Ministry of Citizen Protection

The security plans submitted by rectory authorities of the major Greek universities will be evaluated during a meeting with the leadership of the ministries of Education and Citizen Protection at the latter's headquarters, according to reports.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday made targeted interventions in the composition of his government to enhance, as a senior official said, "its effectiveness."

More specifically, the decision to replace the political leadership of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, both minister and deputy minister, were made to bolster the conservative administration's security agenda.

The Prime Minister decided on changes to the government structure, focusing on the Ministry of Citizen Protection

Greece's Anti-Terror Service launched an investigation after an active bomb was found and defused on Kokkinopoulou Street, in the area of the Zografou University Campus, near the headquarters of the riot police on Monday.

The government is reportedly intent on moving forward with institutional changes and replacing individuals within the Greek police (ELAS) after the latest debacle last Monday night and the force's failure to deal with a moderate-risk operation, like the interception of 100-120 Croatian hooligans. The fiasco has been attributed to structural shortcomings and rivalries among senior echelons. 

Minister of Citizen Protection Notis Mitarakis has resigned for "personal reasons."

A government briefing confirmed that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had accepted his resignation.

The Ministry of Citizen Protection is responsible for the country's public security services, such as the police, fire service and General Secretariat for Civil Protection.

A 16-member caretaker government, led by senior judge Ioannis Sarmas, will be sworn in at noon at the Presidential Mansion.

Police have made two arrests in relation to the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos has announced.

In a Facebook post, Theodorikakos said that "police arrested two people - who were the subject of an arrest warrant - involved in the murder of the deceased journalist."

The Ministry of Citizen Protection has announced that driving licenses, license plates, and vehicle registration permits that were confiscated due to traffic violations will be returned starting from Monday to facilitate travel during the upcoming Easter holiday season.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at an event of the Ministry of Citizen Protection on security and the reduction of crime, at the former Hellenic Police Officers' School, sent a message that no abuse by a law enforcement officer at the expense of a citizen will be tolerated on the occasion of the case of the rape of a 19-year-old woman by police officers inside the Omonia police station.