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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policyrelationship with Israel has not stopped him from voicing his concerns about the human suffering caused... about the way it is conducting its operation in Gaza, the unimaginable human pain and loss of human life
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicson the incident, adding that the rules of engagement must prioritise human lives, while SYRIZA leader.... The proposals have been condemned by human rights advocates for violating international law, but also... and unconstitutional by the National Committee on Human Rights. Political context Migration Minister
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... is complying with European Court of Human Rights rulings. Course of Freedom MPs demanded that Shipping
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Newsletter 247 -10/04/2020
index and a 1.1 percent fall in the water supply index. An increase of 17.7 percent was noted... part in symbolic walkouts, calling on the government to hire more staff, provide more personal
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis... government, with Pavlopoulos as Interior Minister, issued a presidential decree that allowed fixed-term
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Will Tsipras move to centre stage to secure deal with lenders?
PoliticsGreek Politicswithin the government, even leading to thoughts of removing Panousis’s portfolio from the Interior.... Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis and Alternate Minister for European Affairs Nikos Hountis
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Interior Minister Yiannis Ragoussis is set to launch a new centre-left movement on Wednesday, highlighting the fragmentation in this part of the Greek political spectrum. With PASOK... to liberalise the taxi sector while he was interior, and then transport, minister between 2009 and 2011. He
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Bond issue decision expected as clock ticks down
PoliticsGreek Politicsin September 2015, when then-Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis asked local authorities to list... Accounting Office because of fiscal concerns. It has been revived under the current Interior Minister Panos
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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Interior Ministry is asking for an extra 60 million euros from the Finance Ministry to carry out... to discuss election issues. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis has reportedly stepped up his meetings
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfuelled on Monday by an amendment submitted to Parliament by the Interior Ministry. It aims... a parliamentary majority. The rule had been introduced in 2014 but the Interior Ministry argues
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