“The state has proven inadequate in addressing the chronic dysfunctions of OPEKEPE,” Mitsotakis said in his opening remarks

The political atmosphere has grown increasingly tense following the release of recorded conversations implicating officials in clientelist practices.

He referred to a probe by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office pointing to misuse and outright fraud by the now disbanded Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy

Plevris’s return to the cabinet signals a shift toward a more right-leaning political stance by Athens, at a time when the government is facing mounting political pressure and internal instability.

Their exits come on the heels of a dramatic political fallout a day earlier, when Migration and Asylum Minister Makis Voridis, along with four deputy ministers, resigned.

Despite growing criticism, the ruling New Democracy party continues to hold a comfortable lead in voter intentions

Last month's raid at the OPEKEPE HQ in Athens confiscated data and files, generating eight indictments and charges that will lead to a court trial

Everything you need to know about the Greek farming scandal- from the ministers who signed-off, to the “technical solutions" and the investigations.

A high-profile trial opened in Athens involving seven defendants accused of illegally obtaining EU agricultural subsidies.

The decision comes amid growing concern in Brussels, with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigating what it calls one of the largest agricultural subsidy frauds in recent years

The government official highlighted AADE’s proven track record of impartiality and effectiveness, noting its past role in managing payments during the COVID-19 crisis.

In addition to the investigation into the alleged fraud, are a flurry of accusations, intimations, and denials of a cover-up.

Reportedly, Mavrikis is accused of offering €1 million to influence a supreme court ruling, decades after his conviction in one of Greece’s most notorious political surveillance cases.

One thing’s for sure, Greece’s history at Eurovision is full of color, drama, and flair—win or lose, it’s never boring

Famellos submitted the complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office of First Instance, demanding an inquiry into recent media reports that claim a politically connected communications firm, Blue Skies, acted as a shadow communications arm for New Democracy.

The Blue Skies scandal that has recently gripped public opinion in Greece was once again picked up by a foreign media outlet, this time Euractiv.com. The affair rocked the Greek government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with allegations of a triangular conflict of interest involving the funneling of money from ruling New Democracy (ND) via […]

International news outlet Politico focuses on the recently surfaced “Blue Skies affair,” which led to opposition parties unleashing harsh criticism against the ruling party of New Democracy (ND) and PM Mitsotakis, using the title “Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party” in its feature article. Blue Skies is a subsidiary of the much more well-known communications […]

At the center of the controversy is the claim that Blue Skies paid salaries to more than a dozen individuals who simultaneously held key positions within New Democracy, effectively operating as a covert wing of the party

Greece battles egg fraud as Easter demand peaks, with mislabeled imports sold as local products or cage-free.

Drama has unfolded in the Greek legal world as defendants from the Rhodes Urban Planning corruption case were released, and the President of the Supreme Court called for a disciplinary review of the judicial officers involved.