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Greek DM signed $500-mln defense contract to keep Turkey out of Aegean
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos defended his decision to sign a 500-million-euro contract to upgrade five P-3B Orion aircraft. The story saw the light of day on Sunday's Proto Thema and has stirred controversy bearing in mind the fact that this is the largest arms investment in the last five years and comes at a time when Greece is struggling financially.
Greek technical negotiations in Brussels, but the Greek FinMin is in Paris
Greek negotiations with its EU partners are taking place in Brussels and Paris with three "institutions" (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) and are no longer focused on a political level but on technical issues.
Papandreou launches party, aims for post-election role
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou launched his new party on Saturday, as current Deputy Prime Minister and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos insisted that his party would play a pivotal role in political developments after the January 25 elections.