Greece signs out-of-court settlement with Siemens
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras signed an agreement on Thursday
that means all charges barring criminal ones relating to bribery
allegations in the Siemens scandal would be dropped in return for
compensation.
The two sides agreed to waive 80 million euros they
owed each other and for the German multinational to pay another 90
million euros that will be used to fund state bodies that combat
corruption, university research programs, 100 postgraduate scholarships
per year and medical equipment for public hospitals. The electronics and
electrical engineering company also agreed to invest 100 million euros
this year in its Greek branch, Siemens Hellas, which employs 600 people.
The
German firm will also invest another 60 million euros in the
construction of a new factory that will employ up to 700 people.
The out-of-court settlement was approved by Parliament earlier this year. |
solange GR in der EU bleibt (und daran besteht im Gegensatz zum Verbleib in der Eurozone wenig Zweifel), bekommt der Staat laufend Zahlungen aus zig Fördertöpfen aus Brüssel, die exekutierbar sein müssten.
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