Greece to launch parliamentary inquiry into spy scandal

Move follows revelations that opposition leader was placed under surveillance while serving as MEP

Greece is to launch a parliamentary inquiry into a spy scandal embroiling the government as MEPs also step up calls for an investigation into the use of phone taps in the country.

An inquiry proposed by the centre-left Pasok party was backed by the entire political opposition late on Monday after revelations that the group's leader, Nikos Androulakis, had been placed under surveillance while serving as an MEP.