Politics
OPEKEPE scandal dogs PM as speculation about next elections intensifies
The criticism and controversy being generated by the OPEKEPE scandal refuses to die down despite Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest attempt to justify his government’s actions and to move on from this issue.
Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package
The government is hoping that a mixture of summer holidays and discussion about the relief measures it is due to announce in a few weeks will dampen down the furore over this week’s controversial developments in Parliament.
Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote
The vote over whether to hold a preliminary inquiry into the role of two former government ministers in the farming subsidy scandal ended in a storm of recriminations after the opposition’s proposals were rejected with the votes of a handful of New Democracy lawmakers.
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.