Main opposition New Democracy (ND) deputy Lefteris Avgenakis, representing Irakleio prefecture, on Tuesday, tabled a question requesting an inquiry into whether a “well-known” government minister withdrew200,000 euros from a fixed-term savings account days before capital controls were imposed!

The Energy Ministry had received three bids for the concession of licenses for surveying and extracting hydrocarbons in 20 areas in the Ionian Sea and south of Crete before the deadline set for Tuesday, although the capital controls imposed do not allow for the publication of interested parties.