Politics
PM tweaks team as SYRIZA calls for ex-minister to face charges
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made the adjustments to his team that were necessary because of the departure of two key aides last week as main opposition party SYRIZA keeps up the pressure on the government over the Tempe train crash.
PM attempts to regroup, shift focus after testing week over Tempe crash
The government is trying to regroup after a testing few days last week, during which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came under renewed fire over his handling of the Tempe train crash investigation while also losing two of his closest aides.
Resignations of two key aides undermines PM's attempt to rebuff crash cover-up claims
Although the government, which has a significant parliamentary majority, was not troubled by last night’s no-confidence vote, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not escape unscathed from the process.
Governing party MPs rally around ex-transport minister to fend off opposition attacks
New Democracy politicians presented a united front defending the government against a censure motion triggered by its handling of the deadly Tempe rail crash. Their fulsome support for resigned transport minister Kostas Karamanlis brought condemnation from the opposition parties, who accuse the government of arrogance.
Greek-Albanian deadlock over Beleri case no closer to being resolved
Athens is at an impasse in its relations with Tirana after an Albanian court recently convicted Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the town of Himara, of vote-buying.
New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
Opposition parties directed a barrage of cover-up accusations at the government over the Tempe crash at the opening of a three-day debate on the censure motion submitted on Tuesday.
Government prepares to hit back at opposition's censure motion over train crash
Greece’s opposition parties are expected to table this Tuesday a censure motion in Parliament as part of an attempt to hold the government to account over what they believe is a cover-up attempt in connection to last year’s deadly Tempe train crash.
New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return to Athens amid accusations that his government was involved in the doctoring of audio recordings connected to the Tempe train crash in order to make the claim that the accident was solely the result of human error more plausible.
Waning support in opinion polls generates concern for government
Two more opinion polls published on Thursday have provided further cause for concern in the ranks of the ruling New Democracy party, especially as one shows the centre-right grouping’s projected support dropping by around 5 percentage points.
Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
The conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry laying the blame for the Tempe rail crash on human error were roundly rejected by opposition parties in Parliament, in an indication that the handling of the deadly incident will continue to dog the New Democracy administration.