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Pikrammenos told SKAI television that the Novartis affair will have deep and lasting repercussions as it has poisoned Greek society by cultivating doubts about the functioning of institutions.

The centre-left party says that the entire Novartis affair is a conspiracy staged jointly by SYRIZA and the Karamanlis faction of New Democracy.

Tsipras told EU leaders they can’t ignore the six million voters who signed a petition to remain in the EU,

It is indicative that in 2004 state expenditures on medicines and pharmaceuticals were 2.4bn euros and by 2009 that figure has skyrocketed to 5.6bn euros, all under the Karamanlis administration.

The Senate bill is part of a comprehensive strategy in the region that relies in great measure on the Greece-Cyprus-Israel energy and security cooperation while at the same time drawing distinct red lines for Turkey’s actions.

'By lifting the U.S. Arms Embargo on Cyprus and extending necessary Foreign Military Assistance to Greece, this legislation brings forth a comprehensive approach to the stability of key regional partners,” said Senator Mark Rubio.

We seek out or manufacture enemies instead of forging a fundamental consensus so as to escape the vicious circle into which the country has fallen.

No one in the government has yet explained how Petsitis went from being a waiter with an annual salary of about 5,000 euros to representing the PM’s office in dealings with a huge state company.

Papadea said she had resigned from the management of the family business in 2015 and described the allegations against her as a diversionary tactic to draw attention away from the ongoing Novartis probe

The case was closed for lack of evidence for four of the ten politicians who were targeted and probed. The same is expected to happen for another five.

The probe is continuing in the cases of Samaras, Stournaras, Avramopoulos, Georgiadis, and Salmas, and sources say most if not all of those files will be closed by the end of April.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Christos Christodoulou, warns about the prospect of a Greek-Turkish military accident in the Aegean.

Compared to one year ago, there was a 1.34bn euro drop in deposits, and compared to two years ago 2.65bn euros of Russian money was withdrawn from Cyprus’ banking system.

Greece’s position for decades has been that the only issue up for negotiation with Ankara is the delimitation of the Aegean continental shelf and has constantly rejected Turkish demands for a no-hold-barred dialogue.

Those in power were burnt by the alluring charms of the enchantress called power, simply because they lacked the qualities of self-control and self-restraint.

The poor boy from the working class neighbourhood of Kaisariani ended up with a luxury lifestyle, even today, which is hard to explain.

The management and shareholders of Diamond S Shipping ring the NYSE opening bell at the start of trading

Athens has often declared that respect for the rights of the recognised Greek minority of Albania is a key factor that will influence the progress of Tirana’s EU application, over which Greece and all EU member-states have veto power.

Petsitis appears to have been on the outer edge of Alexis Tsipras’ inner circle and was a frequent visitor to the PM’s Maximos Mansion offices.