Photo AI2027 budget: Greece submits its DBP to the European CommissionA new stage follows submission of the draft to Parliament. The forecasts remain government estimates; submission is not EU approval or passage of the budget.Politics
Photo AI2027 budget: Greece submits its DBP to the European CommissionA new stage follows submission of the draft to Parliament. The forecasts remain government estimates; submission is not EU approval or passage of the budget.
Photo AIEnergy efficiency: Commission gives Greece two months to complyA reasoned opinion over incomplete transposition of the directive. Failure to comply could lead to referral to the EU Court of Justice.
Photo AIMitsotakis at Manama Dialogue calls for more European countries to join AspidesThe video discussion took place on 30 October. Calls for broader participation and positions on cables and navigation do not amount to a new operational decision.
Photo AITwo defence cooperation ratification bills tabled in ParliamentBills on academic research with Germany and pilot training with Italy were tabled on 30 October. Tabling is distinct from passage and commencement.
Photo AIHigher-education authority: amendment filed on evaluators and programme accreditationAmendment 557/53, dated 27 October, concerns universities and NPPE branches. Proposed changes cover assessment panels and ongoing accreditation procedures.
Photo AIDisaster victims: 12-month enforcement suspension — the Gazette provisionsCertified victims in designated areas of four regional units. Starting dates differ by area; maintenance claims are excluded.
Photo AIPrivate debt: Markopoulos announces withdrawal of Article 23The deputy minister’s official statement changes the government’s position on the disputed provision. The bill remains at committee stage.
Photo AIGreece–Saudi Arabia: joint statement on energy and data connectionsThe new official text dated 25 October commits to faster cooperation on electricity interconnection and continued work on EMC. It announces no new funding or operational date.
Photo AIThrace: Greece and Türkiye exchange statements over mufti appointmentsAthens cites the 2022 framework and rejects Turkish criticism. Ankara calls for recognition of the muftis it describes as elected by the minority.
Photo AISinai Monastery: Gerapetritis announces agreement with the Egyptian stateGreece’s Foreign Ministry describes safeguards for the monastery’s religious character and the monks’ residence. The statement does not include the full agreement.
Photo AICyprus missing persons: ministry reports completion of family DNA collectionIdentification remains pending for 37 missing people from Greece. The 251 General Air Force Hospital is joining the scientific process for the first time, the deputy minister says.
Photo AIKalamatianos announces intention to resign and align with EL.A.S.ERT’s latest report says the letter has not yet been submitted to Parliament. The announcement is not presented as a completed seat change.
Photo AIPULSE: New Democracy at 26% in voting intention, 30% in allocation scenarioThe Greek Left Alliance records 14.5% and PASOK 11% in voting intention. The survey’s two tables use different bases.
Photo AITürkiye–Libya memorandum: joint statement by five states and the EUGerapetritis delivered the statement of Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, Bahrain, the UAE and the EU in New York. A joint diplomatic position, with no new delimitation or Security Council decision.
Photo AIArmed forces: mergers and closures planned for 56 units and 126 structuresNikos Dendias presented phase three of the new force structure, including unmanned-system units and ministry-estimated savings of roughly half a billion euros over five years.
Photo AIParliament passes classified-information agreements with three countriesOfficial records show passage on 20 October for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg and Slovenia. Gazette publication remains pending.
Photo AIUN unanimously adopts Greek-sponsored resolution on digital risks to children in conflictResolution 2832 was adopted on 19 October. It links child protection to recruitment and abuse facilitated by digital technologies.
Photo AIMamoulakis announces resignation from parliamentary seatHis statement concerns the Heraklion MP’s office, not withdrawal from politics.
Photo AITIF measures: consultation until 1 NovemberA new legislative stage, not the start of benefits. The ministry aims for passage during November.
Photo AISYRIZA: Central Committee rejects Polakis proposal for a January congressTwo signed reports record 52 votes against, 30 in favour and four blank ballots. The proposal concerned a congress and the election of a new leadership.
Photo AIRubio and the ICC: EU position now in the final conclusionsThe European Council calls for reversal of US measures against the ICC. Delayed full implementation is not presented as sanctions being lifted.
Photo AIEU summit: final conclusions on migration and protection of minorsThe emergency framework is still being developed; the EU KIDS Act proposal awaits examination. Common positions have been added to the existing report.
Photo AISkertsos on social media: platforms would carry out age checksThe minister describes plans for 1 January 2027; the bill’s second reading is scheduled for 21 October.
Photo AIFire Service: €5.67 million project admitted for historic Mourouzi buildingsRestoration covers three buildings and energy upgrading two. The decision concerns funding, not completed works.
Photo AISYRIZA submits bill on fuel taxes and the heating allowanceThe proposal seeks a levy on excess refining profits, a doubled heating-oil allowance and lower excise duties. Parliamentary submission does not put the measures into force.
Photo AIMediation: interest invited for Central Committee by 16 NovemberA new Justice Ministry invitation covers two categories of members. Parliament’s official file now records Law 5344/2026 and Gazette A 168 of 16 October 2026.
Photo AIGreece–Serbia cultural-property ratification published in the Government GazetteParliament records Law 5343/2026 in Government Gazette A 167 of 15 October. Publication of ratification is distinct from the international agreement entering into force.
Photo AIPASOK tables bill on private debt and primary-home protectionThe proposal covers homes and agricultural property, up to 120 instalments and loan-servicer practices. It has been submitted to Parliament and is not law.
Photo AIElectricity market bill tabled in Parliament: fixed-price contracts and consumer safeguardsThe bill transposing Directive 2024/1711 was tabled on 31 October. It remains proposed legislation; Article 7 specifies the suppliers covered for annual fixed-price contracts.
Photo AIUnder-15 social media bill: Parliament records passage on 23 OctoberThe bill has been added to Parliament’s passed-bills list. The parliamentary entry is distinct from Gazette publication and commencement.
Photo AINIKI MPs file proposal for borrower priority before a non-performing loan is soldThe proposal would require individual notice and give borrowers 60 days to offer economically equivalent repayment. It is a filed legislative proposal, not law in force.
Photo AIGreece–US: what the defence package of up to $4bn includesThe official text confirms the total. Reuters sources add F-16 upgrades and weapons for F-16s, F-35s and Black Hawks, without a published itemised contract list.
Photo AIGreek parliament passes three bills ratifying defence agreementsThe plenary passed the agreements on the Crete Firing Range and military education with Serbia on 7 October. Publication in the Government Gazette is still pending.
Photo AIPort organisations bill passes parliament; Gazette publication pendingThe plenary completed passage on 8 October. The text is not yet presented as a law in force, because publication in the Government Gazette remains pending.
Photo AIAsylum: Greece proposes a European emergency mechanismThe Greek government reports a positive stance from the European Commission, but no binding EU decision on the proposal has yet been issued.