Siemens must defend themselves: Athens could sue German companies – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Saturday, August 01, 2015

 
 
 

 
 In the event that Greece suddenly and randomly goes insolvent, there is an alternative plan that should bring back money into the country: Of all German companies are to be found in Athens in court.
 

 
 

The Greek contingency plan in the event of a forced by creditors disorderly bankruptcy apparently foresaw also corruption investigations against German companies. In application of the plan corresponding investigations against operating in Greece German companies such as Siemens, Lidl, Allianz, MAN and Hochtief had been initiated, reported the Greek newspaper “Efimerida ton Syntakton”.

Germany carries the greatest burden of the rescue packages for Greece and one of the sharpest critics of the reform efforts in the country. CDU Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had also brought a temporary withdrawal of Greece from the euro into play

Against Siemens employees runs in Greece already a process because of a bribery scandal. They are 1997, some 70 million Euro bribe to the Greek telecommunications company OTE paid to take over the digitization of the telephone network to the Greek. Therefore, about a dozen former Siemens representatives and some 40 other defendants are from March to justice.

Also planned nationalizations and tolls

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Another point in Athens contingency plan were according to the newspaper nationalizations. So be about the nationalization of privatized only in 2013 gambling company Opap been provided, the paper writes, citing government sources. Been planned are also toll collections on highways and at the largest bridge in the country. The aim of the plan was it was to increase “the cost of breaking” for creditors.

The government in Athens wanted the report can not comment first. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had however said on Friday in parliament, he had ex-Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis instructed to draw up a “defense plan” in the event that Greece should leave the euro. But he did not give details on the contents of the plan.

  Source: n-tv.de
 

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