Politics
Predator ruling reopens scandal that government hoped had been buried
One of the scandals that has haunted Greece’s centre-right administration over the last few years – the Predator surveillance case – is back in the spotlight after a lower court issued convictions in Thursday, which could lead to prosecutors reopening their investigation into potential felonies but has already reignited the political tussle over the affair and placed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis under closer scrutiny.
Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
Offshore exploration agreements with US energy giants and contracts to provide natural gas to eastern Europe top PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s agenda, as he sets out his vision on the path to elections.
ND moves to dismiss charges against former ministers against opposition objections
As the parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal draws to a close, calls by opposition parties for criminal charges to be brought against two former ministers look set to be stymied by the New Democracy majority which blames historic mismanagement at the agency.
Gerapatritis to meet Rubio again as Greece pushes Vertical Corridor in Washington
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is travelling to Washington this Tuesday, where he is expected to meet his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, at the State Department.
Health minister hogs spotlight, puts PM in tricky position
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who is never far from controversy, has been in the media spotlight over the last couple of weeks, fuelling speculation about the possible motives behind the high-profile clashes he has been involved in.
Polling steadies at top but churns beneath surface as opposition support splinters
Two new opinion polls published over the past few days — one from Marc and one from Metron Analysis — offer a snapshot of a Greek political landscape that is steady at the top yet increasingly unsettled beneath it.
Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
As Greece edges toward national elections expected by summer 2027, the governing New Democracy party is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority, which would be record third consecutive victory of this type for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
ND and PASOK trade accusations as fresh corruption allegations cloud opposition
As parties square up for a protracted pre-election campaign season, New Democracy is turning the spotlight on the main opposition, PASOK, with claims that ongoing corruption investigations taint the social democrats’ leadership.
PM hails hydrocarbon deals as win for energy security and geopolitical standing
This week’s signing of four new hydrocarbon exploration agreements was welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a landmark moment in Greece’s energy strategy and the country’s geopolitical status in the region.
Athens balances EU line and opts for observer role in Trump’s Board of Peace
After some deliberation, Athens has decided to participate in US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, but only as an observer and only in the meeting relevant to Gaza.