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Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreed for the 8-billion-euro ceiling, imposed in 2015, to be removed in February. Strike legislation... to the government, just 25 of the 461 union members working the morning shift declared themselves on strike..., but the new year is expected to start with a bang as the pension bill is due to be tabled in January
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotest. The social democrats argued that Kerameus should now resign. There has been no indication... on the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
for him to resign and suggesting that snap elections should be held. Conservative leader Kyriakos... was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public... and urbane than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agora2004. He was undeterred by the fact that when the snap polls came in 2007 his party was beaten again... than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held. It came... to survive. The drive for this churn of personalities, slogans, banners and logos is provided
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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks
PoliticsGreek Politicscomment in reference to the ongoing hunger strike by Panos Ruci, who lost his son in the 2023 train crash. Some government officials and pro-government commentators have been critical of Ruci, who... the decision and has vowed to continue his hunger strike. According to reports, SYRIZA leader Sokratis
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Tempe reverberations continue as PM reacts to ongoing protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsand toxicology tests can be carried out was made after one of the relatives, Panos Ruci, who lost his son in the crash, went on a 23-day hunger strike in front of Parliament. Ruci’s protest had become.... Some government officials were critical of Ruci and other relatives, as well as those supporting
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Government fears losing momentum to new Tempe backlash as GSI tensions rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration. One of the triggers behind this latest drive is the publicity surrounding the hunger strike by Panos Ruci, the father of one of the victims of the 2023 Tempe crash. Ruci is about to enter the fourth week of his hunger strike, demanding the exhumation of his son’s body so forensic tests can
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Tempe postmortem decision opens up government and judiciary to criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter the father of one of the victims, Panos Ruci, went on hunger strike by the cenotaph outside..., who is representing the Ruci family in her capacity as a lawyer. He also attacked the doctor who monitored Ruci, accusing her of being motivated by leftist politics. More moderate government figures
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Newsletter 479 - 10/10/2025
from the Tempe train crash for forensic testing. The move followed a hunger strike by Panos Ruci... - leader of Course for Freedom and lawyer for the Ruci family - and even the doctor monitoring Ruci... decisions. The turning point came when Archbishop Ieronymos visited Ruci, followed by support from
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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the victims. The group’s presence gained national attention following Ruci’s hunger strike. Members... to Greece’s war dead and the father of one of the accident’s victims, Panos Ruci, setting up camp at the site as he went on a 23-day hunger strike to force judicial authorities to allow his son’s remains
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