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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsa crackdown on commercial operators occupying more than their allocated quota of beach space in some... of the Halkidiki. Minister of State Akis Skertsos sent a stern message in Sunday’s Kathimerini newspaper
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Government tries to mount defence against criticism about wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Akis Skertsos admitted on TV that the response to the fires was not “as good as it could... being negligent, rather than starting fires on purpose. As this week has worn on, the government has
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rather than his leadership rivals. A prospective victory would... leader also lays claim to. Asked to comment on the first-round results, Minister of State Akis
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Mitsotakis aims for faster reform process in 2024
PoliticsGreek Politicsposition than in the past and can be optimistic about its future. But he added that the country has.... His comments came in the wake of State Minister Akis Skertsos presenting at the final cabinet meeting
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. If the dissenting parliamentarians abstain, rather than vote against, the threshold for the majority needed... own MPs to support the reform. Minister of State Akis Skertsos is set to brief conservative lawmakers
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsvote against it. The behind-closed-doors sessions, overseen by State Minister Akis Skertsos, have... that more than 50 New Democracy MPs might not support their government’s legislation. This could prove too
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Mitsotakis's predecessors launch caustic attacks against PM's leadership, government policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot mention any names, Minister of State Akis Skertsos and Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis are two... departed as its leader rather than an attempt to unseat him in the near term. Nevertheless, it is clear
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Rumblings spread in New Democracy in aftermath of post office fumble
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the PM, including Minister of State Akis Skertsos and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, both... has been unfairly stigmatised, as the murder rate is no higher than the national average. PASOK has
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"Executive state" model becomes latest lightning rod for discontent among ND MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirected at State Minister Akis Skertsos, who was brought into the government as a technocrat after... are inherently cleaner than elected politicians, prompting ad hominem attacks in which MPs dismissed
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgramme) Restructuring of Athens Public Transport Organisation (OASA). The schedule is for the agreement
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