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MEP targeted by spyware files complaint against Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 6h

One of Hungary’s most outspoken critics in Brussels has filed a criminal complaint against PM Viktor Orbán following a failed attempt to hack his email account using spyware in the run-up to parliamentary elections.

“There are indications that the Hungarian secret service is behind the attack,” German MEP Daniel Freund said.

Von der Leyen’s party threatens to reject EU budget proposal in November

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 6h

The largest group in the European Parliament is threatening to reject a key part of the European Commission’s multiyear budget proposal in November.

European People’s Party warns that “rejection is unavoidable” if Commission doesn’t make concessions for farmers and mayors.

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 4h

Greece’s New Democracy government is aiming to transform the country’s labor market into one of Europe’s most “flexible.”
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

In EU first, Greece set to introduce 13-hour workday

The center-right government is aiming to transform Greece’s labor market into one of Europe’s most “flexible.”

EU fraud investigators raid Greek farm funds agency

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 2d

EU fraud investigators OLAF raid Greek farm funds agency OPEKEPE

www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

Raid intensifies pressure on Athens to come up with action plan to clean up its handling of farm subsidy payments.

Διαβάστε στην «Καθημερινή της Κυριακής»

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 10d

The head of EPPO Laura Kovesi sat down for an intv with @kathimerini.gr during her visit in Athens

I don’t care about being loved only tyrants are loved by everyone, she says.

Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ @kathimerini.gr · 11d

Αερομαχία για 220 εκατ. ευρώ – Πού πάνε τα λεφτά για την ασφάλεια στους αιθέρες. Η κόντρα με τους ελεγκτές εναέριας κυκλοφορίας και η διάθεση των κονδυλίων του Eurocontrol.

Αερομαχία για 220 εκατ. ευρώ – Πού πάνε τα λεφτά για την ασφάλεια στους αιθέρες. Η κόντρα με τους ελεγκτές εναέριας κυκλοφορίας και η διάθεση των κονδυλίων του Eurocontrol.

EU subsidy fraud isn’t just a Greek problem, it’s everywhere, warns top prosecutor

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Derek Gatopoulos @dgatopoulos.bsky.social · 12d

Greek Foreign Ministry statement with formal complaint to Israel over flotilla.

#Greece (unofficial translation)

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12d

It's not just Greece and Slovakia.

EU farm funds and other subsidies are fueling corruption across the bloc, Europe’s top prosecutor warned yesterday.

Farm subsidies represent a third of the EU budget, which makes them a tempting target for corruption schemes.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12d

Sweeping strikes and nationwide protests seized parts of Italy today as pressure mounts on Giorgia Meloni’s government to take a stronger stand against Israel over its war in Gaza.

Mass protests and strikes for Gaza bring Italy to a standstill

Roads and ports were blocked and schools closed after unions called for general strike over Israel’s war on Gaza.

Belgian security service officer indicted for spying

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12d

A Belgian security service officer was arrested and indicted for espionage, two people with knowledge of the case told POLITICO.

Indictment comes amid mounting pressure on Belgium’s security agencies.

EU subsidy fraud isn’t just a Greek problem, it’s everywhere, warns top prosecutor

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 12d

“In Greece we discovered that the way the criminal activity was committed was very systematic& well organized, with the involvement of high officials. But we see the same things in other member states,” EPPO head Laura Kovesi told @politico.eu in an intv

www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

Farm subsidies represent a third of the EU budget, which makes them a tempting target for corruption schemes.

I want something new, but I’m not the one to lead it | eKathimerini.com

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 16d

Mother of Tempe train crash victim Maria Karystianou responds to persistent rumors that she’s planning to go into politics

www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

If it weren’t for Maria Karystianou, the 2023 Tempe railway disaster may not have still held as high a position as it does on the political agenda.

Μαρία Καρυστιανού στην «Κ»: «Θέλω να δω κάτι νέο. Αλλά δεν θα το οργανώσω εγώ»

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 16d

Η Μαρία Καρυστιανού απαντά στα σενάρια μέσω της «Κ». Ποιοι είναι δίπλα της. Ποιοι την παροτρύνουν να πολιτευθεί. Πώς έχουν αλλάξει οι σχέσεις της με πρόσωπα που είχαν πρωτοστατήσει στο κίνημα των Τεμπών

www.kathimerini.gr/politics/563...

Το ενδεχόμενο ενός δικού της κόμματος μετριέται στις δημοσκοπήσεις. Η Μαρία Καρυστιανού απαντά στα σενάρια μέσω της «Κ». Ποιοι είναι δίπλα της. Ποιοι την παροτρύνουν να πολιτευθεί.. Πώς έχουν αλλάξει ...

