Politics
PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to announce the names of his new cabinet this week, in a gesture which he hopes will allow him to focus anew on the business of government following the failed opposition challenge over Tempe.
Government tries to steer agenda to defence and economy amid mixed messaging on Syria
Having survived a censure motion over Tempe on Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attempting to turn the focus back on areas where he believes New Democracy has the upper hand over its rivals, including the economy and defence.
PM ponders reshuffle as PASOK mulls inability to make gains
Following Friday’s confidence vote in Parliament, attention is turning to the expected announcement of the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
PM emerges wounded from confidence vote as Konstantopoulou boosts ratings
Friday’s confidence vote culminated in 157 MPs backing the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, defeating the censure motion submitted by the parties of the left and centre-left, but the shockwaves from the Tempe issue will continue to rock New Democracy for some time to come.
Government struggles to escape stigma of Tempe aftermath build-up to confidence vote
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government is set to survive a confidence vote in Parliament on Friday but the three-day debate before the ballot only served to pile more pressure on the Prime Minister and his colleagues.
Parliament starts debating censure motion as poll captures falling support for government
A coalition of left-wing parties have tabled a motion of censure against the government of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spurred by public outcry over the 2023 Tempe rail accident.
Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
The Greek Parliament approved on Tuesday night the formation of a preliminary inquiry into the role of Deputy Civil Protection Minister Christos Triantopoulos over the handling of the Tempe train crash site in the days after the fatal accident two years ago.
Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
The government is looking to recover from last week’s mass protests over the Tempe train crash and to restore voters’ trust in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, but the opposition is aiming to capitalise on the public anger that was visible last Friday by putting the spotlight on New Democracy in Parliament.
Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position
Like other EU member states, Greece has been taken aback by the Trump administration’s decision to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world.
Huge protests over Tempe add to pressure on government
Athens, Thessaloniki and dozens of other cities and towns saw the biggest protests held for many years in Greece on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the deadly Tempe train crash and underlining the intense pressure on the government over its handling of the accident’s aftermath.