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

Greek police raided an occupied university-owned building in the Cretan port city, arresting six people linked to a recent attack on former minister Makis Voridis

Masked assailants vandalized a Heraklion restaurant and hurled eggs while the conservative politician dined with his wife and 12-year-old daught

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

Plevris’s return to the cabinet signals a shift toward a more right-leaning political stance by Athens, at a time when the government is facing mounting political pressure and internal instability.

The bill, introduced by Minister of Immigration Makis Voridis, is intended to streamline the deportation of third-country nationals, and criminalize those who are undocumented.

Makis Voridis briefs opposition and ruling party MPs over a Commission proposal for a regulation to establish a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU

Voridis emphasized that since taking over the ministry a month and a half ago, he has already implemented a strategy aimed at reducing the number of people residing in migrant facilities.

The high profile Cabinet member cited three reasons for his opposition to the controversial legislation

The draft bill would allow illegal migrants residing in Greece to become legal residents after three years instead of current five