Nikos Theodoropoulos

The Personal Data Protection Authority has imposed fines of €10,000 and €30,000 on New Democracy (ND) following its investigation into the email leak involving former ND MEP Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou. While the Authority concluded that ND was not directly involved in the leak, it penalized the party for failing to take adequate measures to protect personal data.

Greece's Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA) on Tuesday imposed a 40,000-euro fine on the ruling New Democracy (ND) party for not taking adequate measures to protect the personal data of hundreds of Greeks living abroad following an investigation into the "email-gate" scandal.

A New Democracy MEP who earlier this month said she would not be contesting in the upcoming European Parliament elections following allegations that she violated data protection regulations by sending a mass email to Greek voters living overseas has said that she received the email addresses from a party colleague in late January 2024.

The socialist opposition party PASOK reacted on Friday to the scandal involving the unauthorized release of official voter registration data from the Interior Ministry, while calling for Minister Niki Kerameus to be held accountable for the breach.

Interior Ministry General Secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis on Friday tendered his resignation amid the scandal involving mass campaign emails sent by a New Democracy MEP to Greek voters residing overseas, breaching GDPR regulations.

New Democracy's Secretary for Diaspora Affairs, Nikos Theodoropoulos, was dismissed in connection with the same incident.