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Greek political parties to testify over bank loans

February 1, 2013 12:15
ATHENS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Greek prosecutors have ordered the two main ruling parties to testify in an investigation into more than 200 million euros in loans they received from banks, officials said on Friday. The investigation - which is examining whether the loans are legal and whether any wrongdoing was involved - could embarrass the fragile conservative-led government, which relies on aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

Most Greeks say government doing little to fight corruption-poll

January 22, 2013 18:30
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Most Greeks believe their government is doing little to go after tax evaders and root out corruption, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday which put support for the ruling conservatives marginally ahead of the leftist main opposition.

Greece to probe former finance minister over tax list scandal

January 17, 2013 21:15
By Harry Papachristou and Deepa Babington ATHENS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Greece's parliament voted early on Friday to probe former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for his role in a scandal over a list of potential tax evaders that has rattled the fragile ruling coalition. In a relief for the government, Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, a former finance minister and one of three coalition leaders, escaped an inquiry into his handling of the list after lawmakers voted by a wide margin against the move.

Greek parties in uproar over tax scandal before inquiry vote

January 17, 2013 12:45
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deepa Babington ATHENS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Greece's leftist opposition called on Thursday for two former finance ministers to be punished for failing to act on a list of potential tax evaders, hours before a parliamentary vote to decide who to investigate. Parliament will vote later on whether former finance ministers George Papaconstantinou and Evangelos Venizelos as well as two former prime ministers must face an inquiry over the affair, which has rattled the fragile ruling coalition.

UPDATE 3-Gun attack on PM's party HQ as Greek violence escalates

January 14, 2013 06:30
* Shooting follows spate of attacks on public figures * Bullet shot through window of Athens HQ but no one hurt * PM Samaras says "you cannot shoot democracy" By Dina Kyriakidou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers opened fire on the Athens headquarters of Greece's governing New Democracy party with a Kalashnikov assault rifle early on Monday, in what the government said was a worrying escalation in political violence.

Greek coalition loses third lawmaker over tax list scandal

January 10, 2013 11:01
ATHENS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A Greek Socialist lawmaker resigned on Thursday from the co-ruling PASOK party after he criticised the government's handling of a list of possible tax cheats, further reducing the fragile coalition's majority in parliament. Christos Aidonis, 50, a former deputy health minister, is the third lawmaker the ruling coalition has lost in less than a week over a deepening scandal that has outraged Greeks and tested the cohesion of the government.

Greek party seeks probe of ex-leaders over tax list

January 9, 2013 10:15
ATHENS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Greece's parliament will vote on whether to investigate two former prime ministers for failing to take action over a list of possible tax cheats while in office, officials said on Wednesday. The right-wing Independent Greeks party, backed by the far-right Golden Dawn, asked parliament to probe Lucas Papademos, a technocrat, and his Socialist predecessor George Papandreou over the so-called "Lagarde list".
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