Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Deputy PM Pikrammenos to also represent gov’t at ex-king’s funeral
Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos will also represent the government at the funeral of Greece's former King Constantine II, it was announced Friday.
This follows an earlier announcement which declared that the government would only be represented by Culture Minister Lina Mednoni.
Former foreign minister gets brand new state car eight years after leaving politics
About eight years after withdrawing from Greek politics, an application submitted by former foreign minister and ex-MP Theodoros Pangalos to receive a free, brand new car.
Greece and the rule of law
I read the farewell letter that was published in Kathimerini by former Greek prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos following the recent death of his friend and colleague Giorgos Panagiotopoulos (both men served as presidents of the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court).
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Pikrammenos fingers Papaggelopoulos for implicating him in Novartis scandal
The judiciary has sent to Parliament the testimony of former caretaker PM and current Vice Premier Panagiotis Pikrammenos - who previously served as president of the Council of State - in which states his belief that former alternate justice minister Dimitris Papaggelopoulos was the person who implicated him in the Novartis scandal.
Ex PM points to interference in Novartis probe
Testimony by Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos, one of 10 Greek officials implicated (but not incriminated) in the original Novartis investigation, points to political interference in the judicial handling of the probe, reports said Friday.
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Politicians testifying in Novartis probe investigation
Two prosecutors who are investigating the handling of a controversial judicial probe that pointed to the alleged bribery of Greek politicians by Swiss pharmaceuticals firm Novartis on Wednesday heard from one of the 10 politicians.
Prosecutor shoots down claims against bank governor in alleged Novartis scandal
The shelving Thursday of a legal suit against him involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis, officially ended a "brazen procedure of slander and character assassination... after a 20-month delay," Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said.
Stournaras says ‘brazen’ attempt at character assassination has ended
With the shelving Thursday of a legal suit against him involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis, Greek central bank governor Yannis Stournaras said that a "brazen procedure of slander and character assassination" had officially come to an end "after a 20-month delay."
Top corruption prosecutor shelves suit against Stournaras in Novartis case
Greece's top corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki on Thursday shelved a legal suit lodged against central bank governor Yannis Stournaras over bribery claims involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis.
After steering Greece to safety in 2012, former top-ranking judge returns to Maximos Mansion as deputy PM
There's a glint of something playful behind his refined demeanor and "judgy" oral delivery. "I find it hard to say no to temptation," he says, his tone insinuating an ellipsis.