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Greece's 'Watergate' explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal

After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis.

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

Greek ‘Watergate’ phone-tapping scandal puts added pressure on PM

Embattled leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing calls to resign after state intelligence monitored opposition party

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Greece appoints diplomat as new intelligence service chief

A Greek parliamentary committee approved on Wednesday the appointment of diplomat Themistoklis Demiris to head the country's intelligence service (EYP) after his predecessor's sacking over a wiretapping scandal.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

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Greek PM under pressure over tapping of opponent’s phone

Government accused of ‘darkest practices’ in eavesdropping scandal that evokes worst days of country’s military rule

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

Greece: Intelligence chief resigns amid spyware allegations

The head of Greece’s intelligence service and the general secretary of the prime minister’s office have resigned, amid allegations of the use of Predator surveillance software against a journalist and the head of an opposition party

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Greek intelligence service boss quits amid wiretapping scandal

The head of Greece's intelligence service has stepped down, the prime minister's office said on Friday, following growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist - sources

The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

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