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Businessman couple sought by police for Hellenic Postbank loans surrenders to Scotland Yard

Greek businessman Kyriakos Griveas and his wife Anastasia Vatsika surrendered themselves to Scotland Yard in London shortly after Wednesday noon, Greek media report. The couple was sought by Greek police for ‘red loans’ it had received from the Hellenic Postbank.  An international arrest warrant had been issued as the couple …

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Media owner Kontominas released on mammoth bail of 5 million euro

Owner of private Alpha TV Dimitris Kontominas was released on a mammoth bail of 5 million euro. Furthermore he has been prohibited from traveling abroad and he should check at a local police station twice a month. After a marathon meeting the members of judicial council decided to allow Kontominas …

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1:3 Greek public hospital doctors have huge assets – tax free –

Surprise? Certainly not! Every Greek and foreigner living in Greece has been known for years, in not for decades, that one has to put several banknotes in an envelope (fakelaki) and discretely hand it to the doctor of a public hospital. Now the financial Crimes Units (SDOE) have found out …

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Former Hellenic Postbank CEO Philippidis arrested in Turkey

Former CEO of Hellenic Postbank Aggelos Philippidis was arrested on Friday night in Turkey, according to Greek media. Initial reports say that he was arrested due to an Interpol international arrest warrant and that Turkish police located him via to his mobile phone and a credit card move. He has …

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7 arrest warrants against bank executives & businessmen over Greek Postbank bad loans

Three people were arrested and police are seeking another four after the anti-corruption prosecutor issued at least 7 arrest warrants over suspected loans from Hellenic Postbank. The loans worth 400-500 million euro were given in the period between 2006 and 2011. Former CEO and bank staff, several Greek and Cypriot …

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EUobserver: bailout advisers to Troika – the multi-million unholy business with austerity

Who are the advisers to Troika who rule over our austerity-hit lives? In Greece, in Portugal, in Ireland, in Cyprus and Spain? How do they get the jobs and the contracts? How much are they being paid to ruin the lives of citizens in the European South? What are their …

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Ex Greek FM claims “we tapped US-ambassadors in Athens & Ankara” as media picture the super bug on US-embassy roof

The wonderful world of spying friends and foes is being unfolded with the NSA scandal, a world equipped with super modern surveillance units and lay light years away from the fictitious and exaggerated reports of Graham Greens’ local informants and spies. The NSA scandal reveals that US-friends have not only …

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UPD: Privatization Fund CEO Stavridis resigns over lear jet scandal

CEO of Greece’s Privatization Fund Stelios Stavridis submitted his resignation late on Sunday after Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras asked him to do so. Stavridis did not mention the reason for his resignation. Citing government sources, Greek media report that Stavridis’ resignation was a matter of political ‘ethics’. KTG reported earlier …

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SD: German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) bribed Greek authorities

German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) shut down its office in Athens due to a bribe scandal, German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports on Tuesday. Citing investigation findings from the prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, SD notes that “Deutsche Bahn subsidiary in Greece is said to have “diverted” 315,000 euro to bribe contract givers.” …

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Seven more Greek ‘beef’ products found with horse DNA; 2 imported from Holland & Romania

Greek Food Control Agency (EFET) order the withdrawal of seven meat products after testes proved they contained horse DNA. The products are salami, sausages, kebab and frozen meatballs, produced in Northern Greece and Crete or imported from the Netherlands ( company NL 687 EG* distributed via German DEMKA) and Romania (company LeFruMarine S.R.L.). As the products …

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Greece finds horse DNA in imported Salami and locally produced Kebab

Greek National Food Control Authority announced Friday that two more tested samples of “beef” were found to contain horse DNA. The first sample was found in minced meat ‘kebab’ prepared by a local producer, while the second sample was found in salami imported from Holland. Both samples were taken from …

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Grand Racehorses in your Ravioli and Burger?

Yuck! The horsemeat scandal gets more and more disgusting. Not that eating “anonymous” horses for beef would be less disgusting… Famous horse Synchronised, Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, a specialist in long-distance steeplechaser, was euthanized after an injury and apparently disposed for horsemeat. “The owner of a slaughterhouse that disposes of horses …

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