Category Greek Corruption

Greek corruption refers to the persistent, systemic misuse of public power and resources in Greece, spanning politics, public administration, and parts of the private sector. It includes clientelism, tax evasion, bribery in public services, misuse of EU and state funds, and politically connected scandals. Despite reforms and EU pressure, Greece still scores only 49/100 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index and ranks 59th worldwide, indicating serious ongoing problems in rule of law, accountability, and institutional integrity.

Greek Corruption

Greece’s Tempi Rail Disaster: 57 Dead, €18.3 Million Stolen, Zero Ministers Prosecuted.

Composite image showing government officials, Greek Parliament building, ERGOSE railway infrastructure offices, railway tracks with derailed wreckage, and victims' memorial list with "We Do Not Forget You" banner from the Tempi train disaster accountability movement.

Greece’s Tempi Rail Disaster: 57 Dead, €18.3 Million Stolen, Zero Ministers Prosecuted. Content is coming soon

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption

OPEKEPE Scandal: Systemic EU Farm Subsidy Fraud Inflicts Nearly €3 Billion in Damage on Greek Public Finances.

Composite image showing senior European anti‑fraud prosecutors, Greek government officials and executives from an IT contractor posed in front of the EU Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Greek farm‑payments agency OPEKEPE and the Neuropublic headquarters, symbolising the investigation into large‑scale EU agricultural subsidy fraud in Greece.

OPEKEPE Scandal: Systemic EU Farm Subsidy Fraud Inflicts Nearly €3 Billion in Damage on Greek Public Finances. Content is coming soon

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption

Novartis Greece Pharmaceutical Bribery Scandal: A €3 Billion Healthcare Corruption.

Photomontage showing six political and healthcare officials posed in front of Novartis pharmaceutical buildings, Greek Ministry of Justice, a public hospital, and other state institutions, symbolizing the Novartis corruption scandal involving pharmaceutical kickbacks and political complicity in Greece.

Novartis Greece Pharmaceutical Bribery Scandal: A €3 Billion Healthcare Corruption. Content is coming soon

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption

Greece’s Lagarde List: Elite Tax Evasion and Failed Accountability During the Debt Crisis.

Photomontage showing several suited men and one woman posed in front of HSBC Private Bank and Greek public buildings with Greek, EU and Swiss flags, symbolizing the Lagarde list tax‑evasion scandal in Greece.

Greece’s Lagarde List: Elite Tax Evasion and Failed Accountability During the Debt Crisis. Content is coming soon

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption

Greek Ex‑Defense Minister Jailed in Submarine and TOR‑M1 Bribery Scandal

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Greek Ex‑Defense Minister Jailed in Submarine and TOR‑M1 Bribery Scandal Content is coming soon

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption

Siemens Bribed Greek Officials for €35-40 Million to Win Telecom Contracts.

Collage of businessmen standing in front of Siemens and allied corporate buildings, banks, and a PASOK party office, symbolizing the Siemens corruption scandal and the political and financial figures linked to it.

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2026-01-12

Greek Corruption, Highlights

From Democracy to Kleptocracy: The Koskotas Template.

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In the late 1980s, against a backdrop of roiling political turbulence, a financial scandal of staggering proportions erupted from the heart of Athens. Presided over by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and its charismatic leader, Andreas Papandreou, this was an era where populist ambition often blurred the lines between state governance and party patronage. The Koskotas affair was not an anomaly; it was the system’s logical endpoint. To understand this scandal is not merely to revisit a historical event, but to perform an autopsy on a foundational case study in the architecture of systemic corruption that would plague Greece for decades.

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2026-01-12