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Friday, June 13, 2014

Greece sues for 7 billion euros over German submarines that have never sailed

S-120 PapanikolisGreece has launched a multi-billion euro claim against one of Germany’s biggest defence firms who sold the financially-beleaguered country four submarines in a complicated deal which has become symbolic of the country’s economic woes.

The controversial deal has threatened Greece’s position in Nato, according to well-placed sources, led to the criminal prosecution of the country’s defence minister and the resignation of a senior Naval figure.

The Telegraph today publishes photographs of the four submarines, which are still unfinished in a Greek shipyard almost 15 years after they were first ordered.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete14/6/14 09:21

    Germans could clearly learn from Greek efficiency. Note Greece's crack Special Forces troops http://youtu.be/aaGdozjNGUQ

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