F-16 fighter jets and Leopard battle …

Greek frigate monitors Turkish vessel suspected of carrying arms to Libya

June 10, 2020 Politics, World 3

A Turkish cargo vessel suspected of transporting arms to Libya has rejected a call for inspection sent by a Greek frigate within the framework of EU’s Operation Irini that safeguards the UN-imposed arms embargo to the country in North Africa. The Turkish vessels has been spotted in the central Mediterranean …

Govt proposes parliamentary investigation of ex Defense Minister Papantoniou on armament programs

March 10, 2017 Greece, Politics Comments Off on Govt proposes parliamentary investigation of ex Defense Minister Papantoniou on armament programs

Greece coalition government parties, left-wing SYRIZA and nationalist Independent Greeks, submitted a joint proposal for a special Parliamentary committee to conduct a preliminary investigation into former minister Yiannos Papantoniou, focusing on armament programmes carried out while he was head of Greece’s defence ministry in the early 2000s. “There are signs …

Greece’s Price List for kickbacks: 2% – 23% for public officials

April 6, 2015 Politics 10

Greece’s public officials had apparently turned the kickbacks collection into a “science”, while an unofficial but institutionalize price list could cut a nice portion from the total pie for private pockets. Under the hand. Illegally. Tax-free. The bribes percentage was something between 2% and shocking 23% depending on the sector …

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