Articles by Lena Mavraka and Vasilis Papatheodorou
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Forgiving Siemens: Unraveling a Tangled Tale of German Corruption in Greece
Lena Mavraka and Vasilis Papatheodorou – CorpWatch,
11 Jun 2012
To understand the pervasive corruption in Greek politics, it is necessary to examine the company that has probably paid the biggest bribes to both major parties: Siemens from Munich, Germany, a company with contracts in practically every ministry from culture to telecommunications. On November 11, 2010, Siemens turned off 35 traffic lights in central Athens in protest against Greek government fines as high as €500 million ($650 million) to settle allegations of bribery to win contracts.
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