Politics
Mitsotakis gears up for rule of law debate amid multi-front political crisis
The upcoming parliamentary debate on the rule of law will test PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s ability to manage the political agenda amid escalating political challenges on multiple fronts.
OPEKEPE, Predator and Ankara tension set tone for post-Easter politics
A compressed, post‑Easter political week opens in Athens with the government facing simultaneous pressure on two domestic fronts - the OPEKEPE case files and the revived surveillance affair - while also navigating a sharp rhetorical clash with Ankara and preparing for Emmanuel Macron’s visit later in the month.
Unresolved scandals fuel tetchiness, personal battles between parties
A heated confrontation between Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and PASOK has become the clearest expression of the increasingly fractious mood in Greek politics.
Mitsotakis distances himself from Israel’s Lebanon offensive as industry warns of energy crunch
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to reframe Greece’s perspective on the evolving situation in the Middle East, taking a more critical view of Israel’s actions in Lebanon while still trying to maintain a strategic balance as a partner in regional security.
Leadership’s handling of OPEKEPE allegations sparks unrest in New Democracy
Managing the mood in the governing party is set to become the next challenge for PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as his initial reaction to latest legal developments on the OPEKEPE farm payments case has sparked tensions in the New Democracy parliamentary group.
Greece aiming to strike strategic balance in Persian Gulf
Greece’s role in the evolving conflict environment surrounding Iran and the broader Persian Gulf region reflects a careful and deliberate balance between active engagement and strategic restraint.
PM pivots to constitutional reform as he tries to limit OPEKEPE fallout
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted on Monday to seize back the political initiative in relation to the OPEKEPE affair through a televised address that combined institutional reform, self‑criticism and a pointed challenge to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
Farm subsidy scandal prompts disquiet in ruling party, encourages opposition
The OPEKEPE affair has moved into a new, more dangerous phase for the government, fuelled by daily leaks from the European prosecutor’s case files and an opposition that now treats the scandal as proof that the government has lost its moral and institutional footing.
OPEKEPE scandal widens as pressure mounts for PM on multiple fronts
The political landscape shifted again on Thursday as the OPEKEPE affair deepened, adding new names, new legal pathways, and new political complications to a scandal that is rapidly becoming one of the most destabilising episodes of the government’s seven‑year tenure.
Reshuffle on horizon as second OPEKEPE dossier rattles government
A new dossier from the chief EU prosecutor relating to the OPEKEPE farm-aid scandal has thrown a spanner in the works of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s plans for an orderly progress to the 2027 elections.