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Mitsotakis and Androulakis clash over rule of law as probability of early polls grows Thursday’s parliamentary debate on the state of the rule of law unfolded as one of the most confrontational sessions of the current term, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis trading accusations over surveillance, corruption, and institutional integrity.
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Milestone drilling agreement yields rare good news moment for embattled Mitsotakis Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou hailed a historic moment for Greece’s energy security at the signing of an agreement that could see the first offshore drilling in the country’s waters in over four decades.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PoliticsGreek Politics 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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.