Greece

Member of European Parliament Ioannis Lagos, a former leader of Golden Dawn, has been able to avoid arrest after being sentenced by a Greek court for his part in leading the group, since he is currently in Brussels enjoying...

The Greek delegation to NATO's Parliamentary Assembly issued a joint statement on Wednesday explaining the reasons behind its walkout from the Assembly in a rare gesture of anger and protest. The incident took place on Tuesday during the proceedings of...

The final version of the ruling New Democracy's (ND) proposed constitutional amendment concerning the voting rights of Greeks abroad was submitted to the Parliament plenary on Friday, by ND general rapporteur Kostas Tzavaras. The ND proposals outline the main directions...

Independent Greeks (ANEL) will be out of the July national election race, chief Panos Kammenos announced on Sunday afternoon, after the meeting of the party's national council. After stating the achievements of the party as junior coalition partner with Syriza,...

  The Greek Union of Centrists (EK) party lost its parliamentary-caucus status on Thursday, following Ioannis Saridis' decision to leave the party and stand as an Independent MP. The decision of Saridis, which was made public in a letter sent to the...

Franciscos Koutentakis, the Chief of the Greek Parliament's Budget Office, spoke about the Greek economy's future prospects on Thursday morning. Koutentakis addressed the special Parliamentary committee on a wide range of financial issues, including its financial statement, the general balance...

The Independent Greeks (ANEL) party lost its parliamentary-caucus status on Friday, following Panos Kammenos' decision to expel Thanassis Papachristopoulos from the party's parliamentary group. The decision effectively dissolved the parliamentary caucus of ANEL, since rules stipulate that a party needs...

The ex co-governing right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party is set to lose its parliamentary-caucus status following a statement issued by its M.P. Thanassis Papachristopoulos, who said that he will resign on Friday. "I owe this seat to ANEL, and I...

By Andreas C Chrysafis The campaigns for the next elections for the European Parliament, scheduled for May 23-26, 2019, have already begun in earnest. A total of 751 parliamentary openings are currently up for grabs by those fortunate enough to...

The Parliamentary debate on the Prespa Agreement began on Wednesday morning, with the final vote projected to take place late Thursday night. As the state-run AMNA news agency reports, the vote is expected to be taken after midnight, in the early...

The council of the Greek parliament’s president decided on Monday that debate on the  Prespa Agreement will last for four days, beginning on Monday. The decision articulates that the Agreement will be discussed for two days before the parliament's Standing Committee for...

The confidence vote procedure requested last week by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Tuesday morning in the Greek parliament. The first hours of the discussion featured a heated debate between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition's...

The parliamentary committee that was to investigate charges that 10 politicians of previous administrations had been bribed by Novartis pharmaceuticals decided on Tuesday that it is not competent for such a matter. The case will go to the Attorney's office,...

The preliminary parliamentary committee to investigate the Novartis case will be decided after Clean Monday, Feb. 19, said House Speaker Nikos Voutsis on Sunday. Speaking at ATHENS 98.4 radio, the parliament president said that even though there is a statute...

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis set the issue of parliamentary majority in case Panos Kammenos (leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL), the junior party that participates in the government) does not support the government's choice in the...