The agreements grant rights for the exploration and potential exploitation of hydrocarbons in maritime blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese
Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras criticized a key provision in Greece’s Chevron–HELLENiQ Energy agreement during a heated parliamentary debate. Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou pushed back, insisting the contracts do not transfer sovereign rights.
Greece moves forward with a bill granting Chevron and HELLENiQ Energy exploration rights in four offshore areas, a move the government says could strengthen the country’s energy role and challenge the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement.
TA NEA reveals plans for mobile and stationary counter-drone systems around the prime minister’s office, Parliament and other critical infrastructure, as authorities prepare for the growing threat posed by weaponized commercial drones.
Party leaders debate the findings of a five-month inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with sharp divisions over whether former ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis should face a criminal investigation.
The interior ministry draft bill aimed to fulfill one of the pledges made by the current Mitsotakis government back in 2019, i.e. giving Greek citizens living or temporarily residing abroad the right to participate in national elections
A tense parliamentary exchange over electricity costs and energy security exposed sharp disagreements over Greece’s green transition, market structure and the broader economic reality facing households.
After five months and 350 hours of hearings, Greek parties issued sharply conflicting reports on the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with opposition groups calling for a preliminary criminal probe and the government rejecting any wrongdoing by former ministers
Producers from across Greece converge on central Athens to protest government policy, saying their survival is at stake, as unions join in and traffic disruptions spread across the capital
The minister stood by the Coast Guard’s version of events and dismissed claims of wrongdoing during a tense committee session
Presenting the bill, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said the government aims to draw a clearer line between legal migration and irregular entry, combining tougher enforcement with reduced bureaucracy for lawful residents.
The deaths of 15 migrants off Chios cast a shadow over the immigration bill debate, with opposition parties calling for full transparency and a thorough investigation
Greece’s parliamentary investigative committee on OPEKEPE voted to conclude its work after the final witness testimony, extending its mandate briefly to allow party findings to be submitted before a final session later this month
The prime minister’s move to launch constitutional revision now signals reform ambitions, pressures the opposition, and fuels election scenarios in an already volatile political climate.
Greek prime minister launches formal process to revise the 1975 Constitution, proposing changes to ministerial accountability, public administration, higher education, fiscal safeguards and the role of the president, while calling for broad political consensus
The prime minister is set to outline proposed revisions to key constitutional articles, launching a formal process that requires multiple parliamentary votes and broad majorities.
A minute of silence honored the five women workers that were killed in a factory explosion in Trikala and the seven PAOK supporters who lost their lives in a road accident in Romania
New analysis from a liberal think tank links the recent child custody controversy to a broader, long-standing practice in Greece: inserting unrelated amendments into large bills with limited consultation and oversight
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias says targeted changes will address concerns from non-commissioned officers while keeping the core overhaul intact as the bill heads to a decisive vote in Parliament
In an acrimonious debate that lasted 5 days, 159 MPs voted in favor and 136 against, following sharp exchanges over the farmers' blockades, high prices, and the OPEKEPE scandal