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Greek MP says he’d withdraw cash if coalition were to fall

Ex-Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis stoked controversy on Tuesday when he said that he would withdraw his money from Greek banks if the coalition collapses.

Speaking on a morning show on Mega TV, Georgiadis said that the potential of a SYRIZA election victory would lead to a bank run.

Ex-SDOE chief released after facing magistrates over Lagarde list

The former head of the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE), Yiannis Diotis, was released on Wednesday after being questioned by magistrates investigating the Lagarde list.

Diotis is accused of failing to investigate whether any of some 2,000 Greeks named on the list of depositors with accounts at the Geneva branch of HSBC were guilty of tax evasion.

Kapeleris faces magistrates in connection with Lagarde list

The head of Greece’s Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) when Giorgos Papaconstantinou was finance minister in 2010, Yiannis Kapeleris, was granted unconditional release on Tuesday after defending himself before investigating magistrates on charges of breach of trust in connection with the so-called Lagarde list.

Ex-SDOE chief Kapeleris released unconditionally

The head of Greece’s Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) when Giorgos Papaconstantinou was financial minister in 2010, Yiannis Kapeleris, was released unconditionally on Tuesday after facing magistrates Christos Papacostas and Dimitris Kavalaris over charges of breach of trust in connection with the Lagarde list.

Greek regional authorities assess impact of Russian embargo

Regional authorities in seven Greek prefectures on Tuesday began assessing the impact of a Russian food embargo, chiefly on the export of Greek peaches, ahead of Thursday’s scheduled meeting of European agricultural experts in Brussels, where a broader analysis of the problem is to be carried out.

Ranieri says he has little to change in Greek national team

By George Georgakopoulos

The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) presented Claudio Ranieri as the new Greece coach for the next couple of years, after the Italian manager signed his contract in Athens on Friday.

“I liked the spirit of the team and there is not that much I wish to change in it for now,” said Ranieri who starts his first coaching stint at a national team.

Two ex-SDOE chiefs get more time for defense over 'Lagarde list'

Two former heads of the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE), Yiannis Diotis (photo) and Yiannis Kapeleris, were on Wednesday given more time to prepare their defense against charges of breach of trust in connection with the so-called “Lagarde list” of possible tax cheats.

The former SDOE heads were given an extension until September 9, sources said.

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