https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:40:14 GMT 2026-04-14T05:40:14Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16108 A heated confrontation between Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and PASOK has become the clearest expression of the increasingly fractious mood in Greek politics. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:58:42 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16108 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-10T07:58:42Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16104 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. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:56:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16104 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-08T09:56:07Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16101 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). Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:13:58 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16101 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-07T06:13:58Z 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.16091 The message from the PM’s office is that early elections are off the table as long as the government is confronting the Middle East crisis and stabilising the economy at home. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:34:22 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16091 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-01T09:34:22Z 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 https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16025 Opposition leaders pressed PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for assurances that Greece’s role in the region will remain strictly limited to the defence of its close ally Cyprus, avoiding deeper involvement in the Iran conflict. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:51:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16025 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-05T09:51:09Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16003 One of the scandals that has haunted Greece’s centre-right administration over the last few years – the Predator surveillance case – is back in the spotlight after a lower court issued convictions in Thursday, which could lead to prosecutors reopening their investigation into potential felonies but has already reignited the political tussle over the affair and placed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis under closer scrutiny. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:03:43 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16003 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-27T08:03:43Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15987 As the parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal draws to a close, calls by opposition parties for criminal charges to be brought against two former ministers look set to be stymied by the New Democracy majority which blames historic mismanagement at the agency. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:11:58 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15987 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-25T11:11:58Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15976 As Greece edges toward national elections expected by summer 2027, the governing New Democracy party is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority, which would be record third consecutive victory of this type for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:51:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15976 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-20T07:51:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15936 The latest legislation put forward by Greece’s centre-right government aimed at making the country’s migration framework stricter was passed through Parliament on Thursday amid acrimony over a deadly incident in the Aegean earlier this week and grave accusations from Migration Minister Thanos Plevris. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:55:54 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15936 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-06T08:55:54Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15935 A shipwreck off the island of Chios in which 15 migrants lost their lives has reignited the debate on migration, as the government introduces legislation restricting access to legal residency. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:41:38 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15935 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-05T10:41:38Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15930 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has moved to reopen the dormant debate on constitutional revision, launching a process he casts as both overdue institutional housekeeping and a necessary modernisation for a country facing 21st‑century challenges. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:31:57 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15930 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-02T09:31:57Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15666 The government is hoping that the protests by farmers, which have proved such a thorn in New Democracy’s side over the last few weeks, could soon dissipate, allowing room for the two sides to enter constructive discussions. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:38:34 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15666 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-29T08:38:34Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15643 The ongoing dispute between the government and protesting farmers is taking a political toll on the ruling New Democracy party, according to the latest crop of opinion polls. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:01:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15643 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-18T10:01:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15577 The parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal has been thrown into turmoil, with the government being accused by the opposition of ensuring that a key witness Giorgos Xylouris – a Cretan farmer and former New Democracy member nicknamed “Frappé” - will not testify. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15577 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-21T09:00:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15532 The government’s plan to shut down 204 branches of the Hellenic Post (ELTA) has triggered a full-blown rebellion within New Democracy, with MPs railing against the decision in a marathon teleconference that exposed deep fractures in the ruling party. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:51:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15532 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-04T07:51:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15517 The knock-on effects of the OPEKEPE scandal look set trouble PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government for some months to come, as farmers threaten action over delays to payments. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:11:01 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15517 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-30T11:11:01Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15507 The ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal continues to produce revelations that could be severely damaging for the government, which has been engaged in a constant firefighting exercise since the corruption allegations came to prominence earlier this year, causing public disapproval and consternation within the governing party’s ranks. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:52:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15507 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-24T08:52:14Z