https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:45:47 GMT 2026-07-26T04:45:47Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16339 Athens's case for protecting its shipowners' commercial interests has come under unusually direct public criticism from other member states, as EU diplomats conclude negotiations on the 21st Russia sanctions package. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:10:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16339 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-23T10:10:03Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16329 The government has launched a forceful counter‑offensive following the European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s (EPPO) decision to prosecute four New Democracy MPs for misdemeanour‑level offences linked to agricultural subsidies. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:59:30 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16329 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-17T06:59:30Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16328 The European Public Prosecutor’s investigation into the OPEKEPE scandal took another turn on Wednesday with the announcement of indictments against four government lawmakers and several former senior officials for crimes connected with fraud at the farm payments agency. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:53:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16328 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-16T08:53:09Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16320 The government has seized on a series of high profile arrests to reinforce its “law and order” message, hoping to restore trust among right‑leaning voters shaken by recent political turbulence. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:04:44 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16320 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-13T08:04:44Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16307 Over recent weeks, pressure on Maximos has begun to converge from multiple directions: Antonis Samaras has escalated his personal confrontation with Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Predator surveillance scandal and Alexis Tsipras’s new party, the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), is simultaneously attacking the government’s economic narrative and grappling with the challenge of presenting a credible, fully costed alternative. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:42:54 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16307 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-07-07T06:42:54Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16272 Two scandals from the recent past have returned to unsettle New Democracy just as a new opinion poll shows the governing party regaining ground, and as PASOK grapples with an increasingly fraught debate over its post‑election alliances. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:09:48 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16272 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-06-23T07:09:48Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16200 The confrontation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the government over the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal and the Floridis amendment has escalated into a test case for judicial independence, EU conditionality and the limits of executive control over institutions. Mon, 25 May 2026 06:21:27 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16200 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-25T06:21:27Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16194 Maria Karystianou’s new political movement was launched in Thessaloniki on Thursday evening in what was far more than a conventional party unveiling. Fri, 22 May 2026 06:47:46 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16194 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-22T06:47:46Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16192 Three separate interventions - Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s extensive interview on the Financial Times’ Rachman Review podcast, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias’s remarks at a discussion in Athens organised by the Kyklos think-tank on Wednesday, and former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis’s warning about Turkey’s emerging “Blue Homeland” legislation - delivered a cohesive message to Europe, reflecting Greece’s belief that that the EU needs to step up on strategic and defensive matters. Thu, 21 May 2026 08:15:22 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16192 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-21T08:15:22Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16188 Opposition parties are accusing New Democracy of fostering a crisis of political accountability over the governing party’s latest moves in the OPEKEPE and Predatorgate cases, which they say are designed to narrow the scope for parliamentary scrutiny. Wed, 20 May 2026 09:38:48 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16188 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-20T09:38:48Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16145 The Predator affair is turning into one of the most serious institutional confrontations of recent years and a major flashpoint in the build-up towards the next general election, in which Alexis Tsipras looks set to be competing with his own vehicle after the publication of his new political manifesto on May 1. Mon, 04 May 2026 06:01:20 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16145 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-04T06:01:20Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16135 Greece’s long‑running wiretapping scandal returned to the centre of political life on Monday after the Supreme Court prosecutor decided not to reopen the Predator spyware case, despite a lower court’s explicit request for further investigation into possible espionage offences and additional suspects. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:35:59 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16135 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-28T05:35:59Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16126 Laura Kövesi arrived at the Delphi Economic Forum this week at a moment when the government has spent weeks questioning the motives, methods and legitimacy of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:19:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16126 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-24T06:19:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16114 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. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:30:50 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16114 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-16T08:30:50Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16110 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. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:16:59 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16110 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-15T09:16:59Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16109 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. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:05:52 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16109 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-14T06:05:52Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16099 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. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:23:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16099 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-06T06:23:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16094 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. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:15:19 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16094 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-03T06:15:19Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16093 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. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:32:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16093 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-02T08:32:07Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16076 The government is on the defensive over Predatorgate following the recent developments, while the PASOK leadership determined to use its three‑day congress this weekend as the launchpad for a credible bid for office. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:32:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16076 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-27T07:32:45Z