Former PM Alexis Tsipras charges that the OPEKEPE farm subsidies scandal isn't the only financial wrongdoing taking place in Greece, attributing responsibility to the Mitsotakis government, in a post this week over a recent capital increase by the Public Power Corp.
In a rare public rebuke, five New Democracy lawmakers warn the PM in a letter published by TA NEA that Greece's governing model has concentrated too much power in too few hands and is failing citizens as a result.
After weathering an immunity crisis, the government avoids immediate fallout but faces mounting pressure from unresolved investigations and a shifting political landscape. The way forward narrows to two choices: regain momentum with a new narrative or risk elections.
A fresh case file reportedly implicates a former senior minister and several ruling party MPs in the ongling agricultural subsidy scandal, adding new pressure on the Greek government
The New Democracy MP was visibly emotional at the podium of the Greek Parliament, while speaking about his alleged involvement in the OPEKEPE case
The European Chief Prosecutor’s visit coincides with a parliamentary vote and ongoing scrutiny over subsidy cases, as she prepares to address mounting criticism at a major economic forum
Lawmakers will decide today on lifting immunity for 13 ruling party MPs linked to a subsidy case, following a unanimous recommendation by the parliamentary ethics committee.
Dozens of ruling party MPs may break ranks in a crucial vote tied to an EU probe into the OPEKEPE scandal, exposing internal tensions and intensifying political pressure on the government.
Lawmakers face a tense decision over lifting MPs’ immunity in the OPEKEPE probe, exposing divisions within the ruling party and raising the stakes in Parliament
Greece's health minister called the European Public Prosecutor's Office a institution that could be abolished by a parliamentary vote, prompting an immediate and blunt response from the country's union of judges and prosecutors.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leaders clashed Thursday in parliament over a wiretapping scandal, European fraud allegations, and questions surrounding the qualifications of a newly appointed deputy minister.
Government insiders are weighing early election scenarios as scandals, economic pressures, and political tensions shape the debate over the timing of Greece’s next vote
Eleven lawmakers from Greece’s ruling party have requested the lifting of their parliamentary immunity in connection with an OPEKEPE-related investigation, submitting written explanations as proceedings move through parliament
Lawmakers from the governing party express concern over Mitsotakis’ constitutional reform plans and handling of the EPPO probe into the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidies scandal, as tensions rise within the ruling party ahead of its congress.
Facing the deepest political crisis of his tenure, Greece's prime minister addressed the nation, defending his lawmakers, demanding prosecutorial speed, and calling for sweeping constitutional reform.
The development comes a day after the latest developments related to the agriculture subsidies scandal, the so-called OPEKEPE furor due to the acronym of the now disbanded state agency
Margaritis Schinas, Evangelos Tournas and Makarios Lazaridis are the three new faces that emerged from the government reshuffle, forced by the farm subsidy scandal, as the opposition demands snap elections and questions whether the changes go nearly far enough.
Case files naming eight New Democracy lawmakers and two former ministers have arrived at the Hellenic Parliament, triggering two separate constitutional processes and forcing the immediate resignation of three government ministers.
A new case file triggers political upheaval, with MPs facing immunity waivers, ministerial dismissals, and pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to act decisively amid the deepening scandal
New case files sent to Parliament could determine the extent of politicians’ involvement, as opposition pressure mounts and government reshuffle rumors intensify