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The government is working towards the direction of exiting the program, Tzanakopoulos says
“The government is working towards the direction of exiting the program, ahead of the elections in 2019, as the prime minister has said several times,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday in an interview with Athina 9.84 radio station.
Greek side took warning-deterrent action, gov’t sources said about incident at the isle of Ro
The Turkish helicopter sighted near the isle of Ro had not entered Greek air space and the Greek side responded with only warning action, government sources commented on Tuesday.
PM Tsipras to call on Parliament to discuss an inter-party National Security Council
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will ask Parliament to discuss the prospect of creating a National Security Council, as Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis proposed during a meeting the two men had on Monday at the Maximos Mansion.
New ministers sworn in at ceremony held in the presence of President Pavlopoulos
The new ministers joining the government following a mini cabinet reshuffle were sworn in at the presidential mansion on Thursday, taking a civilian oath of office in the presence of President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The parties of the opposition slammed the mini cabinet reshuffle announced by the government
The parties of the opposition slammed the mini cabinet reshuffle announced by the government on Wednesday evening, focusing mainly on the appointment of former Democratic Left leader Forit Kouvelis in the position of alternate defence minister.
A total of 2,018 property e-auctions scheduled from now to October
A total of 2,018 property auctions have been scheduled for the period up to October 10, 2018, of which around 200 are expected to be carried out on Wednesday, according to data recorded in the electronic platform of the Notary Association of Athens, Piraeus, Aegean and Dodecanese.
Government ‘met its Waterloo’ in parliament debate on Novartis, claims ND spokeswoman Spyraki
The ruling majority met its Waterloo during Wednesday’s debate in parliament,” stated main opposition New Democracy (ND) spokeswoman Maria Spyraki on Thursday, while briefing the press.
Mitsotakis: Growth and development the last priority of this government
Growth and development is the current government’s last priority, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a speech at the Hellenic-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFG) on Tuesday, charging the government with undermining Greek growth.
Greek Government announces relief measures for those affected by wildfires
The government will compensate homeowners and owners of production units whose houses or property has been damaged or destroyed by the wildfires raging around the country, a cabinet meeting chaired by Alexis Tsipras decided on Wednesday.
Greece gives a 40-million-dollar deposit for “aging planes”
Proto Thema newspaper revealed that the government gave secretly last week a 40-million-dollar deposit to US for activating the contract for upgrading aging maritime planes originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin setting off a firestorm of controversy and opposition criticism.