Marios Salmas
Parliament to vote on committee's Novartis report
The Greek Parliament will decide on Friday whether or not to request the prosecution of 10 prominent politicians named in a bribery scandal involving the Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis, in the final phase of a parliamentary inquiry into the case.
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Prosecutor in Novartis probe orders opening of bank accounts
A corruption prosecutor investigating the Novartis bribery case ordered on Tuesday the opening of ten bank accounts and disclosure of other assets belonging to the prominent politicians named in the case file.
ND submits proposal for inquiry into three ministers
The main conservative opposition party New Democracy on Wednesday submitted to Parliament its proposal for the formation of an investigative committee to probe whether former health ministers Panayiotis Kouroublis and Andreas Xanthos, as well as Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, are guilty of breaches of faith.
Shipping Minister Kouroublis admits name is in FBI document accompanying Novartis case file
Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis admitted on Friday that his name is mentioned in the FBI document accompanying the Novartis case file though did not indicate that he has any involvement in alleged illicit practices.
"I am the P.K. referred to in the FBI document," he told ANT1 television channel, adding that the same document refers to other Greek politicians.