Philistor Destempasides, a former protected witness in Greece’s high-profile Novartis bribery case, described the pharmaceutical group as the “OPEKEPE of medicine” during testimony on Tuesday, invoking the scandal-hit farming payments agency to underscore what he called systemic corruption.
Farmers’ barricades on major arteries across the country during the holiday season underline how solutions for chronic problems demand immediate diagnosis, serious proposals, and credible policies.
One of the leading figures in the nationwide farmers’ protests has filed a lawsuit with a prosecutor, alleging a violation of his personal data in connection with an investigation into farm subsidy payments he received.
Police on the island of Rhodes have arrested a 37-year-old police officer after finding him in possession of approximately half a kilogram of cocaine.
The environmental studies for two protected marine parks have been given the green light by the Environment Ministry and will now head off to the Council of State for approval of their legal provisions, the ministry announced on Monday.
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following Israel’s announcement recognizing Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia.
Residential developments at The Ellinikon, the site of the former airport in the Elliko suburb of southern Athens, have attracted buyers from more than 110 countries, with international buyers accounting for 45 percent of sales, Lamda Development said.
Turkey and Spain have signed a €2.6 billion deal for the Spanish air force to procure 30 light training jets from Turkish Aerospace Industries from 2028, Turkey’s defense industry authority has said.
Turkish police carried out further large-scale operations against the Islamic State group across Turkey on Tuesday, detaining 357 suspects, the interior minister said.
Inspectors in the Attica Region seized a total of 12 tons of spoiled meat, meat products, and plant-based foods during inspections conducted since the beginning of December, officials said.