Politics
Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer
A few days before Greece emerges from the political lull of August, the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is rapidly becoming the focal point of a high-stakes autumn. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil a sweeping relief package aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis, which has proved a source of concern and frustration for voters throughout the last few years.
Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey
Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his government’s foreign policy as overly cautious and lacking assertiveness. However, recent developments involving Egypt and Turkey have once again placed Athens’s diplomatic strategy under the spotlight.
Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities
A flagship education policy of the New Democracy government is providing fodder for the opposition after the uptake for the first round of non-state university licenses appears to have vastly undershot its promises.
PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on
A barrage of policy announcements by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been overshadowed by the continuing stream of damaging revelations connecting New Democracy to organised fraud at the farm payments agency OPEKEPE.
Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration
The turmoil caused by the OPEKEPE scandal, which followed soon after the jolt suffered by the government due to the public backlash over the Tempe train crash, has fuelled speculation about the possibility of snap elections, but the government is adamant that it will see out its four-year term.
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.