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MP Vassiliadis requests lifting of immunity in OPEKEPE Case: ‘My name was mentioned indirectly in third-party conversations’
"There is no indication of any illegal act on my part" he says in a statement
OPEKEPE: Papakosta’s falsification over… cattle deemed a felony – What the European Public Prosecutor’s findings say about Karamanlis and Livanos
Interventions by the MP for Trikala are attributed to influence OPEKEPE and veterinarians so that livestock farmers in her constituency would receive illegal subsidies – No direct communication between Karamanlis and OPEKEPE – Livanos reportedly said that the Serres MP’s office was requesting payments for producers
The background with the reshuffle for OPEKEPE: The messages from Mitsotakis, the ministerial appointment of Schinas, Tourna, and Lazaridis
The most difficult decision the Prime Minister was called upon to make - The special cases of Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Kostas Tsiaras, Dimitris Vartzopoulos, Notis Mitarakis and Lakis Vassiliadis
Athanasiou on OPEKEPE: I asked for restoration of injustice to a farmer; there was no illegal act
As he says, he had asked the president of OPEKEPE to correct the reduced rating of a farmer in his region
Cabinet reshuffle 2026: Schinas and Lazaridis at the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Tournas at Civil Protection
Changes to the government cabinet are being announced by government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis
Reshuffle at 12:30: Kefalogiannis, Tsiaras, Vartzopoulos and Kellas out – Schinas, Lazaridis and Tournas enter the government
Vartzopoulos will not be replaced – ND Secretary Kostas Skrekas is also expected to resign within hours – The names of those who resigned are included in one of the two OPEKEPE case files that reached Parliament earlier
Two case files on OPEKEPE submitted to Parliament – what they reveal about interventions and conversations between MPs and ministers
Tsiaras and Skrekas are informed in their conversations that what they are requesting is not lawful – An associate of Kostas Karamanlis asks for the approval of a request from 37 producers in Serres
The conversations in the OPEKEPE case file “unlock” which ministers may be heading for the exit – Mitsotakis’ decisions and possible dismissals over felonies
The 3+1 figures “on the verge” of leaving the government – A key factor for Mitsotakis will be the decisions he must make in cases where criminal prosecution for felonies is being requested
Pulse: ND leads by 16.5 points, stagnation for Tsipras – Karystianou, growing concern over war
Positive image for the government’s initial measures, including the fuel pass on gasoline and subsidies on diesel – PASOK gained one point in voting intention following its conference – One in two is now more concerned about the war in Iran, anxiety over the course of the economy – Seven parties in Parliament
