“All audits by the state are welcome. I have nothing to hide and no one to fear”, said Costas Laliotis, responding to Proto Thema newspaper’s front-page story on Sunday.

“All of my assets (personal and familial) are in Greece, are completely transparent and declare in every yearly tax report”, the former top PASOK minister said.

He clarified that during his years in office, he serves with transparency, legality and in the public interest against all forms of illegal financing or markets, and against off-shore companies.