Greek government to host 13th IACC  

Greek Justice Minister Sotiris Hatzigakis and the head of the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International Huguette Labelle on Monday signed a cooperation memorandum for the hosting of the 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) to take place in Athens at the end of October.

The conference, billed as the leading world meeting by experts on this issue, will take place over three day, starting on October 30 and ending on November 2.

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PM meets with TI chair, justice minister

Prime minister Costas Karamanlis met Monday with Transparency International (TI) chairwoman Huguette Labelle, TI Greece National Chapter director Costas Bakouris, and justice minister Sotiris Hatzigakis.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Hatzigakis said that Greece, in the framework of the United Nations, was developing a programme with TI that will culminate in October.