Politics
ND courts voters with hardline migration bill as pressure grows over farming subsidy scandal
The government yesterday announced a tightening of the migration framework, among a series of reforms which it hopes will move the agenda on from the farming subsidy scandal.
Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme
Opposition parties are accusing the government of a foreign policy fiasco after it failed to veto a potential role for Turkey in the EU defence procurement package. The accusations come after PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis suggested that Greece would seek concessions from Turkey in order to support its inclusion in the programme.
ND attempts to shield itself from OPEKEPE fallout, further Tempe pressure
The government and the opposition are at odds over the direction in which the Tempe inquiry should go, as well as the handling of the corruption scandal involving the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE).
ND tries to contain farm payments scandal as leftists disagree over Tempe inquiry
The government is trying to take steps to contain the scandal involving alleged fraud over payments to farmers, which gained attention last week when the headquarters of the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE) were raided last week.
Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged PASOK to support him in a bid to end job permanence for civil servants, allowing the Greek authorities to fire public sector employees who are not considered to be meeting certain standards.
Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
The government is facing intensifying criticism from opposition parties over its position on Gaza, as its latest actions on the global scene put it increasingly at odds with the mood in the Greek Parliament.
Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
Opposition parties are putting pressure on the Greek government to shift its position vis-à-vis Israel as the international community begins to harden its stance on the war in Gaza.
Opposition parties jostle over criminal charges for politicians in connection to Tempe
Social democrats PASOK were the first opposition party to submit a motion setting out criminal charges against political figures for safety failures in the railways leading up to the Tempe crash.
ND looks to preserve recent poll gains as Tempe issue returns to centre stage
The Tempe issue is set to return to the centre stage of Greek politics this week as the opposition parties are due to submit their proposals for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and Christos Spirtzis to face preliminary judicial inquiries in connection to their roles in the years and months preceding the accident.
ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
New Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda by turning its fire on PASOK, the party it sees as its most immediate rival.