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The special preliminary investigation committee on the Novartis case decided during its first meeting in Parliament on Monday to convene behind closed doors. According to regulations, it is the committee’s prerogative to hold open or closed-door meetings. According to sources, the proposal for the confidential meetings was supported by the ruling coalition SYRIZA and ANEL, … Περισσότερα

Two consortia have expressed interest in participating in two Greek oil and gas exploration and exploitation tenders for the regions off Crete and in the Ionian Sea, the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) company said on Monday. The two submissions are from U.S.’s Exxon Mobil, France’s Total and Hellenic Petroleum for two blocks southwest of … Περισσότερα

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos will participate in a meeting of EU defence ministers taking place on Tuesday in Brussels. According to sources, Kammenos will also brief his European counterparts on the incident involving two Greek servicemen arrested and detained in Turkey after they were allegedly located by a Turkish patrol on Turkish territory last Thursday. … Περισσότερα

Turkey’s aggressive stance and its violation of international treaties in terms of Cyprus and Greek islands will be raised emphatically at all international ogranisations, especially the European Union, the foreign ministers of Greece and Cyprus said after their meeting ion Monday. “Turkey?s behavior at this time does not threaten the interests of the Republic of … Περισσότερα

The first session of the parliamentary preliminary examination committee on the Novartis case will be held on Monday afternoon. Monday’s session will focus on the election of committee chairman. SYRIZA deputy Thodoris Dritsas is expected to be nominated. The special committee on Novartis will have the same powers as a public prosecutor when conducting a … Περισσότερα