Greece signed on Saturday an agreement with the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia to cooperate on fighting corruption and tax evasion, as part of the exchange of information between the two sides on issues of taxation.
The Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Norbert Walter-Borjans, will sign with the Greek government a Joint Declaration of Intent which will foresee the training of officials from the country’s financial crime unit at the state’s training centers, the minister told Deutsche Welle on Friday, ahead of his visit to Athens on Saturday.