There are two, according to Constitution and Rules of Procedure of Parliamentways of parliamentary control over the case wiretapping and the role of the EMP. The first concerns the formation of a commission of inquiry, which, as you know, was verbally requested PASOK President N. Androulakisa proposal that has the consent of all parties, including the government wing.

The second focuses on her. Committee on Institutions and Transparencynot only because it institutionally exercises parliamentary control “over matters relating to the activities of the National Intelligence Service”, but also because it has the ability (Rule of Parliament, Article 43A) to become, in essence, on these issues, the “Investigatory Committee on deeds.”

The Committee of Institutions may be convened on an emergency basis and immediately on its own initiative. government, without the formal need to wait for next Monday, August 22, when the Plenum is scheduled to resume work after several days of summer vacation. It is considered more difficult, but not impossible, to speed up the start of the meetings of the national delegation, which is necessary to make a decision on the formation of examination commissions.

After the revision of the constitution, the opposition may force the formation of a commission of inquiry, but the government has already declared its consent.

Recall that after the last revision of the Constitution (Article 68 of the Constitution), the opposition is given the opportunity to request and achieve the adoption of a recommendation. examination committee: in principle, we need a written request of at least ten deputies, and then a positive vote of at least 120 deputies, which, regardless of the positive attitude of the government, is available to the opposition.

The decision to establish a commission at a special meeting of the Plenum will determine, among other things, the number of members of the commission and the deadline for submitting an opinion. Article 148 states: “At the end of the investigation, the commission evaluates the evidence collected by it and draws up a reasoned opinion, which also records the opinions of any minority. This is “submitted to the plenary session of the Parliament”, announced and recorded in the minutes.”

If during the investigation there are signs that ministers or deputy ministers have committed criminal offenses in the performance of their official duties, the nature of the case may be changed and the procedure for forming a preliminary investigation may be initiated. For such a case, it is necessary to submit a proposal signed by at least 30 deputies, which, within approximately 20 days, is submitted for discussion and voting in the national delegation. Then the prescribed procedures are followed.