For the matter to be included in the June plenary agenda, support from other political groups within the European Parliament is required during negotiations set to take place next week.
The document seeks a preliminary investigation into possible criminal responsibilities for “disturbing the safety of transportation.”
An analysis of Greece's main opposition party, PASOK, four months after Nikos Androulakis' re-election as leader
Former SYRIZA MP Rania Thraskia has officially joined PASOK, bringing the party’s parliamentary group to 32 members.
PASOK demands a parliamentary investigation into Deputy Minister Christos Triantopoulos over allegations of evidence tampering in Greece’s deadliest rail disaster.
Center-left party denounces ruling by Deputy Prosecutor Achilleas Zisis, accusing him of accepting a "fanciful scenario" to shield those behind spyware scandal targeting politicians and officials.
An extrapolation of the results gives the center-right party 30% of respondents’ preference, compared to 16% for socialist/social democrat PASOK
Tasos Giannitsis is the presidential candidate proposed by PASOK's parliamentary group.
PASOK party appears as lagging, compared to results of the poll by the same firm last month
Costas Simitis, a two-time prime minister between 1996 and 2004 passed away on Sunday at the age of 88
Greece’s politicians issued statements of condolences for former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis.
The poll also shows three parties – the Communist Party (KKE), and the right-wing Elliniki Lysi and Foni Logikis parties – tied in third place
This amendment comes as part of PASOK’s broader strategy to present itself as a people-focused yet pragmatic political alternative to New Democracy.
The Communist Party (KKE) is in fourth place while the up-until-recently main opposition SYRIZA party falls to fifth place, with 7.1%
Mitsotakis approaches the dialogue from a position of strength, buoyed by a consistent 10-point lead over PASOK in opinion polls despite electoral setbacks earlier this year.
Ruling New Democracy party fields a 10-percentage point lead over PASOK, although former continues to gradually slide in terms of voters' approval
The poll showed that over half the respondents (55.9%) believe the next Greek general elections will lead to a coalition government, compared to 33.5% who expect a single-party majority government
Earlier, Theodora Tzakri had hinted at these developments, stating she would attend the announcement of former SYRIZA’s President, Stefanos Kasselakis' new party on Saturday.
“It is a sign of your desperation to replace SYRIZA, even imitating their mistakes, before they even disperse,” Mitsotakis said
This highly anticipated meeting follows a period of strained relations, primarily due to the phone-tapping scandal involving Androulakis