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.

A high-stakes debate on rule of law unfolds as scandals, wiretapping probes, and political tensions mount—pitting Prime Minister Mitsotakis against opposition calls for elections

This country is today faced with a chain of burdens. From the Predator wiretapping scandal to agricultural subsidies, the ruling party now carries the weight of multiple stains

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.

No other country is to blame if Greek society and the Greek political system tolerate the actions of opportunists and the patronage networks that serve them.

The creeping consensus that constitutional rights and freedoms are secondary, and that only economic prosperity truly matters is just one manifestation of a morbid and dangerous decline.

As expected, the prime minister opened his post with the OPEKEPE case, describing the agency as “ailing” and noting that it has now been absorbed by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).

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.

European prosecutors are casting an ever-wider net in the Greek farm subsidy scandal, with a third case file making its way to parliament targeting two more New Democracy lawmakers

Wiretaps ordered in 2021 on OPEKEPE officials unraveled a chain of alleged political interference and have now led European prosecutors to formally charge 11 ruling party figures

European prosecutors have asked Greece's parliament to strip 11 reportedly New Democracy-affiliated lawmakers of their immunity over an EU farm subsidy fraud scheme, while the government says it will wait for the official file before acting.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office has escalated its investigation into alleged manipulation of EU agricultural subsidies in Greece, targeting sitting lawmakers and referring information on two former government ministers to the Hellenic Parliament

European Commissioner Hansen confirms Greece’s payment agency is under suspension amid an ongoing fraud investigation, raising concerns over governance, transparency, and EU fund protection.

The reopening of an earlier OPEKEPE investigation has revealed alleged interventions by New Democracy lawmakers in subsidy payments, with a new file requested by European prosecutors.

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.