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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir posts. These include Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias... the deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsportfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos
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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek Politicsreturn to the Energy Ministry, which he also headed under Samaras, while Nikos Voutsis and Nikos Dendias are tipped to return to former posts at the Labour and Interior Ministries respectively... the Interior Ministry. Chrisochoidis appointed the ministry under former Prime Minister George
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicswith responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to move across to take over at the Foreign Ministry, which has been vacated by Nikos Dendias, who... and public-private partnerships. Nikos Papathanasis is being lined up for this role. Former Labour
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societyin the Athens A’ district between 2015 and 2018 by meeting the legal requirements. The minister... concluded. In a similar vein, commenting on a video of a meeting between Migration Policy minister Dimitris... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process, with the meeting of the political secretariat on Tuesday. The first day focussed... to be tackled. On Wednesday, the meeting will focus on the political direction of the party, while on Thursday... the poor impression created by the raids, the government spokesman released photos from the interior
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Newsletter 279 -13/11/2020
Staikouras, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis, Citizens’ Protection.... Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos was also left out of the new line-up to be replaced by Agriculture... Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis. Altogether, 17 changes were made, including
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Androulakis has indicated that although his party is in favour, in theory, of allowing private... before receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rishi Sunak at the culmination of the Greek prime minister’s visit to London. Mitsotakis had been meeting investors and the Greek diaspora alongside a roadshow... the Labour leader Keir Starmer, and it was during this meeting that he was apparently informed
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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament elections on May 26. A meeting has been scheduled at the Prime Minister’s office this Friday to discuss election issues. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis has reportedly stepped up his meetings... that the Interior Ministry is asking for an extra 60 million euros from the Finance Ministry to carry out
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