Opposition parties accuse the government of political maneuvering as parliament debates proposed debt legislation, questioning whether it offers sufficient protection to struggling borrowers and challenging provisions that could weaken regulatory oversight
The bill would make membership of a new professional body compulsory, with annual fees and disciplinary oversight. Psychologists’ representatives object that professional rights would be defined in a later decree.
Michalis Bekiris, a close confidant of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says he served as a volunteer. His temporary departure follows opposition questions over his appointment, academic credentials and official responsibilities
With empty seats becoming the norm, MPs are spending more time campaigning for reelection than legislating. But absenteeism also reflects Parliament's diminished role, lax attendance rules and a growing culture of political disengagement
A fierce row between Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Zoe Konstantopoulou broke out in Parliament on Monday afternoon
Independent MP Myrto Korovesi joins PASOK’s parliamentary group after meeting Nikos Androulakis, as more new members may soon follow
Greek Parliament votes on a bill making mediation mandatory in key civil disputes, toughening fraud penalties, and adding a gasoline subsidy.
A major exhibition on architecture in Greece, from prehistory to today, opens at Athens’ Public Tobacco Factory, a forerunner of a Greek architecture museum
A new draft bill would tax cryptocurrency profits at 10%, exempt the first €500 earned each year, and go to parliament in November
Opposition parties accused the government of subservience toward Washington, with SYRIZA faulting it for not condemning the US ambassador's reported remark that America could topple any government, Greece's included. New Democracy called it anti-American ranting.
As Marco Rubio heads to Athens, an independent lawmaker demanded answers over a Wall Street Journal account that the US envoy to Greece said Washington could bring down any government. Committee chair Dora Bakoyannis said the claim had already been denied.
Greece's 2027 draft budget brings 5 billion euros in relief, from wage and pension hikes to tax cuts and housing aid, as energy costs fuel inflation.
Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos and MP Zoe Konstantopoulou clash in Parliament over the democratic credentials of Voridis, Georgiadis and Plevris
Polls show little movement, but political tensions, economic pressures and warnings about post-election instability are shaping a campaign increasingly framed as a choice between competing risks
The vote removes the parliamentary protection of former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, who denies wrongdoing and says he plans to appear voluntarily before Belgian authorities.
The prime minister accused PASOK of blocking reforms it agrees with, while Nikos Androulakis said the prime minister portrays a democratic change of government as a threat to the nation
Civil servants plan a midday walkout and a rally at Syntagma Square as lawmakers cast a ballot that will decide how much power the next Parliament has to rewrite the charter
Lawmakers across the political spectrum condemned Ilias Kasidiaris's release and political comeback bid, with one constitutional law expert insisting the law flatly bars him from running for office
The financial support Nikitas Kaklamanis announced, falls under a standing Parliament program that has funded children of fallen military and security personnel since 2010
"The historic cycle hasn't closed" — is the message coming from SYRIZA headquarters, as the party takes up the gauntlet against the former leader, attempting a full comeback through fierce conflict with the government in parliament