Greek Politics
Parties line up for second day in OPEKEPE debate as rivals accuse PM of cover-up
New Democracy passed its proposal for an ordinary parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal following a stormy debate, leaving the opposition to conduct a largely ceremonial debate on alternative proposals targeting two former ministers with criminal charges.
PM aims to divert OPEKEPE inquiry as he signs up to SAFE scheme
The OPEKEPE scandal is back at the top of the political agenda as Parliament is due to debate on Tuesday how to deal with the two ex-ministers identified in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into the farming subsidy scandal.
Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal
A revised government action plan promising tangible reforms for the second half of the year was PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s parting gift to the cabinet at the start of the summer recess, as the latest polling figures show the public is losing faith in the administration.
PM pledges water reform in bid to avert scarcity crisis
As southern Europe swelters, Greece finds itself confronting a water crisis that has been steadily building beneath the surface.
Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
In his parting shot just before the summer recess, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned fire on his predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed his administration in recent weeks.
New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
Amid the onslaught of damaging revelations about farm payments fraud, ministers have seized on voter-pleasing topics to try and reverse the negative climate emerging from polls, announcing new limits on bank charges while doubling down on anti-migrant rhetoric.
New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
The government is attempting to turn the table on its critics and go on the offensive on a range of issues after spending the last couple of weeks defending itself over the farming subsidy scandal.
Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
Greece is preparing for the first major heatwave of the summer to hit the country this week, but it is the political heat that his government is facing because of the OPEKEPE scandal and its handling of foreign policy issues that is causing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis most concern.
Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Greece’s defences against wildfires have been the strongest they have ever been but the realities of the climate crisis, whether in the form of summer blazes or water shortages, are becoming ever-more urgent issues for his government to address.
New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds
As revelations about systematic fraud in the distribution of farming subsidies continue to emerge, polling captures for the first time the potential impact of the scandal on the ruling New Democracy party.