Political parties

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said Thursday he had asked the National Assembly to strip six MPs of their parliamentary immunity, said his press officem, reports Focus News Agency. 

The Speaker of Romania's Senate, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2008, faces a vote on immunity in parliament after anti-corruption prosecutors on Wednesday sought to start an investigation.

Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) chairman Kelemen Hunor said at the European People's Party (EPP) Congress in Helsinki that a strong European Union is needed in a global competition because the member states can only be successful together, and the European Union "needs to be rethought and strengthened," informs an UDMR press release issued for AGERPRES on Wednesday.

Conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Helsinki on Wednesday for the congress of the European People's Party (EEP) which will on Thursday elect its candidate to lead the European Commission.

Greece's main opposition leader will have a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the congress.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized the government's anti-inflation program for being ineffective, saying prices are still increasing despite the economic measures.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli warned against the increasing inflation rate, adding that 10 percent price cuts have not resulted in the intended outcome.

The coalition's intention to prompt a parliamentary investigation into possible breaches by health ministers serving under New Democracy and PASOK governments was highlighted on Monday with the submission of part of a report into alleged health sector scandals from 1997 to 2014.

The coalition's intention to prompt a parliamentary investigation into possible breaches by health ministers serving under New Democracy and PASOK governments was highlighted on Monday with the submission of part of a report into alleged health sector scandals from 1997 to 2014.

Costas Bakoyannis officially announced his candidacy for Athens mayor at an event in downtown Gazi on Monday. The 40-year-old regional governor of Central Greece vowed to fight crime and improve the quality of life in the crisis-hit capital. Bakoyannis, who will run under the campaign slogan "standing tall," is set to be endorsed by the conservative New Democracy opposition.

The parliamentary debate on the revision of the Greek Constitution will start on November 14, according to a decision by the House's conference of presidents o Monday.

On the same day, the parliament will also decide on the deadline by which the Constitutional Revision Committee, the body responsible for examining the government's proposed amendments, will deliver its report.