SYRIZA government

Greek farmers continued with meetings over the weekend as they prepare for protest action later this month which is expected to culminate at Agrotica, the country's largest exhibition of agricultural products.

The leftist SYRIZA government was in a terrific rush to get its new penal code voted through the Greek Parliament just before the national election last summer. 

This has had a negative impact on financial crime cases that had been pending, including those involving stock market fraud that had shattered the confidence of foreign investors in the Greek economy.

While New Democracy was still in opposition, certain media-savvy politicians helped dismantle the SYRIZA government. Their efforts were later rewarded at the ballot box.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos vowed on Friday to resolve the waste management problems plaguing the country's Peloponnese region by the end of 2021, taking a swipe at the previous government for failing to effectively deal with the issue.

The government is waiting for the price of Hellenic Petroleum shares to rise before approving the launch of the process to sell part of the 35 percent stake it controls in the oil company through the stock market.

Former leftist foreign minister Giorgos Katrougalos on Wednesday defended the SYRIZA government's tactics in 2015, when Greece came close to a eurozone exit, describing the administration's effort as "heroic."

Former PM Alexis Tsipras told Parliament that his alternate justice minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos has been turned into a scapegoat.

He believes the Novartis scandal was properly handled legally and morally and that there is no indication of a conspiracy or manipulation of the judiciary.

Δείτε ακόμη: Μητσοτάκης - Θα προκαταβάλλεται το επίδομα θέρμανσης

If there was one thing that the local and international establishment admired about the former SYRIZA government, it was that it was capable of implementing tough and unpopular measures without generating any meaningful reaction. In some cases leftist officials took care of sensitive issues without making a blip on the radar.

The latest tragedy in Moria did not come out of the blue. \

It was well nigh unavoidable since everyone knew that a camp that was designed to house 3,000 people now has 13,000 people living there.

Φυλακές : Απειθαρχία, υπερπληθυσμός και υποστελέχωση τα προβλήματα στις φυλακές

Clearly the situation is out of control after the recent hike in refugee and migrant flows.

The Greek Ministry of Education said Friday it will reexamine the way religion is taught in schools following a ruling by the Council of State that deemed as unconstitutional reforms introduced by the previous administration in 2017.