Gov’t welcomes investigations into fraud allegations, says Marinakis

The government welcomes any investigation into allegations of fraud linked to the way €2.5 billion in European Union funds has been awarded to just 10 companies in Greece, Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has said.

He was responding to a question about a Brussels-based news site Politico report that said the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the Hellenic Competition Commission are investigating how 600 digital projects worth more than 2.5 billion euros were awarded.

Marinakis said that the Competition Commission investigation follows a complaint, adding that the Hellenic Court of Audit exercises full control over the of the specific tendering process.

"The government and the individual ministries have always acted with a view to adhering to all the prescribed procedures," he noted.

The Politico report said authorities are investigating...