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Outlook unclear for Novartis probe

The outlook for Parliament's committee that was set up to investigate 10 Greek politicians alleged to be linked to a bribery scandal involving the Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis appears unclear as opposition MPs have boycotted the panel and politicians have refused to appear before it until witnesses are called. 

Greek gov't seen attempting to destabilize political climate

The creation of a committee to investigate 10 Greek politicians in connection with the Novartis bribery allegations is widely seen as nothing other than a risky, for the economy's stability, attempt by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to polarize the political climate, change the agenda of the public debate and shoot the ball into the opposition's court.

The last delusion

If anyone still believed that this government comprised people with good intentions who were simply let down by naivety, resulting in their creating more problems than they solved, they must now be reckoning with the magnitude of their delusion.

The Novartis case displays the cynicism of people who do not care about the cost that their actions will have on public life.

Novartis case file may return to prosecutors, sources say

As political tensions continue to simmer following a vote in Parliament that paved the way for the creation of a committee to investigate 10 Greek politicians in connection with allegations of bribery in connection with Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis, sources say the case file might return to prosecutors. 

Shipping Minister Kouroublis admits name is in FBI document accompanying Novartis case file

Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis admitted on Friday that his name is mentioned in the FBI document accompanying the Novartis case file though did not indicate that he has any involvement in alleged illicit practices.

"I am the P.K. referred to in the FBI document," he told ANT1 television channel, adding that the same document refers to other Greek politicians.

PM's aide writes scathing piece on politicians' reactions to Novartis claims

In this lengthy post on his Facebook page, titled "Forgive them, for they know not what they do," Thanassis Karteros, the head of the prime minister's press office and a former columnist at the government-affiliated Avgi newspaper, condemned the reactions of the politicians implicated in the Novartis affair and the debate in Parliament that earlier this week approved the creation of a committee

Stournaras lashes out at 'disgusting and false' accusations over Novartis

Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras on Wednesday rejected allegations regarding the Novartis case as "disgusting and false," while requesting the formation of a parliamentary committee to conduct a preliminary inquiry into claims made in a prosecutors' report that several high-ranking politicians were bribed by the Swiss drugs maker.

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