By Panagiotis Stathis With an exculpatory judgement, after a similar prosecution proposal, the file of Andreas Loverdos in the Novartis case is also closed, putting an end to a rich legal adventure for the former minister. In this way, the last file was closed for the ten political figures who were included in the investigations […]
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Novartis: Profits and sales fell in the quarter, maintained 2022 estimates
Novartis said sales and profits fell in the second quarter and the group backed its 2022 guidance. The Swiss pharmaceutical group reported net profit of $1.69 billion, down from $2.89 billion a year ago. Core operating income was $4.27 billion in the quarter, down from $4.35 billion a year ago. Sales were $12.78 billion, up […]
‘Absolute justice is the will of the Judicial Council’, declare the members of SYRIZA-PS who participated in the preliminary investigation of NOVARTIS
“The will of the Judicial Council completely vindicates us”, emphasize in their statement the members of SYRIZA-PS who participated in the pre-investigation committee of the Parliament for Novartis, Spyridon Lappas, Theodora Augeris, Yiannis Giolas, Theofilos Xanthopoulos and Yiannis Ragousis. In particular, they note that “it is a vindication for SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, for us, the members […]
G. Oikonomou: The panic of SYRIZA is expected
“The panic of SYRIZA is completely to be expected, since things are ultimately much worse than any initial impression”, says the government spokesman, Yannis Oikonomou, in a statement in response to SYRIZA’s press representative, Nasos Iliopoulos. And he points out: “Mr. Tsipras’s closest associate – the man to whom he had entrusted the portfolio of […]
Novartis ‘cuts’ 8,000 jobs worldwide
Novartis said on Tuesday that a previously announced restructuring plan could cut 8,000 jobs, including up to 1,400 in Switzerland, according to a report in the Swiss newspaper TagesAnzeiger. The job cuts are part of a restructuring plan announced in April by the Swiss pharmaceutical group, which aims to save at least $ 1 billion […]
SYRIZA-PS: Lawsuit-fiasco of the government towards the company Novartis
“For a lawsuit – a fiasco that concerns only… doctors”, SYRIZA-PS speaks in an announcement on the occasion of the lawsuit of the Minister of Health against Novartis. In its announcement, SYRIZA states: “The unacceptably incomplete lawsuit of the government from the beginning undermines the recognition of the crime by the company, in contrast to […]
PASOK-KINAL for Novartis: ‘SYRIZA’s phraseology refers to P. Kammenos’
The immediate response of the PASOK – KINAL spokesman, Dimitris Mantzos, to the joking comments of the SYRIZA representative N. Iliopoulos about the speech of Nikos Androulakis to the Central Political Committee regarding the developments in the Novartis case. We oppose the phraseology of the SYRIZA spokesman, which refers directly to their longtime political partner, […]
G. Economou: The time is coming for justice for the conspiracy created by some in the Novartis case
Giannis Oikonomou in an interview with ANT1 and referring to the Novartis case regarding the issue of Mr. Loverdos, referred to his announcement. “We have no reason to be involved in this process and in this debate. Mr. Loverdos, with things that I think give answers to the questions that are being created, presented his […]
SYRIZA: ‘Closing the investigation for Novartis raises questions’
“The huge closure of the investigation is the huge scandal of Novartis”, SYRIZA-PS complains in a statement and adds: “Although there was new evidence that shed light on this dark case, it raised a number of questions about the handling of specific investigating authorities”. SYRIZA reminds that “we had warned ND and PASOK-KINAL, when they […]
Novartis: Profits and sales increased in the first quarter
Novartis announced earnings and sales growth in the first quarter of the year, as its core drugs were the ones driving higher activity and Sandoz, the division of generic drugs, continued to normalize after coronavirus problems. The Swiss pharmaceutical company reported net profit of $ 2.22 billion in the quarter, up from $ 1.80 billion […]