Greek centrists: How torn are they? | eKathimerini.com

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 20d

The demanding voters at the center of the political spectrum to a large extent shaped the outcomes in the 2019 and 2023 national elections. What do they stand for today? And who is going to steer their vote?

www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/ana...

The demanding voters at the center of the political spectrum to a large extent shaped the outcomes in the 2019 and 2023 national elections. What do they stand for today? And who is going to steer thei...

Τι θέλουν σήμερα οι «κεντρώοι του Κυριάκου»

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 21d

Οι απαιτητικοί ψηφοφόροι του ενδιάμεσου χώρου έκριναν το αποτέλεσμα το 2019 και το 2023. Τι δείχνουν οι τελευταίες δημοσκοπήσεις για τη στάση τους;

www.kathimerini.gr/politics/563...

Οι απαιτητικοί ψηφοφόροι του ενδιάμεσου χώρου έκριναν το αποτέλεσμα το 2019 και το 2023. Τι δείχνουν οι τελευταίες δημοσκοπήσεις για τη στάση τους;

The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis

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Apostolis Fotiadis @balkanizator.bsky.social · 23d

Since 2022, there have been repeated efforts to mandate the scanning of private communications in the EU. Denmark is trying again, bringing another version of the proposal for a vote in the Council of the EU on October 14th. Will this really make Europeans safer? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis

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UN meetings dominate agenda as OPEKEPE scandal and Tempe crash continue to haunt gov’t | eKathimerini.com

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 23d

UN meetings dominate agenda as OPEKEPE scandal and Tempe crash continue to haunt gov’t

www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

Two emblematic cases – the farm fraud scandal and the Tempe train crash – continue to dominate Greece’s political agenda, placing pressure on the conservative government.

Macron wants a big diplomatic win on Palestinian statehood. But Europe is split.

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 24d

Macron wants a big diplomatic win on Palestinian statehood. But Europe is split

www.politico.eu/article/emma...

The French president is seeking to build a diplomatic counterweight against U.S. support for Israel, but his efforts will do little to end the war in Gaza.

Europe’s climate refugees: The Greek communities wiped off the map

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Theodota Nantsou @theodotanantsou.bsky.social · 24d

They are not coming back. Two years after Storm Daniel, villages are abandoned. Families who fled say they are among Europe’s first #ClimateRefugees: displaced by extreme weather, priced out of nearby rentals, stuck in red tape.
#ClimateCrisis
@nstamouli.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Villages in the country’s agricultural breadbasket lie half-abandoned two years after catastrophic floods.

Europe’s climate refugees: The Greek communities wiped off the map

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Danai Koltsida @danaik.bsky.social · 25d

Two years after devastating floods in Thessaly (Greece), @politico.eu's journalist @nstamouli.bsky.social revisits the 'wiped off the map' communities. The consequences remain, even as Greece’s public sphere slips into oblivion.

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

(📷Louiza Vradi)

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 25d

#Europe’s #climate #refugees: The #Greek communities wiped off the map

Villages in #Thessaly, the country’s agricultural breadbasket lie half-abandoned two years after catastrophic floods.

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Villages in the country’s agricultural breadbasket lie half-abandoned two years after catastrophic floods.

EU warns Greece could lose its farm payments amid massive fraud scandal

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 26d

EU warns Greece could lose its farm payments amid massive fraud scandal

www.politico.eu/article/eu-g...

Brussels is seeking to combat a scam to defraud the EU of hundreds of millions of euros.

European prosecutors make mega seizure of Chinese goods at Piraeus

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · Sep 15

European prosecutors make mega seizure of Chinese goods at Piraeus

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

The scheme was designed to get around the payment of anti-dumping duties applicable to Chinese imports.

Το γυμνό καλώδιο με τη Λευκωσία

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · Sep 15

Οι επαμφοτερίζουσες ή ακόμα και αντικρουόμενες δηλώσεις κορυφαίων υπουργών και του Κύπριου προέδρου έχουν στήσει ένα σκηνικό που θα έμοιαζε αδιανόητο, με τις σχέσεις Αθήνας-Λευκωσίας να βρίσκονται στο ναδίρ και μια σοβαρή διπλωματική κρίση να εξελίσσεται

www.kathimerini.gr/politics/for...

Η πολιτική κουζίνα της Λευκωσίας και οι πρωτοφανείς αναταράξεις με την Αθήνα για το καλώδιο.

OPEKEPE scandal returns to parliament | eKathimerini.com

Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · Sep 15

The week is packed with political developments
Among others
#OPEKEPE scandal returns to parliament

This week’s preview is out

www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

Lawmakers will convene on Monday afternoon to begin investigating the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidies scandal.