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The political party behind the European Parliament's biggest lawmaker group on Friday opposed two of the EU's main policies to protect the environment, threatening to block the laws which the group says would hurt European farmers.

Government spokesman Akis Skertos has ruled out the possibility of New Democracy joining forces with PASOK to form a coalition government after the elections on May 21, blaming Socialist leader Nikos Androulakis for keeping a hardline stance.

In the wake of allegations that she was involved in the so-called Qatargate kickback scandal, Greek MEP Eva Kaili is also being investigated for misappropriating European Parliament funds, Politico has reported.

Alexandra Voudouri, Kathimerini's Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the series of proposals put forth by the EU Parliament aimed at finally ending years of standoff over how to manage migration, and break down what this means for Europe and frontline states like Greece.

A rapporteur will be appointed on May 8 to request the waiving of the immunity of SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse.

According to Skai TV's Brussels correspondent, Georgoulis' lawyers have yet to receive the case file because this can only be done after his immunity is lifted.

European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc's biggest political crises.

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) is opening an investigation into the leak of the name, photographs and other personal information of a woman who has accused a Greek European Parliament lawmaker of raping her. 

The way has been paved for EU funding of border infrastructure such as the Evros fence in northeastern Greece after an amendment introduced by the European People's Party was voted through in Strasbourg. 

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve sweeping reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe in the coming years and cut CO2 emissions faster.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is backing Saturday's planned shutdown of the country's last three operating nuclear power plants, even though one of the smaller partners in his coalition government, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), is proposing to keep the reactors as an energy "reserve," reports DPA, quoted by BTA.