Nektaria Stamouli

Eastern Mediterranean Correspondent at POLITICO Europe

EastMed Correspondent @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/ZmVJGuoSOb Dep. editor-in-chief @ekathimerini - @amna_news, ex @WSJ, All views my own

Articles

OPEKEPE: The scandal that keeps on giving

3 days ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

IN DEPTH OPEKEPE: The scandal that keeps on giving Applications for €95 million in funding for bee farms pile more scrutiny on disgraced subsidy agency Requests worth €170 million were submitted to convert from conventional to organic bee farming when the total budget for the program was €18.9 million, well under that amount.
Athens navigates the day after the US inserted itself into the wars in Israel

4 days ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS PREVIEW Athens navigates the day after the US inserted itself into the wars in Israel Smoke rises following what Iran says was an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, June 16. [Reuters] Officials in Athens are closely monitoring the regional landscape and the potential security and economic implications, following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Prosecutor implicates two Greek ministers in huge EU farm fraud

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

ATHENS — The European Public Prosecutor’s Office alleged Thursday that two Greek government ministers were complicit in a major scheme to defraud the EU farm budget and said it had referred the matter to the national parliament.
Greek parliament votes to probe former minister over rail crash

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

ATHENS — Greece’s parliament on Thursday voted to investigate former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis from the ruling New Democracy party over his role in the country's deadliest rail crash. The vote took place in the early hours after a heated and often acrimonious parliamentary session.
E&E News: Turkey draws line of marine influence right down the Aegean Sea

1 week ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Nektaria Stamouli

The search supports the following Boolean operators:AND, OR, NOT must be capitalized. Search otherwise ignores capitalization for keywords. Use "" quotation marks to search for a phrase. Phrase search matches all words in that order with nothing in between. Search will capture keywords in plural form (e.g. Liability can pull both liability and liabilities), including within phrase search. Parentheses () can be used with the operators above.
Turkey draws line of marine influence right down the Aegean Sea

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

Turkey has claimed half of the Aegean Sea falls under its area of marine influence, escalating a territorial spat with Greece over where to put ocean conservation zones. The move comes after Greece said it would create marine parks in waters Turkey considers its own. On Monday, Turkey submitted to UNESCO a so-called maritime spatial plan, an official document which sets the marine areas where activities including fishing, tourism and renewable energy projects can take place.
EU fines Greece €400M over farm aid debacle

1 week ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

ATHENS — The European Commission has hit Greece with a fine of nearly €400 million for mismanaging EU farm funding and inadequate controls. Brussels has ordered Athens to to forfeit €392.2 in EU funding due to systemic failings in its management of EU farm subsidies between 2016 and 2023. The Greek agency responsible for overseeing EU farm payments is also accused of making payments without sufficient checks or on-site inspections.
Athens and Nicosia hold their breath as regional tensions escalate

1 week ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS PREVIEW Athens and Nicosia hold their breath as regional tensions escalate People evacuate after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday. [AP] Both Greece and Cyprus are closely monitoring the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, now in its fourth day, with both sides launching new waves of missiles.
Greeks feel they have no one to vote for

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

ATHENS — Greeks have plenty of reasons to be angry with their political masters. But many feel they’ve nowhere to turn. A series of scandals from the past few years lingers: A deadly train crash and the way the government seemed to bungle its handling; spyware found on the phones of scores of politicians and journalists that was never really explained; suspected misappropriation of EU funds; accusations about the ruling New Democracy party’s financing.
Minister indictment, Sinai Monastery dispute and farm fraud top agenda

3 weeks ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS PREVIEW Minister indictment, Sinai Monastery dispute and farm fraud top agenda View of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, shown in 1990. [AP Photo] The indictment of former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis for his role in the deadly Tempe rail crash remains at the forefront of Greece’s political agenda this week, as the government grapples with the contentious issue.