Former agriculture minister Makis Voridis told Parliament’s investigative committee he never intervened in subsidy cases, rejecting claims of pressure, favoritism, while accusing the opposition of a political witch hunt as the OPEKEPE inquiry deepens
A ministry announcement came hours after DM Nikos Dendias met with Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, whose statement of “responsibility for the monument (now) belongs exclusively to the government” indicated an unwillingness to assume cleaning chores at the site
A parliamentary amendment to protect the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier exposes fractures within the Greek government and sharp clashes with opposition parties, revealing deep political and social divisions.
The decision to transfer the monument and the surrounding area's jurisdiction to the defense ministry is a “hot button” political issue in the country
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his foreign policy record and Greece’s "growing international role", while opposition leaders accused him of arrogance, empty rhetoric, and missteps on Gaza, Turkey and Libya
Greece’s prime minister to address diplomatic, defense, and domestic issues during a key parliamentary session, ahead of next week’s controversial amendment on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Ex-president Grigoris Varras has accused political and corporate figures of pressuring him to resign, while new testimonies and delays in hearings show the inquiry is still unfolding
A series of contentious bills on labor, public media, defense, and migration will test the government’s agenda ahead of December’s budget vote
Besides deputies from the ruling New Democracy (ND) party, MPs from the socialist-social democrat PASOK party, the main opposition, as well as lesser opposition parties SYRIZA, Elliniki Lysi and Niki voted in favor
A special committee holds its first session on Monday to investigate decades of mismanagement in Greece’s farming payments agency, with sharp clashes expected between government and opposition
The humanitarian group asked Parliament’s president for diplomatic support to transfer severely injured and ill patients from Gaza to EU countries, including Greece
The deputy minister of finance, George Kotsiras, underlined that Greece is at the forefront of every humanitarian effort aimed at restoring normalcy in Gaza.
Addressing left-wing parties, he said the framework on migration and returns would become stricter,
Both the government and the opposition have resorted to extreme name-calling and tit-for-tat accusations, with little regard for the facts of the issues at hand
Several opposition parties—including PASOK, SYRIZA, KKE, Hellenic Solution, New Left, and Niki—walked out in protest before the vote accusing the ruling majority of procedural manipulation
The former transport minister will face a single misdemeanor count of dereliction of duty, stemming from the Tempi rail collision
The amendment stipulates that, for a period of three months, individuals arriving by sea from North African countries without formal authorization will not be permitted to file asylum applications.
"The humanitarian situation would be manageable if authorities had addressed the lack of reception capacity in a timely manner", said the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty
The envelope was reportedly found among the Parliament’s incoming mail and is believed to contain an unidentified powder.
As if handing out subsidies to creatures like that wasn’t bad enough, they were stealing them, too