July 5, 2023
Greece, Politics
Andreas Loverdos, who held several ministerial posts, and former lawmaker announced on Wednesday that he withdraws from socialist PASOK/KINAL. In a statement posted on social media, Loverdos stated that he has sent a letter to party leader, Nikos Androulakis, explaining the reasons behind his resignation, which he described as “purely …
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June 3, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“No one can give a logical answer as to why my name was deleted from the translation of the FBI Novartis document,” PASOK-KINAL MP and former Health Minister Andreas Loverdos told Skai TV on Friday morning. It was one more of Loverdos’ statements after documentonews newspaper and koutipandoras website published …
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May 21, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“If a man beats his wife or abuse her and yet be a good father,” said MP from the ruling party ND, Yiannis Loverdos adding that “a child has the right to be raised by both parents” even in such a case. Loverdos made this incredible statement during a debate …
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November 12, 2019
Greece
Greece’s top corruption prosecutor ordered bribery charges against Movement for Change (KINAL) MP and former Health Minister, Andreas Loverdos. The charges part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged bribery scandal involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis. The felony charge follows a request submitted by the public prosecutor in August for Parliament …
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October 3, 2019
Greece, Politics
The Plenary of the Greek Parliament lifted the immunity of MP Andreas Loverdos over the Novartis case. Out of 225 lawmakers present, 224 voted in favor and one against. The MP from KINAL/PASOK had himself requested the lifting of his immunity. Convinced that he is victim of a plot against …
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September 16, 2019
Greece
Former PASOK Minister and current KINAL MP, Andreas Loverdos, has filed lawsuits against the Supreme Court prosecutors investigating the Novartis bribery scandal. Early Monday morning, Loverdos filed the lawsuits against Corruption Prosecutor, Eleni Touloupaki, and two assistant prosecutors over their handling of the Novartis case. He accuses the judicial official …
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April 20, 2019
Greece
The Plenary of the Greek Parliament on Friday decided to lift the immunity from prosecution of Democratic Alliance MP Andreas Loverdos and New Democracy (ND) MP Marios Salmas, at the request of the prosecutors investigating the Novartis and arthroscopies cases, respectively. Both Loverdos and Salmas asked that the parliament vote …
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April 8, 2019
Greece
The case file for lifting the parliamentary immunity of MP and former PASOK Health Minister Andreas Loverdos is been submitting to the Greek Parliament. Lifting the immunity will facilitate prosecutors investigating the Novartis scandal to call Loverdos to testify. According to media, Loverdos is suspect of having received bribes. The …
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January 4, 2018
Greece, Politics
Did frigate ELLI of the Greek Navy let a Turkish ship loaded with drugs go away and did not intervene? This is what opposition MP Andreas Loverdos (Democratic Alignment) denounced at the Greek Parliament on Thursday and distribute a video to the media to confirm his allegations. According to Loverdos’ …
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January 14, 2015
Very Mix
LOL. Education Ministry needed almost a decade to realize that a school book was making wrongest reference to the Parthenon Marbles, an issue that is most dear to Greece that tries to get back the stolen Marbles from Great Britain and the British Museum. The art history book has been …
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November 7, 2014
Politics, Society
Greek Education Ministry seek fill 1,100 job vacancies with teachers who would be gladly and proudly work on “voluntary basis”, that is without payment! According to daily TA NEA, Education Minister Andreas Loverdos considers to seek teachers who would work on voluntary basis in order to fill up vacancies in …
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November 5, 2014
Society
A wave of occupations by protesting students across the country has called in prosecutors and police in schoolyards. At the same time, Greek media report of detentions of students and even their parents, of preventive detentions for no actual reason and an incident of police violence against a high school …
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October 29, 2014
Politics
Greece’ Education and Religion Minister Andreas Loverdos ordered an internal inquiry for reasons in order to find out the responsible who failed to inform him that he had to attend the festive Church Mass during the National Ochi Day. According to Greek media, the priests at the the Church of …
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September 4, 2014
Very Mix
Finally a success story in Greece’s of austerity and loan agreements. The success story does not touch all Greek taxpayers but a selected community of blessed people: Monks and monasteries. They will be exempted from tax payments even if they have revenues. An amendment introduced by 16 MPs of conservative …
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October 8, 2013
Economy, Society
Groundbreaking changes in Greece’s pension schemes are on the way as the social insurance funds are about to collapse due to high unemployment and liquidity shortage in the labor market. There are plans for a national pension of just 360 EUR and a ‘compulsory life insurance’ to cover the rest …
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December 3, 2012
Politics
The much-anticipated political move of former health minister Andreas Loverdos was launched on Monday. Former PASOK heavy weight launched his own political movement called “Radical Social-Democratic Alliance”. Prompt was the answer of PASOK leader, Evangelos Venizelos who expelled Loverdos from the party. As most probably Loverdos will keep his parliamentary …
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June 5, 2012
Economy, Society
The greatness of their insignificance show politicians fighting over the exhausted body of the Greek patient. The ball of responsibility is thrown in all directions. While patients struggle to find life-saving medicine, the Greek health sector has collapsed, the National Healthcare System (EOPPY) has difficulties to get important supplies, pharmacists do not hand …
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March 9, 2012
Economy, Society
Why bother and get a whole package with 30 medicine pills when you need just 15? Innovation-ridden Health Minister of Greece, Andreas Loverdos, plans to change this bad habit. Pharmacies will keep drugs in jars and will hand out to patiens only the amount they need. The pharmacists will keep the …
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January 31, 2012
Politics
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Health Minister Andreas Loverdos joined their political forces. Two high ranking Socialist PASOK officials will challenge party leader and ex PM George Papandreou first place in the leadership of the parliamentary group. Consequently in the leadership of the socialist party. We decided to struggle together” said …
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November 16, 2011
Society
Unionist of GENOP-DEH cut off the electricity to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday morning because the ministry owes to Greek power company DEH 3.8 million euro! Chairman of the union Fotopoulos said that it is a symbolic move to protest the practice that DEH workers must cut off the electricity …
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