Nikos Androulakis

Socialist PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday for refusing his challenge to a televised debate ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, alleging that the conservative leader is avoiding scrutiny over fraud allegations.

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis sought the expedition of procedures that will pave the way for him to be informed about the reasons for the surveillance of his phone by the National Intelligence Service in a meeting Monday with Christos Rammos, the head of privacy watchdog ADAE.

Political tensions are expected to remain high this week as we enter the final 60 days before the European elections.

In a unanimous decision, the plenary of the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, ruled on Friday that the 2021 law, which imposed an absolute ban on informing citizens who would like to know if they are being monitored, is unconstitutional. The decision was issued after an appeal by PASOK President Nikos Androulakis, triggering a new cycle of political controversy.

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has welcomed a decision by the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, that a law forbidding independent privacy watchdog ADAE from informing him about the data collected during his surveillance by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) was unconstitutional.

Greece's highest administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a law forbidding the independent authority responsible for privacy, ADAE, from informing PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis about the data collected during his surveillance by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) is unconstitutional.

PASOK president says in Parliament that the Greek people's daily life should be improved and the cost of living should be lowered

The deadly Tempe train crash of February 2023 casts a long shadow over the country's political scene, with political clashes set to deepen.

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has announced that he will ask the Supreme Court on Monday to launch an investigation to establish who was responsible for doctoring audio recordings that made it appear that the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster was caused by human error rather than by the lack of safety systems on the rail network. 

Two ministers have resigned from the government.

Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Yiannis Bratakos submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The prime minister thanked them for their cooperation and accepted their resignations, a statement from his office said.