Politics

PM Mitsotakis Faces Resignation Calls Over Farm Subsidy and Spyware Scandals

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faced a wave of fierce criticism from opposition leaders on Thursday during a heated parliamentary debate on the rule of law. The government's standing has come under intense scrutiny following a persistent wiretapping scandal and...

Greek Deputy Minister George Mylonakis in Critical Condition After Brain Hemorrhage

George Mylonakis, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and one of his close advisors, is in critical condition at Evangelismos Hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage during a high-level meeting at Maximos Mansion this morning. According to reports, Mylonakis appeared...

Report Alleges Greek Police Used Masked Migrants to Carry Out Border Pushbacks

Greece's police recruited migrants to violently push other migrants back across the Evros border with Turkey, according to a BBC report based on internal police documents, witness testimony and leaked transcripts. According to the report, border guards described in internal...

Greece to Set New Rules for Cannabis Market

Greece’s Health Ministry has opened public consultation on a draft law that would tighten controls on cannabis, nicotine and tobacco products, while also advancing broader healthcare reforms, including a new fund for innovative medicines. While the legislation spans several areas...

Hungary Elections 2026: Opposition Victory Ends Orbán Era

Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary election has marked a decisive turning point in the country’s political landscape, ending the long tenure of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and bringing opposition leader Péter Magyar to power. Drawing on the information from the provided...

Yanis Varoufakis Dances to Viral Techno Hit Named After Him in Russia

Yanis Varoufakis traveled to Moscow to speak at the annual BRICS+ conference, but one unexpected moment drew even more attention than his appearance did—during an intermission, the former Greek finance minister grooved to a techno hit centered around his...

Farm Scandal: Greek Parliament Committee Recommends Lifting Immunity of 11 MPs

The Parliament’s Ethics Committee unanimously recommended on Tuesday the lifting of  immunity for eleven lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy party whose names appear in a case file submitted by the European prosecutor as part of its investigation into...

European Prosecutors Lay Out Case Details Against 11 Greek MPs in Farm Subsidy Scandal

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has, for the first time, detailed the charges involving 11 Greek MPs from the ruling New Democracy party, raising the legal stakes in a farm subsidy scandal that has already put the government under...

Wiretapping Scandal Haunts Greek Government as Intellexa Breaks Silence

The resurgence of the wiretapping scandal has plunged the Greek government into a new crisis, following an interview with Intellexa founder Tal Dilian earlier in the week, who claimed a direct link between the state and the illegal use...

Ministers Resign Following Greek Farm Subsidy Scandal

Three high-ranking members of the Mitsotakis cabinet resigned on Friday after their names appeared in a judicial file transmitted to the Greek Parliament, linking them to an escalating European Union investigation into the farm subsidy scandal. Kostas Tsiaras, Minister of...

Alexis Tsipras Plans September Launch of New Political Party

In a televised interview on Thursday, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the official establishment of a new political party likely by September. He assured the public that the new party would participate in the next national elections, whenever...

Greek Government Faces Crisis as 11 MPs and Ministers Linked to EU Farm Subsidy Scandal

The Greek government faces a major crisis following reports that 11 New Democracy MPs and 2 former ministers are implicated in the EU farm subsidy scandal. On Wednesday, the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) forwarded a case file to Parliament implicating...

14-Year-Old Runs for Governor in Vermont, USA

A 14-year-old boy is set to appear on the Vermont governor ballot this election cycle. Dean Roy, a high school freshman, is running as a third-party candidate under the Liberty and Union Party, a political party he founded himself....

Maria Karystianou Announces New Political Party as Tempi Train Disaster Trial Begins

Maria Karystianou, a mother who lost her daughter in the 2023 Tempi train crash in Greece, has now formally stepped into politics, announcing the creation of a new party under the name “We Begin - The Independent Citizens’ Movement"...

Greek Farm Fraud: EU Targets 11 MPs and Two Former Ministers

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) formally requested on Wednesday that the Hellenic Parliament lift the immunity of 11 sitting MPs investigated in the farm subsidy scandal. EPPO said that five former Members of Parliament are also under investigation. In...